Whats the danger of Phoenix falling down to the No. 3 seed?
The possible issue to watch for is how this fall could psychologically affect this team. Their focus this season has been on trying to get home-court advantage for the entire playoffs. Now all of a sudden, you could see they might not get home court in the West finals, and not even the second round. And I think home-court will mean a lot more to Phoenix than it does San Antonio if and when the two teams meet. Anything else worrisome for the Suns? Depth. The Suns haven’t played great down the stretch, and some of it has to do with fatigue. Every Phoenix starter played at least 34 minutes in this one. James Jones was totally taken out, and he’s an important one-way player — if he only takes three shots, he’s not helping you. Kurt Thomas played only 14 minutes — he has to be able to play more against Tim Duncan, because he has the physical and mental ability to defend Duncan. How do the Spurs frustrate such an offensive juggernaut? Because of how they play, they don’t allow you to alway
