Welcomed by 300 familiar foam "No. 1" fingers, Suns managing partner Robert Sarver shared a tenet of his corporate experience Wednesday.

"In business, people wait until the story's finished and then judge whether it's good or bad," Sarver told Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale board members, donors, employees and volunteers.

He would like fans and followers to adhere to that in the case of his Suns. That is not the way of pro fans or media, particularly after a tumultuous summer that saw Joe Johnson's odd departure and the addition of nine players.

Even Sarver and the basketball staff already have proclaimed the Suns to be better. Phoenix addressed defensive and rebounding deficiencies with Kurt Thomas, Raja Bell and Brian Grant while becoming deeper with versatile additions like James Jones, Boris Diaw and Eddie House.

Sarver said the staff expects the Suns can average three points more than last season, when they averaged a league-best 110.4 points. The last NBA team to average 113.4 points is also the last Suns team to reach the NBA Finals (in 1993).