As I wrote on Tuesday, the Suns have been no better at passing with new point guard Elfrid Payton in the lineup, despite his gaudy 8 assists per game. As a team, the number of passes, assists and “potential” assists are all the same before and with Payton if not marginally worse. And they are 0-6 on the scoreboard.
Some of you thought I was throwing Payton under the bus, holding him accountable for the terrible Suns lineup around him and the uninspired offensive scheme that has been holding him back.
But as Paul Harvey used to say (not Steve Harvey the unintentional comedian, but PAUL Harvey the old radio guy), now I’ll tell you “The REST of the story.