Greatest Hits

After meeting the Mavericks in the playoffs for the 5th time this decade (and dispatching them for the 3rd), up next is another team also marking their 5th series against us this decade: The Phoenix Suns. As great as the rivalry is between the Spurs and Mavs, the one with the Suns might even be better. The history is certainly as contentious. And the fact that the Suns have yet to defeat us in a series with Duncan playing makes it a little one-sided, which always creates an interesting fan dynamic (they hate us, we scorn/pity them). While I hate playing the Mavs (those 2006 scars may never heal), I get a little more joy out of facing the Suns. Maybe it was just seeing D'Antoni stomp around the sidelines like Ron Burgundy, or hear everybody talk about how amazing Amar'e was in 2005 because he averaged nearly 30 ppg against us, even though that was clearly our defensive design (and it clearly worked). The Suns have always seemed like the little brother that can't qu...