Well, Here We Are…..
After 72 games and a 51-21 record, our Phoenix Suns find themselves back in the NBA Playoffs. Yet, because nothing seems to come easy for this franchise - our reward for securing the #2 seed is none other than the current defending Champions. Before we dive into the LA Lakers match-up, I just wanted to say thank you for supporting the Newsletter this season. I sincerely hope this won’t be the last time you hear from me.
Time To Talk Tactics…..
Max & I jumped back on the mics to preview the series against the Lakers. You might remember that last time, we ranked LA as the team we’d least want to face. We went more in depth on just why that is and what needs to go right for the Suns.
02:45 - Recap Of The Season
05:45 - A Reminder From Max
09:10 - 5 Stars For The Season
16:00 - Can The Suns Overcome 3 Big Obstacles?
23:30 - How Should The Suns Guard The Lakers?
36:50 - Who From The Rotation Can We Count On?
43:00 - Is It Cam Payne Time?
47:15 - Did You Know?
54:30 - What If We Go Small?
1:03:00 - Can The Suns Target Davis?
1:13:00 - Who Are The Most Important Suns?
1:22:30 - 7 Seconds Or Less
Players discussed: Devin Booker, Chris Paul, Jae Crowder, Mikal Bridges, Deandre Ayton, Cam Payne, Dario Saric, Torrey Craig.
You can listen to the pod in the media player above, which also has a feature to add it to your regular podcast player - if you open this Newsletter on your phone.
If you’d rather listen on YouTube…..
Overtime!
How are you going to stay across everything Suns during this 1st Round? I’ve got you.
The Timeline podcast are doing episodes after every game.
Kellan Olson will have all the words you need to read.
Zona Hoops and his team will have a bunch of content.
Gerald Bourguet will have great coverage in multiple places.
If you’ve liked my breakdowns then Nekias Duncan, Jackson Frank, Steve Jones Jnr, Joe Hulbert and Mo Dakhil are likely to provide plenty of good unbiased videos during the series.
And the following Twitter accounts are just some of the best Suns fans worth a follow to ensure you can enjoy the Playoffs with a bunch of like-minded folks: Dylan, Hyrum, Sean, Kaitlin, Cage, Durag, Ali, Serg, Dom, Cody, Jordan and Rohan.
Vol.2, Iss.13: The Other Side Of Hard