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People kinda forget that the suns were the second best team last year, just because they dropped out in the second round.
If not for the Nuggets the Suns easily beat the Lakers and Heat, they were the only team that got even close to putting up a fight against the Nuggets.
So yes, they are serious contenders.
Despite not getting swept the Suns really didn't look better than the Lakers against the Nuggets. In the games the Suns lost they were absolutely dominated. It is not a given that they would have won the title
Not really, the only close game was game 4 people pretend like those were one score games when it was really just double digit leads that shrunk a little due to Denver playing the time. Lakers had absolutely nothing to offer when the lights shined brightest.
The only thing the had was social media posts telling themselves that NOW they figured the Nuggets out....after the first three games and then a "well it was kind of close for a sweep" after the fourth.
I was rooting for the Nuggets and I really didn't feel like the Suns were much more threatening than the Lakers. The only reason that the Suns were able to keep it somewhat close in the beginning was Bookers historic hot streak were it was absolutely clear that it was not sustainable. After that they quickly folded
I mean, they did lose CP3 and Ayton during the series. But i do agree they ran out of steem.