This previous week, the NBA preseason kicked back into gear. For the Suns, drama is nearly at an all time high. They are coming off of a second round playoff exit a season after losing in the NBA Finals. Their owner has been suspended by the NBA for a season and has publicly announced he will be selling the team. They had a very shaky media day. And on top of all that, the Suns had to play their first two preseason games. Their first game was a loss, to a team from AUSTRALIA. And of course, we all overreacted. 

• Production from 3
• Craig Randall II and Robert Franks
• Mikal Bridges and Deandre Ayton
• The (lack of) Suns bench
• Early takeaways from Monty and the Suns
• What actually matters about this game.

The Suns were fortunately able to bounce back on Wednesday vs the Lakers, for our sake. 

• The return of DARIO SARIC
• Follow up on Bridges, Ayton first game
• Where I see Deandre Ayton's greatest improvements
• Massive improvements from the bench
• Cam Johnson and Cam Payne
• Duane Washington Jr. and Frank Jackson

This next week, the Suns will be playing against the Nuggets on Monday and the Kings on Wednesday

• The Murrays, Jamal and Keegan
• What I believe are the most exciting things to look forward to in these games
• Sit back and relax
• Last chance to tune up

This week was a rollercoaster for sure. Nobody thought we would lose to a team from Australia, but maybe it was something our team needed to experience. This week, all we can ask for as fans is for the Suns to show visible improvement and show they are ready for their first regular season games. Next week on Suns Mode, we'll wrap up the preseason but most importantly we will be previewing our first preseason game against our new arch-nemesis Dallas Mavericks, and that is only the beginning of a very tough initial stretch of games for the Suns this season. I will be happy and dedicated to bringing great content to the Suns community. You can catch Suns Mode every Thursday at Midnight, AZ time. Remember to spread love and #ValleyExcellence, see you on Thursday!FREE BRITTNEY GRINERWE ARE BGLETS GO SUNS LETS GO SUNS LETS GO SUNS LETS GO SUNSMIIIIIIIIGHTY MERCURY@ValleySunna