Eric Pincus of Hoopsworld.com recently ranked the Phoenix Suns as the 13th-best team in the NBA. In parenthesis, he places "last week's" ranking and Phoenix was once ranked third.
Obviously this off-season's moves have changed the face of the franchise. The loss of Amar'e Stoudemire was huge. Barbosa heading to another team causes some Phoenix fans to fear a collapse in speed or chemistry. The fan-favorite, Louis Amundson, may end up on another team as well.
The signings of Hakim Warrick, Hedo Turkoglu, and Josh Childress, along with the re-signing of Grant Hill and Channing Frye, have given fans some hope, though some are worried about the price tags associated with each move.
As a basketball fan, there's nothing we want more than October to roll around and our teams to take the floor, but Phoenix, as it has in the past, is facing next season with many questions.
Those questions played into such a low ranking for last season's second-best in the West. Some teams who have also been active this off-season moved up in the rankings as well, causing Phoenix to lose its position.
In reality, however, the Suns have faced simila ...
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