Phoenix Suns: Best 8th seed ever? Upset potential?

[Magic731]

Damm the Suns are getting overrated Spurs in 5.

[D.J.]

They're a decent team, but no way are the Suns beating the Spurs; with or without Bledsoe.

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get at me doe

[The Sting]

Get Frye and Plumlee weak asses off the team nxt year. This shit is pathetic. These guys dont even want it

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i think imma be right about this

[CrazyLond]

Either the Suns or Memphis would have a good case for being the best 8 seed of all time:

1. Both had a key player injured for a substantial stretch of the year and had a much better record when that player was playing, indicating they would have had a much better overall record if that player was never hurt
2. This year's 8 seed will have close to 50 wins which in most years would have them ranked much higher in the playoffs
3. This year's western conference is much, much tougher than a normal conference. Their win totals would have been even higher in a normal conference. Put one of these teams in the east and they might have won 55 games.

Every series in the west is going to be a war this year. It's absolutely possible that the Suns could score an upset. I do not think they would beat the Spurs but I think they would win one or 2 games in that series. Against OKC, I think they would probably push it to 6 or 7 games and would have an outside shot at an upset, even if the Thunder are playing their best game.

I would have a similar prediction for Memphis or Dallas.

[zoom17]

If the suns or Memphis could take out take Spurs that would be nice.