The Ultimate Suns Team 

Would this be the highest scoring team in the series?? If not, which team would be?

Nash and Barkley on the fast break is gonna go crazy

Shaq caught me off guard, I completely forgot he played for the Suns. I was thinking it was gonna be Ayton as the back up center

3ptrs and dunks pretty much describes this team

This team is surprisingly stacked I'm taken back!! 4 MVPs and multiple MVP candidates they definitely making the playoffs

Nash, Kidd, KJ is probably the best PG combo of all the Ultimate teams

If only Grant Hill played his prime here, i would've argued for his spot with Thunder Dan

Chuck driving the bus! 🤣

Been waiting on this one - thank you, Jonny!

It's my favorite RU-vid basketball series!

Zero defense being played in this team 😂😂 I would’ve added Alvin adams. He’s an incredibly underated and forgotten bigman.

Huge fan of this series. This team seems like it will be a offensive beast, Barkley and Nash fast break with the shooters this team has it will be awesome

This is one of my favorite series all time😊😊

The Suns have, surprisingly and Consistently, had some of the most exciting and electrifying players in league history. Kidd, Nash, CP3, Starbury, Booker, KD, Barkley, Prime McDyess, Amare, Shawn Marion, Grant Hill, Penny and Shaq, Majerle and Kevin Johnson. Even at their low points, they've almost always been exciting.

"The Matrix" has to be one of the best nicknames of all time. Also, isn't CP3 not being in the lineup quite crazy while KD is in it after not even two seasons in Phoenix?

Paul Westphal was a heck of a player. I've been a huge Celtics fan since around 1970 or so, and I remember watching live when Paul almost beat Boston in that classic triple-overtime playoff game in '76. He made some incredible plays in the latter stages of that game. Of course, he also started his career with the Celtics. Connie Hawkins should be better known than he is today, but his career was negatively affected by bogus off-the-court charges. I'm really glad you included him on the second team. Walter Davis was one of the better scorers of the '80s and had a great career with the Suns. Unfortunately, he had a drug problem, but I wish you could have found room for him among the top 13. And finally, Dick Van Arsdale (a fellow Hoosier) also was a really good player for the Suns over a long period of time. I can understand not including him in the top 13, but I do want younger fans to realize he's worth honoring.

Poor Jeff Hornacek got completely forgotten because the depth of this team.

I'd like to see this Phx team go up against Det or Spurs ultimate team. Offense Vs Defense.

Finally we get to my team

KJ, Hawkins, Majerle being picked last and Walter Davis not making the cut shows pretty strong depth throughout. The only problem is a handful pre prime and post prime players sprinkled throughout and as mentioned the lack of prime true center depth.

I love your channel 🔥

The point guard depth is crazy. U would put Kidd to start though strictly for defense. The lobs on this team would be crazt

Man! As a lifelong Suns fan, I have to say this is perfect. You nailed it! I think the only thing I may have changed was Mikal Bridges and maybe Walter Davis in place of Kevin Johnson and Dan Majerle, but KJ and Majerle were two of my all time favorites, so that would be tough to do.

Awesome video, Jonny! The starting 5 has a great combo of inside and outside shooting and would be so tough to stop. Hopefully, Barkley won't take too many 3s though lol. I remember learning he took many 3s even though he was not a great 3 point shooter. The bench brings some solid defenders w/Marion and Kidd. The Suns are so deep at the 1 too (Kidd, KJ, and Nash are all superb). Kidd, Westphal, Shaq, Chambers, and Marion would, like the starting 5, have a decently balanced offense. It was great learning more about Hawkins also. :) I heard of him, but haven't learned much. Great point about weakness in the paint. I can see that, esp on the defensive end. But, yes, I concur that they would be great at offense and are one of the best at it in this series. Have a great Tuesday 😊

KJ being a rotation player. Let that sink in... I would switch Kidd and Nash, but that is my subjective feeling which I cant support by objective facts. I am glad that both Thunder Dan and Tom Chambers goty selected. I especially liked to watch Dan Marjerle playing.

6:27 i spat out the water i had in my mouth

What a squad! Possibly the most fun team to watch in the tournament, Johnny NAILED this list. PS: put Tom Chambers in the Hall, look at the numbers.

Marjerle taking it straight at Manute wow!

Well done! Perfect.

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Might be one of my fav all time teams…so so good!

If there's even an argument for any of the honorable mentions, I'd probably say Jeff Hornacek but I think you got the right roster here. Chris Paul would be worthy of a spot if Steve Nash, Jason Kidd, and Kevin Johnson didn't spend more seasons in Phoenix than he did. Even though Chris Paul made the All-NBA Second Team and Devin Booker didn't make an All-NBA Team the year they went to the Finals, I always thought Booker was the best player on that team and it really showed in the playoffs.

who would be the Suns GOAT Head Coach?

