Phoenix Suns 5-on-5: Were the Morris twins right in calling out fans?

2. Do you agree with the twins assessment that Suns fans are not as loud as they should be?

Bourguet: 100 percent. After the Phoenix Suns made some key plays in that OT win over Oklahoma City, the players were amped and gesturing to the crowd to get off their feet in a nationally televised game with playoff implications. Hardly anyone stood up. I thought the crowd was louder than the Morrii gave them credit for that night, but in general, golf clapping and sitting on your ass doesn’t really provide the team with a home-court advantage. I think the fans that are actually there do a decent job cheering; now it’s a matter of actually getting people to show up to the games.

Chasen: No one would accuse the Suns’ fans of being the rowdiest in the NBA, but it’s another thing to say what fans should and should not do. I don’t believe I have the answer to that.

Hann: Absolutely. Once again, it wasn’t their place to make a statement, but I can’t disagree. Currently coming in at 22nd in overall attendance with a little over 16,000 fans a game, the arena noise reflects an even smaller crowd at times. Then again, winning usually energizes the fan base, and that’s simply not something the Suns have done enough this year. One thing that is not discussed enough is the Suns lack of player to fan connection. This team is still young and relatively unknown to most people in the valley, with the face of franchise (Eric Bledsoe) serving as the quietest player of an extremely quiet group. Ask most casual fans and most will agree it’s hard to come out and root for a team that you feel no connection too.
Saar: Yes, the Suns are usually low in attendance, even below some teams that they are better and/or more exciting than. Plus, they certainly aren’t as loud in my experience, from the Nash years. It used to be crazy back then.

Harris: They were definitely correct. I’ve attended four Suns games this season and U.S. Airways was never completely full. These weren’t bottom feeder teams, these were all teams that are currently in the playoffs. And it’s not like the Suns are some terrible team, they are still above .500 and have a realistic, although fading, shot at the playoffs.