Throwing a bouquet in the Charlotte Hornets’ direction, Phoenix Suns coach Frank Vogel wasn’t about to look past the team entering Footprint Center like a wounded animal.
“Obviously they are shorthanded, but Terry (Rozier) is playing great basketball,” Vogel said, surely giddy about the return of Suns guard Bradley Beal following a five-game absence with an ankle injury. “I like their young players. They are playing extremely hard. Coach (Steve Clifford) always gets them to honor the game the right way.
“They all box out, they all get back on defense, they all trust the pass and they play the game the right way.