Dan Bickley

Devin Booker #1 of the Phoenix Suns reacts on the bench during the second half of game three of the Western Conference First Round Playoffs at Footprint Center on April 26, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Timberwolves defeated the Suns 126-109. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

PHOENIX — Broken basketball teams don’t win championships. They go bust.

Broken basketball teams don't win championships. They go bust. That's what the Suns did on another nauseating night at Footprint Center. They went bust.

The Suns did not rally the Valley. They did not end up in a winner’s circle or a victory parade.

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Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia must make a decision on what need to be changed to the team after the Suns 2023-24 NBA season.

Brooms are great as long you’re holding the handle. The Suns ended up in the bristles, swept out of the first round of the playoffs, sentenced to an offseason of turbulence.

The delay was awkward. Criticisms flew fast and furious. But the crisis of confidence is finally over on Planet Orange.

Buzz is a rare word. It’s an onomatopoeia, a word that imitates the sound it describes.

Mike Budenholzer has already notched his first victory as head coach of the Suns. He dominated a must-win press conference Friday at Footprint Center. It was a blowout victory that came without a hint of bravado or bluster.