By Stan McNeal - Sporting News Sporting News is previewing every team in the NBA leading up to the start of the season, including today's rundown of the Phoenix Suns: 1. Who are these guys? No longer are these guys the shoot-in-seven-seconds-or-less runners of Mike D'Antoni, and that's too bad for fans who think basketball is trying to out score the other guys, not trying to hold the other guys to fewer points (there is a difference). Under D'Antoni, the Suns were unique. "The absolute best at what they did," a Western Conference scout said. And now? Terry Porter is the new coach after moving from the assistant's chair in Detroit, but make no mistake, this is now GM Steve Kerr's show. He won his championships in Chicago and San Antonio with teams built around defense and more of a half-court offense. So you can expect fewer...
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