Sixteen games into the season, the Phoenix Suns are looking for answers. Answers to why they can't finish, answers to why they can’t hold a lead. Answers to the question: “Are they the same old Suns?”
Monty Williams is facing a unique challenge that we have not seen in Phoenix for quite some time: how do you manage depth? Which lever do you pull to maximize the effort on the court?
Even during the Seven Seconds or Less era of Suns basketball, depth wasn’t necessarily a team strength. Mike D’Antoni relied on seven or eight players to navigate a game, keeping his stars on the court to generate the fast paced offense that defined the team.