How the Suns squandered a championship-caliber squad through mismanagement and one awful nosebleed 

The 2006-07 Amare/Diaw suspension is one of the worst things that has ever happened to a team that should’ve been a championship team

The Western Conference was simply on a different level during this era.

Steve Nash and the suns are the reason I became a basketball fan. Watching them on TV in the mid 2000s they were amazing and from there I started watching college ball and have been forever since. Secret Base is the best channel on RU-vid.

Dantoni was a good regular season coach, but he never made the necessary adjustments that are needed to win deep playoff series. He sticks to that dantoni game plan no matter what. That won't beat a coach like Pop.

These Suns didn't just influence the current suns play style but the Current NBA as a whole, high pace, lots of threes and undersized big-men.

Man, even after my blazers lost to the suns, I couldn't hate them. They deserved a ring so badly.

For the next episode of Collapse we need to see one for the Legion of Boom. Pretty sure every player from the 2013 Seahawks roster is off the team now that Russell Wilson and Bobby Wagner are out.

Nash’s last year was so tough with us. Him and him alone kept us in every game. It just was literally a coin toss since he had no help. I think we finished .500 that year. Az legend like Fitz, Gonzo, and Johnson for sure

Imagine Nash in the current league. He'd be ridiculous.

Man I'd love to see a collapse video on the Bad Boy Pistons. They went from a 59-23 championship winning team to a 20-62 team in only 4 seasons.

Bucks fan here, I remember Terry Porter when he went 71-93 during his two years in Milwaukee as a head coach When he got hired by the Suns I immediately knew it was not going to end well. He was a guy who was just more better as an assistant, rather than running the system of an entire team.

Speaking of sun's, realized you could do this series in reverse for teams that are awful then become good, call it "rise" or something like that

Thank you for doing this video. As Suns fan, it hurt me deeply when they traded Shawn Marion and let Nash go. They were the players I grew up watching in the 2000s. After a whole decade of watching incompetant management and coaching, it feels good to finally have an amazing head coach, a talented GM, and a roster that balls out together as a team.

d'antoni's system was an evolution of Don nelson and paul westhead's offenses. and all three would eventually influence Kerr's Warriors teams and Spolestra's Heatles teams

That Shawn Marion trade ruined everything. Shawn Marion was my favorite Suns pkayer back then.

Very well done - a somewhat emotional trip down memory lane. I went to a brewery in flagstaff to watch game 4 of the 2010 WCF and after we won, I took the superstition all the way to the bank and went back and sat at the same table, same seat for game 5. Wild ass game and by the time the fourth quarter rolled around i was piss ass drunk and heartbroken because the game looked out of reach. When J-Rich banked in that 3 to tie the game, the entire restaurant exploded and I screamed so loud with excitement that I was legitimately worried i had damaged my vocal cords. The Ron artest putback was such an unreal heartbreak and it completely crushed our spirit- we lost the series right there. Such a painful decade after that of just the absolute worst teams, awful draft picks, no direction whatsoever; just a complete mess. I will say however that it’s all been worth it to have the team that we have now. GO SUNS!!!!!!

Shawn Marion went on to win an NBA title with the Dallas Mavericks in 2011, Boris Diaw won it all with the San Antonio Spurs in 2014, Leandro Barbosa won an NBA title with the Golden State Warriors in 2015, and Steve Nash won a back-to-back title reign with the Dubs as a consultant in 2017 and 2018.

Just here after the 2022 Phoenix Suns choking so hard in Game 7 against Dallas.

Loved watching Nash & the Suns play. That Ron Artest put back still kills me to this day. I know the Warriors gave him a ring as a consultant, but I’m hoping he wins one as a head coach someday. He deserves it

Here after gm 7 vs Dallas

When we getting a Seahawks-Legion of Boom collapse video? Appropriate after Russ got traded and Wagner was released recently.

Quentin Richardson said they should've brought that 05 team back I agree . Joe Johnson was a great scorer and ball handler taking the pressure off Nash. They tried to play Spurs style instead of they game. Getting Shaq made no sense.

