John Voita is the Managing Editor of Bright Side of the Sun, co-host of the Suns JAM Session Podcast, and has been a credentialed member of the Phoenix media since 2023.
Effort. It’s been the Phoenix Suns’ Achilles’ heel all season, a lingering disease they refuse to cure. And on Sunday afternoon in Los Angeles, it came crashing down with the force of Jimmy Page’s solo on Stairway to Heaven. Phoenix shot 22% from deep, 39% from the field, and appeared lifeless as they went down by 20 points in the first quarter. They didn’t even give me a chance to get excited.