PG: Nash
SG: Carter
SF: Casspi
PF: Hickson
C: Bargnani
With the exception of Hickson, my starting five all have range out to 3-point land.
Not a defensive-oriented team, by any stretch, I will concede. But the team can run. Nash is the QB and soul of the team.
I think this is likely to be the worst defensive team in the league.
Offensively, they are going to be incredibly difficult to defend against. With Nash at the point controlling everything, Bargnani spreading the floor, Hickson rolling to the rim in lots of room with no other Phoenix players in the paint around him and two very good perimeter shooters on the wings who can handle the ball and drive some.
A definite top five offense and possibly the most efficient offense in the league.
Better than the current Suns? I think so.
At the moment, I would say the changes have been a lateral move.
Lose some defense, gain some offense ... overall fairly similar.
The bench could be a separating factor.