Been waiting on this one! The 04-05 Suns are my go to team in 2K. Their chemistry was phenomenal

Outstanding video by Secret Base, as always. However, I also wanna say how sorry I felt for Steve Nash never being able to win an NBA title. Remember, before he starred with the Phoenix Suns, Steve was also great alongside Dirk Nowitzki with the Dallas Mavericks. Steve was a player who truly epitomized fast-paced, high-flying basketball, and I always loved watching him play.

I feel like this collapse is just Steve Kerr fumbling with so many moves. I get why he’s great with the warriors now. Made all his mistakes with the Suns sadly

These Suns made me fall in love with the NBA; it still hurts that they never won a championship. I still hate Robert Horry because of it.

Steve Nash and these Suns are literally the reason I am a basketball fan

All I have to say is that as an Arizonan, I do not expect anything from our teams except the fact that they can snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

It's a shame that the style that D'Antoni revolutionized never won him a ring. Mainly because his teams didn't play consistent defense well. Now you see teams like GSW where they basically implemented that style (but added defense as an identity) and win it big.

This Suns team is one of my all-time favorites. It's just crimally wrong that they didn't win a title, just bad luck alltogether...

The Phoenix Suns team history is just amazing itself mainly their rosters throughout the years

You should do a collapse video of the Spurs after the 2014 championship whenever Pop retires

History repeats itself

I knew this day would come. This Suns team made me love basketball more, after discovering them in an NBA Live game with my HS bestfriend. Looking for the Suns to be NBA champs this year.

After watching this and even knowing what happened.. I'm kind of glad that the Suns are at where they're at now. I'm not a Suns fan, but would like to see these guys win their first ring.

You just know Shaq's burner is here hating on Nash's two MVPs.

After the Donaghy revelations from this period I was so convinced Stern had deliberately chosen the Spurs with that ridiculous and arbitrary ruling in that ‘06-07 semi series I did not watch the NBA again until Stern was gone. Am very much enjoying it with him out.

This is the team that got me into basketball when I was 9 years old. Loved steve nash as a kid

Great video. Brought back a lot of heartbreak and tears...but also a lot of great great memories

The fact that Steve Nash doesn't have a ring as a player really doesn't seem right.

You guys should do the 2010-2011 Texas Rangers, a back-to-back AL pennant, lead by a great manager Ron Washington and incredible stars like Josh Hamilton, Nelson Cruz, Vladimir Guerrero, Ian Kinsler, C.J. Wilson, Cliff Lee, and more. Also, the World Series against St Louis Cardinals was a tragic loss for them especially in game 6. After that, it all begins downhill

my fav team in the mid 2000's and Nash was my fav player back then. I lived and died with the Suns and boy do I remember that nose bleed like it was yesterday!

Man this was so nostalgic, I remember watching this series as a kid. Dope video.

I’m still waiting for y’all to do a video on the 2015 KC Royals. It still hurts as a lifelong fan to see them fall out of contention.

patterned my game on nash, this was a very fun time to be a basketball player and a fan but watching this brings back all the hurt and pain as a suns fan :( but this is really really appreciated, i remember stuff differently but all the important highlights are there. 😭 GHill to Shaq on OpenCourt: No wonder we didnt win, you were mad at the point guard 🤣

Collapse series videos are the best. I always get hyped to see one come out. Keep them coming!!!

the fact that steph could've been under steve kerr's management in a whole different situation is crazy

Can't wait for part two

Steve Nash was the only reason the sun's actually made the conference final

Great choice for this series! I like that you acknowledged that, even though the team didn't end up winning a championship, they still had a significant, memorable impact on the sport and the league.

You forget to mention why D'Antoni left Phoenix for New York. Kerr wanted to fix the Suns defensive problems by bringing in Tom Thibodeau to the coaching staff, but D'Antoni refused which led to his departure.

