Phoenix Suns Rising to the Top With the "Team of Oddities"

After a string of successful regular seasons followed by repeated failures in the playoffs, Suns' president Jerry Colangelo concluded that a shake-up was needed if the team was to make a serious run at the NBA Championship. And shake them up he did. Colangelo traded three starting players for Charles Barkley, one of the game's greatest and most controversial players.Phoenix Suns: Rising to the Top with the "Team of Oddities" covers the most exciting season in the Suns' 25 years.Shappell, Lee is the author of 'Phoenix Suns Rising to the Top With the "Team of Oddities"' with ISBN 9780915611843 and ISBN 0915611848.