Why are the Suns cursed on TNT?

The Suns play on TNT tonight for the second straight week. Last week’s loss to the Lakers marked the fifteenth straight time they’ve lost in front of the cable network’s national audience. The question is, why?

The answer? Bad luck, poor play, a curse? Your guess is as good as mine. Since this isn’t your blog though, I’ll give you my off-the-wall reasons.

• TNT really wants Steve Kerr back

Prior to taking the job as Suns’ general manager, Steve Kerr was a successful analyst for TNT’s Thursday night broadcasts. In his first season, 2007-08, Kerr had a 7-2 record, but since then they are the aforementioned 0-15. Maybe the losing streak is designed as a way to hurt Kerr’s status as a GM and bring him back to the booth.

Honestly, if your only other viable option was Reggie Miller, would you be desperate enough to do that?

• Charles Barkley put a hex on them

Chuck hasn’t been a fan of the Suns since they tried to “revolutionize” the game under Mike D’Antoni. Who am I kidding? Barkley hasn’t been the biggest fan of the franchise since they parted ways back in 1996.

• 6:00pm or 8:30pm start times on a Thursday are just too odd

Athletes are creatures of habit. Maybe playing on a Thursday, a night where only two teams play regularly, or at the odd 6:00pm or 8:30pm start times have just thrown the Suns off (not to mention, two of the fifteen they lost were outside).

• Shaquille O’Neal

Blaming Shaq for anything that has gone wrong since February of 2008 seems like the en vogue thing to do. So I blame him for the Suns TNT record, the crash of the economy, the Suns missing the playoffs, the fame of Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt and the train wreck that is Jay Leno at 10pm. That should cover everything. It’s all Shaq’s fault.

Obviously there is no logical reason for the Suns to be as bad as they have been on TNT in their past fifteen appearances. There’s no common factor other than the network. The roster has changed, the coach has changed (twice), the opponents have been different and games have been both on the road and at home.

I don’t believe in curses. If the Suns lose to the Chris Paul-less Hornets tonight, I may have to become a believer.

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