Suns' problems go way beyond reported frustration over lack of point guard

After a 1-5 start to the new season, which includes ranking dead last out of 30 NBA teams in defensive rating, the Phoenix Suns clearly have a lot of problems.

Chiefly, the lack of point guards on the roster, which NBA Insider Chris Haynes reported last month, is leading to growing frustration in the locker room. But the truth of the matter is that the Suns have a capable point guard in Collin Gillespie, who absolutely should be in the starting lineup to help address a lot of the issues we see in the existing starting five.

But while slotting Gillespie in beside Devin Booker in the starting backcourt is a move that makes sense, it doesn’t change the fact that the identity of last year’s…