From the Valley: A Love Letter to the Matrix

Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty ImagesDear Shawn,

The Phoenix Suns recent Finals run has us feeling a bit sentimental. With free agency petering out and no Suns basketball (aside from Summer League) to sate our appetites for the next couple months, it is a time for fandom reflection.

The newest iteration of the Suns- a lovable group with a college vibe and serious chops- is up there with only a few others in team history: the Barkley-led squad of ’92-’93 and your 7SOL group of the 2000’s. Desperate to relive past glory, many of us have gone to YouTube to get our fix. With just a few clicks of the mouse, we are in a time machine watching you go toe-to-toe with Timmy, Dirk, KG, and the litany of…