With ten games left to play in their season, the Phoenix Suns have surprised not only most of their fans but also some in the national media with their post All-Star Game surge.
Since the All-Star Game, Phoenix has won 20 of 25 games and pulled to within one and a half games of the Dallas Mavericks for the two seed in the Western Conference playoff race.
Not bad for a team that was picked by some for the NBA trash heap as a team on the decline.
Part of the recent surge can be attributed to the stellar play of Amare Stoudemire who suddenly has fans calling for the owner of the Suns, Robert Sarver, to open up his wallet and give the often inconsistent STAT the max contract he covets. During the first half of the season, Suns fans let out a collective yawn when the local paper and talk radio stations brought up the possibility of Amare being traded. His matador defense and low rebound totals wiped out any good will he had earned with his 20 point per game average.
But the real difference maker during the second half of the season has been Robin ...
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