There's a lot of woulda, coulda, shoulda in Suns history -
1976 - They coulda won if Richie Fucking Powers had called a technical on Boston for excessive timeouts in game five of the Finals
1979 - They shoulda won instead of fumbling away game 7 of the Western Conference Finals
1981 - They shoulda crushed Kansas City in the playoffs but didn't
1994 & 1995 - They shoulda taken advantage of Jordan being retired but fell apart in the playoffs both years
2005 - They coulda won if not for Joe Johnson's broken face
2007 - They coulda won if not for the suspension of Amare and Diaw
2021 - They shoulda won after being up 2 games to 0 in the Finals against the Bucks
What it comes down to is I don't really think they have ever been considered the favorites/best team except for 2021-22 and they threw it in neutral at the end of the season and couldn't turn it back on in the playoffs.
Game Day: Lakers (31-27) @ Suns (33-24), Sun 2/25/24
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Re: Game Day: Lakers (31-27) @ Suns (33-24), Sun 2/25/24
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Re: Game Day: Lakers (31-27) @ Suns (33-24), Sun 2/25/24
Come on, man. You have to start that with the coin flip in 1969. We are coming up on the 55th anniversary.The Bobster wrote: ↑Thu Feb 29, 2024 1:45 pmThere's a lot of woulda, coulda, shoulda in Suns history -
1976 - They coulda won if Richie Fucking Powers had called a technical on Boston for excessive timeouts in game five of the Finals
1979 - They shoulda won instead of fumbling away game 7 of the Western Conference Finals
1981 - They shoulda crushed Kansas City in the playoffs but didn't
1994 & 1995 - They shoulda taken advantage of Jordan being retired but fell apart in the playoffs both years
2005 - They coulda won if not for Joe Johnson's broken face
2007 - They coulda won if not for the suspension of Amare and Diaw
2021 - They shoulda won after being up 2 games to 0 in the Finals against the Bucks
What it comes down to is I don't really think they have ever been considered the favorites/best team except for 2021-22 and they threw it in neutral at the end of the season and couldn't turn it back on in the playoffs.
"Too little, too late, too unbothered."
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"Be Legendary."
- Phoenix Suns 2023-2024 season motto.
"Be Legendary."
Re: Game Day: Lakers (31-27) @ Suns (33-24), Sun 2/25/24
1993 - Coulda won the title if Cedric Ceballos didn't break his foot in the second round of the playoffsSuperbone wrote: ↑Thu Feb 29, 2024 1:52 pmCome on, man. You have to start that with the coin flip in 1969. We are coming up on the 55th anniversary.The Bobster wrote: ↑Thu Feb 29, 2024 1:45 pmThere's a lot of woulda, coulda, shoulda in Suns history -
1976 - They coulda won if Richie Fucking Powers had called a technical on Boston for excessive timeouts in game five of the Finals
1979 - They shoulda won instead of fumbling away game 7 of the Western Conference Finals
1981 - They shoulda crushed Kansas City in the playoffs but didn't
1994 & 1995 - They shoulda taken advantage of Jordan being retired but fell apart in the playoffs both years
2005 - They coulda won if not for Joe Johnson's broken face
2007 - They coulda won if not for the suspension of Amare and Diaw
2021 - They shoulda won after being up 2 games to 0 in the Finals against the Bucks
What it comes down to is I don't really think they have ever been considered the favorites/best team except for 2021-22 and they threw it in neutral at the end of the season and couldn't turn it back on in the playoffs.
2009 - Coulda had Steph Curry If the Warriors didn't go back on the trade they agreed to for Amare Stoudemire
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Re: Game Day: Lakers (31-27) @ Suns (33-24), Sun 2/25/24
That's before my day!Superbone wrote: ↑Thu Feb 29, 2024 1:52 pmCome on, man. You have to start that with the coin flip in 1969. We are coming up on the 55th anniversary.The Bobster wrote: ↑Thu Feb 29, 2024 1:45 pmThere's a lot of woulda, coulda, shoulda in Suns history -
1976 - They coulda won if Richie Fucking Powers had called a technical on Boston for excessive timeouts in game five of the Finals
1979 - They shoulda won instead of fumbling away game 7 of the Western Conference Finals
1981 - They shoulda crushed Kansas City in the playoffs but didn't
1994 & 1995 - They shoulda taken advantage of Jordan being retired but fell apart in the playoffs both years
2005 - They coulda won if not for Joe Johnson's broken face
2007 - They coulda won if not for the suspension of Amare and Diaw
2021 - They shoulda won after being up 2 games to 0 in the Finals against the Bucks
What it comes down to is I don't really think they have ever been considered the favorites/best team except for 2021-22 and they threw it in neutral at the end of the season and couldn't turn it back on in the playoffs.
Author of The Basketball Draft Fact Book: A History of Professional Basketball's College Drafts
Available from Scarecrow Press at - https://rowman.com/ISBN/9780810890695
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Re: Game Day: Lakers (31-27) @ Suns (33-24), Sun 2/25/24
You and I were both alive but yeah, I wasn't aware of it at the time.The Bobster wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 6:58 amThat's before my day!Superbone wrote: ↑Thu Feb 29, 2024 1:52 pmCome on, man. You have to start that with the coin flip in 1969. We are coming up on the 55th anniversary.The Bobster wrote: ↑Thu Feb 29, 2024 1:45 pmThere's a lot of woulda, coulda, shoulda in Suns history -
1976 - They coulda won if Richie Fucking Powers had called a technical on Boston for excessive timeouts in game five of the Finals
1979 - They shoulda won instead of fumbling away game 7 of the Western Conference Finals
1981 - They shoulda crushed Kansas City in the playoffs but didn't
1994 & 1995 - They shoulda taken advantage of Jordan being retired but fell apart in the playoffs both years
2005 - They coulda won if not for Joe Johnson's broken face
2007 - They coulda won if not for the suspension of Amare and Diaw
2021 - They shoulda won after being up 2 games to 0 in the Finals against the Bucks
What it comes down to is I don't really think they have ever been considered the favorites/best team except for 2021-22 and they threw it in neutral at the end of the season and couldn't turn it back on in the playoffs.
"Too little, too late, too unbothered."
- Phoenix Suns 2023-2024 season motto.
"Be Legendary."
- Phoenix Suns 2023-2024 season motto.
"Be Legendary."