No matter how the tenure of Phoenix Suns' head coach Jordan Ott ends up unfolding, he will always be able to say he won his first game in charge. The 120-116 victory over the Sacramento Kings also featuring a 20 point comeback, as coach Ott's defensive identity came to the fore and was carried out by new recruits like Dillon Brooks.
Not that Brooks was perfect on both ends of the court, but it was clear immediately just how much this group is going to fight for each other, and their head coach. More surprising was the fact that coach Ott kept his rotation to 10 players, despite 11 new faces heading to The Valley this offseason and expectations as low as they've been in years.