Since the All-Star break--2-4
Looking at the schedule, here are the 'should-win' games I see:
3/6 San Antonio--at home, 3 days rest, no Duncan, Suns usually play the Spurs well
3/13 Dallas--three games left against Dallas, they'll almost certainly give the Suns one
3/23 @Cleveland--you know the Suns are going to win this one
3/29 Washington--I don't like the Wiz on the road (and in the tank)
4/13 LA Clippers--again, two home games against the Clips, I assume the Suns will pick up at least one
Here are some 'might-win' games:
3/3 New Jersey--Suns should be up for this, if no Kidd then it's a 'should-win'
3/12 Utah--tough to pick the Suns against the Jazz, but they're at home with four days to prepare
3/15 @Houston--on national TV; I can see Houston coming out very flat for this game
3/16 LA Clippers--I expect the Suns to lose this get-back game (especially if they beat Houston), but it is the Clippers
3/20 Milwaukee--If Minnesota blows the Suns out, they'll be rested for this second half of the back-to-back
3/24 @Philadelphia--another short-rest game, but Philly is in phree-phall
4/3 @Dallas--maybe Amare will take one, in addition to the one they give away
4/7 Denver--the Suns are on four days rest here; this might be a trap game for the Nuggets
Finally, the 'no-chance' games:
3/8 @Dallas--no way the Suns sweep the Mavs...right?
3/19 Minnesota
3/26 @New Orleans
3/27 @San Antonio
4/2 @Memphis
4/9 Sacramento
4/11 Memphis--I don't like the Suns/Grizzlies matchups
4/14 @Utah
Worst record: 7-20
Best record: 15-12
Conclusion: The Suns aren't going to wind up with a winning record, but if they keep this up, they could easily screw themselves over in the draft lottery.
IIRC, they only have to jump over two of the seven 24- and 25-win teams to knock their chance at the top pick from 8%+ to less than 2%...
Looking at the schedule, here are the 'should-win' games I see:
3/6 San Antonio--at home, 3 days rest, no Duncan, Suns usually play the Spurs well
3/13 Dallas--three games left against Dallas, they'll almost certainly give the Suns one
3/23 @Cleveland--you know the Suns are going to win this one
3/29 Washington--I don't like the Wiz on the road (and in the tank)
4/13 LA Clippers--again, two home games against the Clips, I assume the Suns will pick up at least one
Here are some 'might-win' games:
3/3 New Jersey--Suns should be up for this, if no Kidd then it's a 'should-win'
3/12 Utah--tough to pick the Suns against the Jazz, but they're at home with four days to prepare
3/15 @Houston--on national TV; I can see Houston coming out very flat for this game
3/16 LA Clippers--I expect the Suns to lose this get-back game (especially if they beat Houston), but it is the Clippers
3/20 Milwaukee--If Minnesota blows the Suns out, they'll be rested for this second half of the back-to-back
3/24 @Philadelphia--another short-rest game, but Philly is in phree-phall
4/3 @Dallas--maybe Amare will take one, in addition to the one they give away
4/7 Denver--the Suns are on four days rest here; this might be a trap game for the Nuggets
Finally, the 'no-chance' games:
3/8 @Dallas--no way the Suns sweep the Mavs...right?
3/19 Minnesota
3/26 @New Orleans
3/27 @San Antonio
4/2 @Memphis
4/9 Sacramento
4/11 Memphis--I don't like the Suns/Grizzlies matchups
4/14 @Utah
Worst record: 7-20
Best record: 15-12
Conclusion: The Suns aren't going to wind up with a winning record, but if they keep this up, they could easily screw themselves over in the draft lottery.
IIRC, they only have to jump over two of the seven 24- and 25-win teams to knock their chance at the top pick from 8%+ to less than 2%...
