In an article posted Tuesday morning on The Ringer, writer Justin Verrier includes a quote from former Phoenix VP of basketball operations David Griffin indicating the team may have been privy to some exclusive information prior to building the famed “Seven Seconds or Less” Suns.
Verrier’s article examines the transition of success in the NBA moving from “being dictated by how many bludgeoning 7-foot-1, 325-pound mastodons you had on your team” to, “the best offense is a good offense, and the best defense may be a good offense, too.” This had everything to do with rule changes that were implemented prior to the 2001-02 season.