The Phoenix Suns have been desperately searching for answers as to how to jolt their team out of the rut they’ve been in over the past few weeks. And one such remedy they’ve come up with is to demote Jusuf Nurkic to the bench,

The Phoenix Suns didn’t defend in the first half, failed to protect the ball late, but still defeated the Atlanta Hawks, 123-115, Thursday night before a sellout crowd of 17,071 at Footprint Center. The Suns bounced back from an embarrassing 11-point loss Tuesday at then seven-win Charlotte to end a three-game road trip to top Atlanta after allowing 72 points on 60% shooting (12-of-18 from 3) in the first half.

I don’t control those things, but understand this happens almost every day, every year, especially this time of the season,” Nurkic said. “You can see any name, not just