Phoenix Suns fans have just realized important player can’t be used in playoffs
Despite this being a terrible 2024-25 season for the Phoenix Suns, they somehow find themselves in the 10th spot in the Western Conference, and with an outside chance of still actually making the playoffs. This has as much to do with injuries to other organizations than anything else, but their current two-game winning streak has arrived at the right time.
The fact we have to praise this group at all for winning back-to-back games is the problem in Phoenix, but beating the Cleveland Cavaliers was a nice boost for the team. It is also interesting that this current uptick in performances has come while Bradley Beal has been unavailable, with some fringe players taking their opportunity well.
Collin Gillespie will be ineligable for the playoffs if the Suns make it.
There’s no doubt that point guard Collin Gillespie has been one of the nice surprises of the season when he has played. The comparisons to Steve Nash are very much meant to be tongue in cheek, but what we can say about him is that he plays hard on both ends of the court when he is out there. That has not been the case for many other players on the roster, and it shows when Gillespie plays.
Alongside rookies Ryan Dunn and Oso Ighodaro, head coach Mike Budenholzer has turned to them more in the last week or so, and the results so far have been promising. It is almost as if having two superstars in Devin Booker and Kevin Durant surrounded by younger legs who try really hard can lead to some wins, and it has.
