Suns at a glance
Updated: October 26, 2004, 12:48 PM ET
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Schedule | Depth Chart | Fantasy Player Rater | Team Page
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Shawn Marion and Amare Stoudemire had bumpy summers -- rumors that you're being traded are unsettling -- but newcomers Steve Nash and Quentin Richardson should ease the anxiety.
After 53 losses last season, this offensively talented team should get back above .500. Still, they'll need someone other than Stoudemire to clog the middle when Nash's man blows by him.
| Roster analysis | |||
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| The starters: Exciting until the last two minutes, when execution matters most. | |||
| Pos. | Player | Comment | Grade* |
| PF | Natural 4 will see lots of time at C in quick lineup | 8 | |
| SF | Dynamic slasher should prosper with Nash's arrival | 8 | |
| C | Makes fans yearn for the glory days of Luc Longley | 4 | |
| SG | Do he and fiance Brandy have their own alien signals? | 7 | |
| PG | Great passer still has only one ball | 7 | |
| BENCH | Joe Johnson's here because of Q's contract; you'll see him in the fourth quarter. Leandro Barbosa, too, because he plays D. That's about it. | 6 | |
| TOTAL | 40 | ||
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