Fox Sports Radio’s Rob Parker isn’t jumping on the Phoenix Suns bandwagon anytime soon. The co-host of The Odd Couple with Chris Broussard and Rob Parker went off on the show Thursday night, declaring this Suns’ Finals run “Fugazi.”
“When I think about the Phoenix Suns and their run to the championship there’s just two questions,” Parker posed on the evening offering from Fox Sports Radio. “Was it for real or was it FUGAZI? Was it FRAUDULENT?? I’m saying it’s FUGAZI. I know they were the number two seed in the West but let’s just be honest. They had the easiest path and it was a M.A.S.H. unit that they went through.”
Parker then ran through the breaks Phoenix fell into on their way to the last round of the NBA Playoffs.
“Anthony Davis, remember that series?” Parker asked as he continued his rant. “They were down and everyone thought they were going back to the championship. Anthony Davis gets hurt and the Suns win that series. We knew Denver was eventually going to have to pay the piper without having Jamal Murray. Nobody thought the Clippers were even gonna beat Utah after Kawhi Leonard got hurt in Game 4.”
To be fair to the Suns, They destroyed the Lakers after Davis went down, easily swept the Nuggets, and dispatched a Leonard-less Clippers team that went 2-0 against the number one seeded Jazz in six games. Yet, Parker isn’t impressed.
“If they win the championship, it counts,” Parker said. “I’m not into asterisks, but I’m telling you, if I touched the Suns’ championship run to the Finals, I’d have to wash my hands. If I went to the bank to try to cash a check from them, IT WOULD BOUNCE. That’s how FUGAZI this run to the NBA Finals has been for the Suns. Nice job, Chris Paul, BUT YOU GOT LUCKY. The Red Sea parted to allow the Suns to get to the NBA Finals. I wish people would own up to it.”
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