Phoenix Suns may need to change their stance on one of their star players
Winning isn’t supposed to complicate things.
The Phoenix Suns have made a late season push to make the play-in tournament, but don’t let that distract you from the disaster this campaign has been. Beating the Cleveland Cavaliers is great and everything – but when it means you’ve put yourself into the 10th spot in the Western Conference – it puts the accomplishment in perspective.
This season is likely to end in disappointment, and that could only be ramped up if the Suns do actually make the playoffs. A date with the Oklahoma City Thunder the most likely outcome at that point, and it is hard to see how the Suns could both score consistently while also defending their basket against perhaps the deepest team in the league today.
The Suns may have spoken too soon on Kevin Durant’s future.
Durant was awesome against the Cavaliers – pouring in 42 points – and was everything the franchise needed him to be and more in that moment. Kind of like the 36-year-old has been since getting to The Valley, only it feels like fans and the front office alike pick and choose when to back Durant and his incredible powers.
Yes he’s not single-handedly winning games for his side like he used to, but that doesn’t mean he’s not doing it at all. You also don’t pay Durant to come in and be the talismanic veteran everybody flocks towards as he leads them to the promised land. His style has always been more about letting his game do the talking, being honest with the media and getting into arguments on X with fans.
