The Phoenix Suns knew this day was coming.
Even their world-class training staff could not forever keep the ageless Steve Nash and Grant Hill in the fold. With back-to-back seasons falling short of the postseason, there was nothing that Suns GM Lance Blanks could sell the ringless duo to convince them to play out their twilight years in the desert.
While the rest of the NBA wrote of the franchise for the immediate future, the Suns refused to accept their bleak forecast.
Their misguided attempts to delay a massive rebuilding project saw a collection of productive, but ultimately unimpressive collection of veterans migrating to Phoenix.
Did the Suns' management actually think that Goran Dragic, Michael Beasley, Luis Scola and Jermaine O'Neal could actually break their two-year playoff drought?
Their recent dismissal of head coach Alvin Gentry answers that question with a resounding (and confounding) "yes!", considering that the club's reported focus on development ultimately cost Gentry his position.
With Gentry removed from the equation, those same veterans are now facing their own dark futures. They've been in this l ...
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Phoenix Suns Failing to Build Identity in Post-Steve Nash Era
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