Suns Weekly (Sept 18): Expectations Bloom as Suns rise again

Photo by Jeff Haynes/NBAE via Getty ImagesWelcome to the weekly news roundup of your Phoenix Suns.

The ‘Voice of the Suns’ was the legendary Al McCoy. For 51 years, Al has been the Suns play-by-play announcer on the radio, including some glorious years that were simulcast to TV for Arizona residents. Shazam! Zing go the strings! What a shot, WhataBurger! The Nash Rambler lobs it to the Matrix and Whammo!

But all good times come to an end. The 90-year old has finally called it quits, ending his play-calling career in a Game-6 loss to the Denver Nuggets in the second round of last year’s playoffs. Over a half century, Al called all three Suns NBA Finals appearances (1976, 1993 and 2021) and 31…