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Welcome to Inside the Suns, your weekly deep down analysis of the current Phoenix Suns team. Each week the Fantable – a round table of Bright Siders – give their takes on the Suns’ latest issues and news. Fantable Questions of the Week Q1: What are your thoughts on Jordan Ott’s coaching? Ashton: I was among the skeptical ones on the board that bringing in a rookie head coach would lead to disaster. Wow, was I wrong on that. The fact is, the release of two NBA veterans cleaned up the locker room, and after multiple coaches failed to tame the previous player regimes, and a lot of cost as well, it turns out the young players want to play and build their resumes for the next contract. Who would have thought? If the board is looking for a grade, give him an “A” for developing the young talent. And this while lucking into veterans Brooks and Mark Williams showing fine form. CG has been revolutionary in Ott’s system. OldAz: This has been far and away the thing I am most excited about so far this season. The last two seasons with bigger-name coaches and a team full of stars, it seems like they just rolled the ball out there and expected to win. This season, it is all about grit, hustle, and effort. Certainly, the players have a role in that, and Dillon Brooks’ presence hasn’t hurt, but you have to give most of the credit to Jordan Ott for quickly installing a philosophy on both ends of the court and getting every player to buy in. Rod: I give Ott the lion’s share of credit for the success the Suns have had so far. Not only has he built a system that best utilizes the talent he was given, but he’s also gotten all of the players to buy into his vision and play with an enthusiasm that I haven’t seen from a Suns team since they made it to the Finals back in 2021. There have been a few times where I have been puzzled by his rotation decisions, but then they have, 99% of the time, worked out well, which quickly reminded me why he’s coaching in the NBA, and I’m not. Q2: Should Ott be giving Fleming and Maluach more than garbage time minutes? Ashton: A lot of the board comments like Fleming and KM. I still think they need to prove their chops in the G-League. My answer is no. Williams is holding up fine and giving Gobert issues in the last Minnesota game. I would break glass in an emergency to bring Maluach up. With Nick Richards supposedly being given the “trade eye”, that is me saying that, I would actually give him more run. Fleming is a different story. It really depends on how much Brooks is hurt. OldAz: I don’t think so. The team is playing well now and competing, and both players are getting some time to develop in the G League. Ott can continue to wait until they earn those precious minutes. However, Fleming has shown in the brief minutes that he has gotten that he is pretty close. I think that time is coming fast when you have to give him 4 to 5 minutes a game. The problem is if he struggles, you have to give him room to work through it and not feel like he failed and is back nailed to the bench. Either way, it looks like Flemming will be earning these minutes by the end of the year. As for KM, I don’t think he’s anywhere near ready, and the center rotation is already pretty tough to crack. As down as I was on Oso to start the year, he has proven to be a valuable cog off the bench, and Mark Williams has been one of their best players all year long and deserves every minute he can be on the floor. Richards is still more developed than KM, and he can barely crack 5 to 7 minutes a game the last week or so. Rod: No, at least not at this time. For now, getting them plenty of court time with the Valley Suns is more important than minutes with the big team until they’ve proven that they deserve them. Yes, development yada, yada, yada…important…yada, yada, yada. While these guys will hopefully have a big impact on the Suns’ future, they…

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