Colin Cowherd: âI was watching the Suns game last nightâŚthey would sweep the Lakers in four games if all four games were played in Los Angeles. The Lakers will not catch the Phoenix Suns for the next half-decade, itâs over. Forget the Warriors, and the Warriors are better than the Lakers too. The Suns are better everywhere. Defensively theyâre long, theyâre versatile, theyâre athletic, they have a rim protector, and they play ten guys deep. Theyâve got some veterans, but 7 of their 10 players are in their prime. NONE of the Lakersâ top 10 guys are in their prime. The Suns are an incredibly defensive team, and incredibly deep and versatile. Offensively they have a Hall of Fame smart point guard, they have a lethal number two scoring guard, they have a rim protector who can guard anyone on the floor, they get easy points down low, theyâre the best clutch team in the league â 9-1 in âclutchâ situations, and have the highest field goal percentage in âclutchâ situations. Theyâre smart guys who get the ball to the right teammate. Unlike the Lakers, the Suns love their coach. The Lakers are old, Jurassic, outdated, tired, the bench is old, the starters are old, AD is brittle, and Westbrook in crisis is a disaster. We have to be honest about this, the Phoenix Suns are the new power in the West, and if you look at the construct of their roster they are not going away⌠LeBron now doesnât have the power to attract younger players to want to play with him, thatâs why he has to call Westbrook and âMelo, two guys generationally who still hold him in high esteem. The Devin Bookers? The Mikal Bridges? âIâm not giving my brand to LeBron.â We have to be honest in our business, the Lakers arenât that interesting, theyâre not as deep, theyâre not as athletic, theyâre not as long, they donât love their coach, you just gotta come to terms if youâre a Lakers fan. You donât have a single elite player on that roster in their prime, and youâre not going to change at the Trade Deadline. There is a new sheriff in town and itâs Phoenix. If you watched that Suns vs. Warriors game and thought the Lakers can compete with that, youâre lying to yourself. They arenât even close and 1,000 miles down the road from that.â (Full Video Above)
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