Bright Side Of The Sun · 4 days ago
Can the Suns fix this from within?
Not great. Some people would pick less euphemistic words, but I’m trying to be nice. I’ll admit I didn’t envision this happening. I never expected the Suns to be world beaters, but I also didn’t expect them to be a punching bag as they stumbled out of the gate.
The most glaring deficiency with the Suns through the first six games is defense. The Suns are second to last in points per game allowed, behind only the Chicago Bulls, at 124.3 points per game. After a bleak 1-4 start, they surrendered a season-high 132 points last night when they knew this was a critical match to right the ship. The Suns are dead last in Defensive Rating, allowing 125.6 points per 100 possessions.