<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Suns fans' lasting impressions of Marcus Banks ultimately will prove most important. In the meantime, the first impression Banks is making in Phoenix bodes well. He was here to play on the first day of informal workouts Sept. 11. He often stays after scrimmages to work on his shooting with Suns assistant Phil Weber, the resident shot doctor who helped Joe Johnson and Boris Diaw. Banks' powerful upper body and quick dribble speed enable him to finish drives to the basket. And best of all, Banks is here to study the best at his position. "I'm learning by the visual and watching the things that Steve (Nash) does in certain situations," said Banks, who is expected to ease Nash's burden at the point. "He's one of the reasons I came early. He's a guy you love to be around. He tells you like it is. I'm here to learn - whatever he can do to help me." Gang's nearly all here Kurt Thomas (looking as fit as billed), Raja Bell, James Jones and Jeff Varem played Thursday and Pat Burke arrived. The only Suns who have not come to informal workouts are Leandro Barbosa and Diaw. Barbosa, coming from Brazil, had been battling visa delays but is expected to arrive as soon as today. Diaw is in Senegal with his father and will meet the team next week in Italy for camp. Amar? Stoudemire did not attend the voluntary scrimmages Wednesday or Thursday.</div> Source
