The Suns' rebuild appeared to be on the fast-track a year ago. Is it now stuck in the mud?
The Phoenix Suns are now entering Year 3 of the Ryan McDonough Rebuilding Project. Just a year ago, it looked to be taking the express lane as the team shocked everyone by playing very good basketball and competing for a playoff spot. Since then, an almost comical amount of setbacks and controversies have arose, culminating in a late-season tailspin that ended with a disappointing 39 wins in the Western Conference.
Is the Big Plan still on track, or have the Suns yet again found themselves spinning away in the dreaded hamster wheel of being too good to bottom out, but too bad to compete?