Also Robert Sarver was cheap and didn't want to pay the luxury tax. Joe Johnson would have been the perfect complement to Nash in the half-court when games slowed down in the playoffs. But Racist Sarver didn't want to pay him and traded him away.

Video should be titled “How a 6’10 240lb PF decapitated a 175lb MVP and faced no consequences”. But according to ESPN, “the spurs play the right way”.

I was looking for a good video about this era of the Suns literally this morning. Secret Base coming through again!

This one hurts. 😭 I remember watching every game and got inspired to join basketball because of this run.

We need more Joe Johnson mentions. Literally one of my favorite players ever.

What upsets me the most about Amare Stoudemire and Boris Diaw being suspended is that the Spurs played dirty throughout the entire series until Nash got knocked down by Robert Horry. There was one game when Bruce Bowen constantly got away with fouling and Phoenix won anyway. I can't remember if it was the 2007 series when Bruce Bowen kneed Steve Nash in the groin and took cheap shots at Stoudemire that could've injured him. In game 3, there were a lot of lopsided calls that put the Suns in foul trouble and helped the Spurs produce turnovers.

Thank you! I have been asking for years for this!!!!

I have been waiting for this vid for so long ❤️❤️ thank U

The 06-07 Suns were so fun to watch... that team was way ahead of it's time. It would have fit in Todays game perfectly with everyone and their momma shooting the 3 ball.

Wake up babe New secret base video

Nash is my favorite player, partially because he never won, but it always does hurt a little when I relive how he got so close and failed.

The pick and roll with Steve and amiri was unstoppable.

“If you enjoyed watching this suns collapse” No. No I did not.

As a suns fan for 20 years , I can’t express the joy a championship would bring to me 😭😭😭

I forgot about this collapse. I hope you continue making more of theses.

Hands down the best 2000s Suns history video I became a fan of the Suns when I was 7 years old in 1998 before I even understood the game these are the Suns I grew up with Being born and raised in Northern Arizona I went to war with Lakers Spurs Mavs and Trail Blazer fans there wasn't many Suns fans in my area These years are special to me yet painful I'm still a fan today sporting the old school gear 🤘

This hurts. Being a Suns fan since the 80s when we had Walter Davis and Alvin Adams, the KJ-Chambers years, Barkley years, so many good teams only to fall short. This video doesn't really begin to describe how badly Sarver botched so many situations. With Joe Johnson it should have been easy but Sarver was being tight with the years and a few million that it angered Johnson and to make it worse, we didn't save any money as we spent it elsewhere so he would have been better off giving him the years and money. Almost same situation with Stoudemire, letting him go due to concerns about his knees wasn't dumb but they didn't save any money letting him walk as they signed a bunch of below average players over a few years that equated almost to what Stoudemire got and truthfully we would have been better off resigning Stoudemire even though his knees did eventually give. Then there are the numerous draft picks we gave up to save money where we could have drafted guys like Iguodala to add to our rotation so we had greater depth but Sarver was so cheap, money that he ended spending stupidly elsewhere, that we passed on a few opportunities to add good players. I hate Sarver, we finally got good after he decided to leave James Jones and Monty alone and just be a figurehead.

Anybody who saw the Suns play know Steve Nash deserved the MVP. Kids today just parrot what Shaq says that he should have won it. Shaq has a huge platform and we only hear his side. Players and coaches should come out and defend Steve's MVP award.

Thank you for this video

I remember suggesting this one and it's been done now. Awesome!

Nash was one of my favorite players to watch. He could make seemingly anyone a double digit scoring threat.

Mann the mid 2000s suns team is what made me love basketball, so awesome to see them doing good again, it was a rough couple of years🥲

Marion, Duncan and Raja talked about why the spurs always won. Pop outcoached D'antoni basically. He gave Stoudemire everything he wanted and D'antoni played right into it. Basically the spurs played for "Amar'e can get 40, Nash can get 18 assists...and nobody else gets anything"...worked every year.

Another amazing video

Been waiting for this one, nice work SB!

