The first time Tyrone Corbin joined the Phoenix Suns, the team was floundering, wrapping up a disappointing 28-54 season punctuated by a coaching change and subsequent turmoil.
The 16-year swingman and new Suns assistant coach, however, sees other similarities with this present Phoenix team and the one for which he played in the late 1980s.
“We had a talented young guard in Kevin Johnson, a couple rookies in Dan Majerle and Tim Perry, and some guys who were out to prove themselves,” Corbin recalled. “Now we’ve got Devin Booker, two young rookies and some guys who want to do the same thing.