Upon My Proclamation of a Litmus Test

Call it what you will, but the Suns got smoked by 29 points against the Spurs last night. I'm not patting my own back here, and it is just one game, but two things were evidenced last night; 1)The Spurs should never be overlooked as perennial contenders, and 2) The Suns will have trouble with a dominating defense. I had my doubts about Marion watching the Olympics, backed-off after his fantastic start, and then watched him disappear last night. I'm willing to ride with him for now, but it will be interesting to see how the Suns respond to last night,