Suns' Morris on quiet crowd: 'We expect more from the fans'
The Phoenix Suns are going to need all the help they can get as they fight for their playoff lives in the unforgiving Western Conference, but forward Markieff Morris isn't convinced the team is getting any help from their home crowd.
"They don't boo but they don't cheer much, either," Morris said after the Suns' fell to the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday to fall one and a half games behind eighth-place Oklahoma City in front of a tepid gathering.
"I know we're a lot better than that. I know Phoenix fans are a lot better than that. We have a lot of genuine fans that cheer for us, the ones that's in the first row, the second row, the third row," Morris clarified.
"But once you go up you feel like people are just at the game watching. I just think we expect more from the fans," he added. "That's basically what I'm getting to. We expect more. We expect this to be a home-court advantage every time we step on the court no matter if we're playing Orlando or we're playing Cleveland."
With 11 home games remaining, the Suns boast the league's ninth-worst attendance, with an average of 16,669. At 17-13, the Suns also have the worst home record among the 10 West playoff contenders.
- With files from The Associated Press