What’s Good With The Suns?

If the Suns were an Eastern Conference team, they would’ve made the playoffs last season. But they’re not, so they missed the post-season by one spot. Given that it’s only the preseason, it’s still too early to tell if the Suns are just a fun team to watch or a legit playoff team. There are about 10 teams in the West that could easily make the playoffs, with two on the bubble. But since there are only eight spots, we’ll have to see if Phoenix’s guard heavy offense equates to wins.

So Who Do We Need To Watch?

This could very well be the year of the Clippers. Chris Paul is right behind his homie LeBron in terms of MVP consideration and Blake Griffin now comes equipped with a jump shot. Clipper head coach Doc Rivers has had time to get players to buy into what his basketball ideals are and won them over, along with fans of the league, by the way he handled the Donald Sterling fiasco last year. With that over, the team now has a clear focus towards their championship goals.

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Overview/Predictions: The Pacific Division might not have the most talented teams, but the division will be compelling. The Sacramento Kings might be the worst team in the division because of their youth, but DeMarcus Cousins is emerging from knucklehead to leader and showed signs of maturity in both game and character this summer while playing for Team USA.

The Phoenix Suns have more guards than Rick Ross at LIV, but interestingly enough that might be a winning formula for them. Eric Bledsoe and Goran Dragic both made cases for being all stars last season. Adding Isaiah Thomas, who averages 20 points and 6 assists per game, makes the three-guard trio scary for opponents. The only guard combo in the Pacific more deadly is the Golden State Warriors tandem, Klay Thompson and Steph Curry. The Splash Brother both developed their games, with Thompson now considered a top-notch defender as well as a scorer and Curry proving he can drop dimes with the best of them.

As usual, Los Angeles will be the division’s epicenter. Will the Lakers implode or excel not that Kobe Bryant is back? Can the Black Mamba even finish a season without injury? Is the aforementioned Julius Randle worth the rookie hype? Championship questions remain for the Clippers. Is this the year they finally make it out of the Western Conference? Can the combination of Chris Paul and Blake Griffin live up to their potential? Our bet: the clippers finally make a finals appearance, but can they win it all this year? Not so sure.

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