The Suns have shown a deep and abiding penchant for mental lapses throughout this season. They seem to have a hard time dealing with prosperity. When they get up and on top of their prey, they are most vulnerable.

Mental toughness, or the lack thereof, may prove to be the undoing of Planet Orange but their malaise may have a cure: the playoffs.

The playoffs represent a change of context and this change of context carries a tangible force. The “second-season’s” undeniable force is pressure and pressure has the ability to destroy or repair brain cells.

This change of context has the power to focus the Suns, alter their concentration and heal their regular season woes. Then again, the power comes from within the hearts and minds of the players that take the floor.

Let’s hope Nash, Shaq, Stat, Raja, Hill and company feel the pressure, respond to it well, and let the Great Divider work its cognitive magic.

Remember: A body in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by an outside force.