This is your best series by far, cannot wait for the championship in the end

Chris Paul Leandro Barbosa and Boris diaw should have been up there

Amare defended the lane like a guy who started the game with five fouls. His offense was fantastic, developing his shot as he got older, but how many shooters you gonna need? Maybe put in Mark West for zero offense but great defense and blocking out. Also there should be a spot for Sweet D, purest hooper to ever put on a Suns jersey.

I have a hard time seeing Suns' KD above Suns' Shawn Marion. You should really take into account franchise longevity.

Didn't Dennis Johnson play SG with them at one point or was that his Seattle run If so I'd start him mainly for defensive purposes on the perimeter

Perfect except I would’ve started Kidd and I would’ve taken out Hawkins for Diaw

Kj and chambers are the 2 most underrated and under appreciated players in nba history! Both should be in hall of fame!!!

I would like to see an addendum to these videos that include which head coach you would want leading each of these teams. This team feels like it was built for D'Antoni specifically.

Video idea: can you do a top 10 or 5 best retirement classes if they were actually teams? Like 2016 retirement class would have Kg, Kobe and tim duncan and the 2019 class would have dirk, dwade and tony parker 🤑

Been waiting for the phx one

There was a part of me that wanted to see Oliver Miller's name somewhere on this list...

My team, and you've got my favorites (Barkley, Hawkins, KJ, Majerle), so I've got no complaints. Great list!

Imo Kevin Johnson should be the backup over Kidd. He put in way more time with the team, he earned that spot. And Shaq has no business being on this squad. Even if he is Shaq, find a guy that put in more than 1 decent season for the team.

Ngl this ideal team would be fun to watch

I've been waiting on this one because the Suns had so many great point guards with Nash, KJ, Kidd, CP3, etc. Same with power forward with either Barkley or Amare but you played small ball and chose both.

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Majerle dunking on Bol was....damn.

I think you assembled a pretty good team. With today's rules & scoring at a premium, I see no reason they can't make it to the 2nd round of the playoffs.

The Suns have an incredible legacy of floor generals! In 1997, Nash, Kidd, and KJ were ACTUALLY on the same team together. Including Chris Paul, Phoenix has 4 of the top 15 point guards of all time. KJ is super under appreciated and would probably start for many other franchises' ultimate teams.

What’s wild is Nash, KJ and Kidd all actually played together

Oh man, no Hornacek is tough, especially with a run and gun offense and all the open looks he would get. But I dunno who to kick off. I love these! Excited to see the Portland team (though I have a feeling we’ll completely agree with one another).

100% Larry Nance Sr. over Tom Chambers. Chambers was a good scorer but you have plenty of that on this team. Larry Nance Senior was every bit, if not more so winning the Dunk Contest over Dr. J, athletic as Chambers, able to run the court, and significantly better on defense than Chambers, something that appears to be lacking on this team. Power Forwards that can block over 2 shots/game are a rarity, especially in the 80s, so Nance would do much more than Chambers.

This is at least a play in tournament team and maybe a playoff team. With Durant and Booker doing most of the scoring in the starting lineup, Barkley can focus on rebounding and Nash can focus on ball handling and playmaking. If you need more backcourt defense then Kidd can come in for Nash. (I'd have had Paul over KJ at the end of the bench.) Chambers and Westy provide excellent firepower in the 2nd unit and so does Hawkins at the end of the bench. If you need a 3 and D guy then Majerle can provide that and Majerle was actually really underrated at attacking the basket offensively. Stoudemire and O'neal splitting minutes will keep both of them fresh. This is mostly an offensive team but if you want more defense on the floor, sub in Kidd and Majerle for Nash and Booker. They'll mostly try to score you though. In 7 seconds or less. As for the west as a whole: Lakers are still the 1 seed. Rockets go ahead of Spurs mostly because of Hakeem. Still waiting on the Warriors team to see if they go above the Rockets, below the Spurs, or between the 2. The Suns, Kings, Thunder, and Mavericks should finish 5-8 and compete to go straight into the main draw and avoid the play in tournament. The Jazz, Nuggets, Pelicans, Blazers, Clippers, and Timberwolves would compete for those final 2 play in spots. (Timberwolves are a little better than a few years because of ANT.) I'd guess the Nuggets and Jazz. The Grizzlies will be cellar dwellers. FWIW, this series seems to have skipped the Blazers as only the Bulls and Bucks are listed in the Bs.

