Seven seconds or less. That was current Houston Rockets Head Coach Mike D’Antoni‘s mantra during the run and gun days of the Phoenix Suns for a few years starting in 2005. Even spawning a book titled after the mantra written by Jack McCallum, D’Antoni changed offense as the world knows it with his dedication to his offense getting the ball back down the court and into the basket in seven seconds or less.
With a lineup that included Steve Nash, Amar’e Stoudemire, Shawn Marion and Leandro Barbosa, D’Antoni’s Suns would reach the Western Conference Finals twice but never get over the hump to represent the West.