The Suns are trendsetters. While the rest of the NBA struggles with star players taking a night off, our professional franchise has created a new monster:
The star coach who takes the night off.
It happened in a 48-point loss to San Antonio, when Gregg Popovich sat back, folded his arms and let an assistant coach run the show. It happened Monday during a 46-point defeat against Golden State, when Warriors coach Steve Kerr let his players draw up plays and handle timeouts.
In an era where a perceived lack of respect has become painfully cliché among athletes, a disingenuous rallying cry based on exaggerated slights, the indignities on Planet Orange reach a different level.