Joe Johnson was a sign and trade with Atlanta. Phoenix tried to re sign him in 05 but it wasnt meant to be. Was heartbreaking but Diaw was nice compensation

That Phoenix team wasn't bad... those other western conference teams were just a tiny bit better. I was always confused when the office started making huge changes to this team when they missed the finals by such a small margin. All they needed was a small tweak or two and they were right there.

This team, and Steve Nash in particular, got me into the NBA. That said, thanks for the PTSD trip down memory lane. The media always doubted them and said their system couldn't win it all, but if you watched them play enough you knew they had a chance to win against anyone if things fell their way. Several years they only just barely lost. Their best teams would still have a chance to win today with their combination of team chemistry, perfect personnel/playstyle fit, and leadership under Nash.

thank you for blessing my weekend.

Love this series! Suggestion for a future video. You could do the Anaheim ducks 2012-2013 season to the 2018-20-19 season. They won the pacific division every season but the last. And if I remember right scored the second most point over this time span. They never made it to the Stanley cups finals in this time. Their peak was the 2015 Wester Conference Final where the Duck faced the Blackhawks. It was almost a guarantee who ever won this game would win the cup. Would love to see you guys cover this one.

This was one of the most fun teams to watch ever and it sucks they couldn’t get themselves a championship.

Finally!! This video happens!! I could not believe this Suns squad couldn't get the job done. Such a fun team to watch.

The best sports series on RU-vid is *BACK*

I was happy for Nash and especially Grant Hill for making the Conference finals in 2010. Hill never made a deep playoff run before that due to injuries.

This team was my 1st love when I was NBA Live 2005. It was sad that Nash never won a title he was soooooo good and very entertaining to watch Stat & Marion too. Grant Hill had a renaissance year with them, J Rich was their 2nd best player during certain games, this Suns team will always be beloved by me.

There should be a part 2 including the next ten dreadful years. Great video

I’ve been waiting for this one ever since the first episode.

Baffles me every time that the Suns were at the top of the conference when they ditched Marion. Deranged trade.

Ironic how this comes out when the Suns are CRUSHING everyone in the Western Conference right now. If my Bulls don't have a deep playoff run, I'm rooting for Phoenix. Those fans deserve a damn chip

man i was so pissed when that bodycheck happened on nash. i had been watching them get so close for so long and when that happened i knew it was never going to happen. they invented the offense of today.

man these were all the players of my childhood. i was obsessed with them. i remember when everyone went to school with bandaids on their nose in solidarity with nash. i remember feeling so crushed every time we did not make it. as others have said, our sports teams are cursed…

What an amazing team to watch growing up here in the valley. I cherish those memories. One thing I can say is that the current Phoenix Suns are more likely to me to win a NBA championship than those 7 seconds or less Suns. The franchise under James Jones and Monty Williams seems more stable and Devin Booker, CP3, and Ayton is a better 3 than Nash, Stat, and Marion.

And now the Suns are unquestionably the favorites to win the championship.

Finally the one I’ve been waiting on for Collaspe. Well done Secret Base.

This Was a Greaaaat Documentary..!! Especially In My Eyes Since I Actually Watched All Of This Go Down In RealTime.! ((Ima 80’s Baby)) #GREATWORK..!!

You guys forget to mention Goran Dragic's amazing 4th quarter vs the spurs in 2010

Collapses: The Legion of Boom: How an poorly timed pass ruined a repeat attempt and caused a collapse. The 2016 Falcons: How the worst collapse in Super Bowl history led to an equally fast collapse. The Killer B's Steelers: How the Steelers turned a star-studded trio into drama, then collapsed. Andrew McCutchen's Pirates: How a team ended a losing streak in spectacular fashion, then lost again. Gary Payton's Sonics: How the second greatest team of all time underwent a collapse so bad they left the state.

From Charles Barkley era, Maurberry/Kidd era, Nash & Amare era, now we enter the Booker CP3 and Ayton era

I love these.