It's crazy that Chris Paul doesn't make this roster. It's crazier that I agree.

This shows why the Suns need a True Point guard right now. If we had a CP3, Nash, Kidd or KJ.....

I really like these videos, I have yet to see the time you pick the “chemistry” guy over the better player. Did I miss that?

2:38 forget ankle-breakers, that’s a LEG-breaker right there

Suns no. 32 jersey was special. Kidd, Stoudemire and Shaq wore it. Finally Suns retired the number for Stoudemire so no one can wear it.

I don't know if there would be enough basketballs to go around with this team!

Suns all time starters are the epitome of the best defense being a good offense

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I can just imagine the alley oops on this team. Stat Matrix Hawk and Chuck

The combination of Amare Stoudemire, Charles Barkley and Tom Chambers is devastating

Man this team has the guards, had they had a proper big to pair with them, they could have won a chip.

Chuck and KD on the same team would be peak comedy

Great video as usual. Just a small question here, considering that Kevin Johnson spent his entire career and peak with the Suns and actually acheived lots of postseason success during his time there, isn't he probably a more impactful player to the Suns when compared to a rather young Jason Kidd? (I just feel like he deserves the 2nd team PG more)

8:20 I think elite is a little bold to call Shaq in that 09 season in Phoenix. His last year of being a good player yes. Maybe elite compared to centers not named Dwight Howard because this was when the center position was dying, but we know compared to the rest of the league in general, he was far from elite at that point. That said though, I can't really think of any other centers in Suns history that should take his spot on here.

All time Suns team: PG - Steve Nash SG - Devin Booker SF - Dan Marjele PF - Amare Stoudamire C - Charles Barkley Bench: Paul Wesphal Kevin Johnson Jason Kidd Larry Nance Alvan Adams Shawn Marion Tom Chambers

LOADED team...probably the strongest at the PG position ever...

This team would do damage in today's rules.

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This starting 5 will definitely struggle defensively against the other all-time teams.

Kevin Johnson not being a starter or in the 2nd unit. WOW!

Alvan Adams & Dick Van Arsdale should have made the team over Shaq & Connie Hawkins...imo. Tough team to rank for sure

I would pick Jason Kidd over Steve Nash every day of the week and twice on sundays. Having Booker, Durant and Barkley next to him there would be more than enough spacing for Kidd. Kidd is so much better defensively than Nash...

Marbury and Diaw didnt even make it to Honorable mention

When your finished doing the series u should rank them all 30-1

you should put a all time coach for the teams

Phoenix Suns no turnovers with Steve Nash, Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, Kevin Johnson, Thunder Dan glad he made it. Suns run and gun offense of Sir Charles, Connie, Paul W, Kevin Durant, Amar'e, and a point guard. Going to have slow it down for an older Shaq. Playoff team going to be tough getting offensive rebounds on Sir Charles, and Shaq.

Day 2 of asking for a video of every teams most underrated player in history.

Is there a franchise with more point guard talent? I wouldn't include KD because he hasn't even played a full season for the Suns...

Never heard of Hawkins before...

I think you add Shaq just for giggles. Mind you, he is often his own worst opponent.

I would've had KD (or possibly Booker) coming off the bench to have Marion with the starting unit. His defense is key here with Barkley, Amar'e and Nash all bad defenders on the starting unit.

The 3 point guards on the suns ultimate team were actually all 3 teammates on the suns from 96-98.

It is criminal that you didn’t have Mark West either in place of Shaq or as an honorable mention.

KJ over Kidd if we are talking about their time on the Suns. He had an unbelievable prime and was a great playoff performer. Larry Nance could have been there aswell, maybe even Alvan Adams. Maybe even Raja Bell for his on-ball perimeter defense. Not a lot of defense from this team, compared to some other great teams, still a really good squad.

This teams offense is gonna be insane

Kj should be the backup point guard over Kidd. Kj was putting up numbers

Even with one of the best playmakers of all time on his team KD would still want to iso on every single play

The fact that this list could’ve had Luka on it

Why Nash starting over kiðd?

Great combination of point guards. But this team isn't even come close to the Ultimate Lakers team!!

Sun's Hawkins is better than Suns Chambers and ideal tir for this high octane team. I'd have him in the second team.

Kevin Johnson should've been the starting pg, easily

Where’s Pat Burke 🤔 😂

Amare 6'10 Barkley 6'5 Nance 6'10 Kevin Johnson 6'0 Nash 6'2 Bench would be Chambers Majerle Mark West Booker J. Richardson Connie Hawkins Marion They were really only a Contender from about 92-94. Then 05-07