Although the Phoenix Suns have some very talented players like Steve Nash, Shaq and Leandro Barbosa their playoff chances seem to be getting slimmer and slimmer with every passing game.

Shaq may be reborn, but with Amare Stoudemire out of the year and the competition in the Western conference as tough as ever with the Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs and Denver Nuggets all playing at an extremely high level right now the Suns are quickly becoming a team on the rapid decline.

What will happen in the offseason? Who knows, but one thing is for sure, something will happen.

Although the trade deadline past with any significant moves going down in Phoenix this offseason could be potentially huge for the Suns. Shaq's value right now will probably never be higher and neither will Steve Nash's, but both Barbosa and Stoudemire are still young and worth building around.

Potentially the Suns when healthy look like a damn good team, but with every other team in the West only improving and getting younger Phoenix just can't hang with the heavyweights in the West anymore.

Will the Suns make the playoffs this season? No. Is this the end of the Steve Nash era in Phoenix? Most likely.

With the HUGE free agent market in 2010, expect the Suns to make some pretty big moves to reclaim their former greatness in the West.