The Suns knew they were in for a change. They fully expected what was waiting for them. But after four years of shoot-’em-up, there was still a fair bit of culture shock. After getting his feet tangled with an orange cone during a three-man weave drill, Shaquille O’Neal leaned up against the basketball support and pushed out an expletive between deep breaths. “These types of practices are a lot different from Mike’s,” guard Raja Bell said. “We did a lot of offense with him. That was the focus. Guys will have to get used to this.” Bell has been a member of the NBA’s all-defensive team for the last two years, and he spent two years under Jerry Sloan in Utah — so he knows all about practicing defense. But even for him, it’s nothing to look forward to.

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