Publisher's Note After a string of successful regular seasons followed by repeated failures in the playoffs, Suns' president Jerry Colangelo concluded that a shake-up was needed if the team was to make a serious run at the NBA Championship. And shake them up he did. Colangelo traded three starting players for Charles Barkley, one of the game's greatest and most controversial players.Phoenix Suns: Rising to the Top with the "Team of Oddities" covers the most exciting season in the Suns' 25 years.