EP 45--PUT SOME RESPECT ON THE PHOENIX SUNS, THEY DESERVE IT - a podcast by Dexter

Put some respect on the Suns’ name, they are the best in NBA. The Phoenix Suns are not getting enough credit. This is a team that has won 10 in a row — the last seven of those without their starting center — and at 40-9 has the best record in the NBA. They are the only team with a top-five offensive and defensive rating for the season. They are the best clutch team in the NBA at 19-3 (in games within five points in the final five minutes). They have NBA Finals experience to build upon.

Yet it feels as if many fans treat them as a perfunctory add-on when talking about title contenders (“Oh, and the Suns, I guess”). Based on Caesar Sports Bet Book, the Suns are the third favorite to win the title (+650), behind a Nets team that is both banged up and never found its identity this season, and a slumping and injured Warriors team.Phoenix absolutely can win the title. If the playoffs started today, it would be the obvious choice.

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