In seven years as the coach of the USA men’s basketball team, Mike Krzyzewski has done just about everything he can to bring the red, white and blue back to international prominence. During Coach K’s tenure, USA basketball has won the FIBA Americas Championship (2007), the FIBA World Championship (2010) and two Olympic gold medals […]
If the Phoenix Suns are trying to emulate other NBA franchises, the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder would not be bad examples. The Spurs, as we all know, have been one of the league’s elite franchise for a decade and a half, while the Thunder appear poised to carry the torch for the […]
Interim Phoenix Suns head coach Lindsey Hunter’s job is to win games, but his goal is to “establish a new culture.” That means a defense-first mentality, the likes of which has not been seen in the Valley for a long, long time. If ever. There will be some bumps along the way, with one of […]
Jared Dudley knows that at 24, teammate Michael Beasley is still relatively young. Which means, naturally, he still has much to learn. “With (Michael) Beasley, if Beasley has it going early you know he’s going to play well,” Dudley told Arizona Sports 620’s Doug and Wolf Tuesday. “I think he has to work on his […]
It would have made sense for Phoenix Suns center Jermaine O’Neal to ask for a trade. In his 17th NBA season, the 34-year-old has yet to win a championship and, well, the Suns are not exactly contenders to do so this season. However, O’Neal did not ask to be traded, even though there surely was […]
When the Phoenix Suns brought Lindsey Hunter on board as interim head coach, the perception was the team would work to bring along the likes of Michael Beasley, Kendall Marshall and Wesley Johnson. Suns’ color analyst Tim Kempton told Arizona Sports 620’s Doug & Wolf Show Monday while the hope was to see how these […]
A shower after the game Sunday was unnecessary for Shannon Brown. “I did it earlier,” he said with a grin. Brown, like the 14,923 fans in attendance at US Airways Center, watched the Suns lose to the Spurs, 97-87. He never checked into the game. It was his fourth straight DNP-Coach’s Decision, the only four […]
When Lindsey Hunter took over as interim head coach, he preached defense first and foremost. The offense, he said, would take care of itself. And it did, initially. In the eight games after the coaching change, the Suns scored 90 or more points in a season-high eight straight games. In the last eight games, however, […]
Sure, you could read the box score and know who won, but we all know that won’t tell you everything that happened in a basketball game. So, we will give you Suns Strokes, providing you with the analysis, quotes and notes from the Suns’ 97-87 loss to the Spurs on February 24. The Good: Marcin […]
With the trade of Sebastian Telfair to the Toronto Raptors, Suns’ rookie Kendall Marshall will see an increase in playing time, which could prove fruitful for the young point guard’s maturation process. Suns’ play-by-play announcer Al McCoy told Arizona Sports 620’s Doug & Wolf Show Friday that Marshall’s growing pains could be attributed to his […]
Sure, you could read the box score and know who won, but we all know that won’t tell you everything that happened in a basketball game. So, we will give you Suns Strokes, providing you with the analysis, quotes and notes from the Suns’ 113-88 loss to the Celtics on February 22. The Good: Markieff […]
Out of every 1,000 births in the United States in 2009, 33.3 were twin births. So the chances of being a twin are rare. The chances of twins both reaching the National Basketball Association are beyond minute. The odds that those twins both reach the NBA and play on the same team are astronomical, yet […]
The Phoenix Suns didn’t make any big deals prior to the NBA’s trade deadline, but they’re hoping one of the moves they did will reignite some old chemistry. Phoenix acquired Houston Rockets forward Marcus Morris for a 2013 second-round pick Wednesday evening. Morris, it just so happens, is the twin brother of Suns forward Markieff. […]
The Phoenix Suns traded Sebastian Telfair to the Toronto Raptors because there wasn’t much playing time for the veteran point guard. And there wasn’t much playing time for the veteran point guard because of the emergence of rookie Kendall Marshall. Taken with the 15th pick in the 2012 draft, Marshall has played double-digit minutes in […]
Phoenix Suns general manager Lance Blanks feels good about the state of his team after the trade deadline. The Suns acquired forward Marcus Morris from Houston and sent point guard Sebastian Telfair to Toronto for Hamed Haddadi and a second round draft pick. Blanks, a guest on Arizona Sports 620’s Suns Midseason Report Thursday, said […]
The Phoenix Suns made a pair of trades before the deadline to do so passed. The first sent a future second round pick to Houston in exchange for forward Marcus Morris. The second moved point guard Sebastian Telfair to Toronto in exchange for a center Hamed Haddadi and second round pick. A guest on the […]
The NBA’s trade deadline was Thursday, Feb. 21 at 1:00 p.m. Arizona time. The Phoenix Suns made a pair of trades, but neither would be considered a “big move”. But the rumors were flying all over the place, and we collected all we could find here. February 21, 2013 (DEADLINE DAY) Trade deadline over the […]
The wheeling and dealing continued for the Phoenix Suns Thursday, as they traded point guard Sebastian Telfair to the Toronto Raptors for center Hamed Haddadi and a 2nd round pick. Telfair signed with the Suns prior to the lockout-shortened 2011-12 season. In two seasons in Phoenix, the former high school phenom played in 106 games, […]
The Phoenix Suns swung a deal Wednesday, and while it is not exactly a “blockbuster” trade, it seems to be a pretty good one. The trade which sent a future 2nd round pick to Houston in exchange for Marcus Morris, received an ‘A’ from ESPN.com’s Kevin Pelton in an ESPN Insider (subscription only) piece. Of […]
After trading a second round draft pick to the Houston Rockets for forward Marcus Morris Wednesday night, the Phoenix Suns needed to make a roster move to clear a spot for the new player. According to Arizona Sports 620’s John Gambadoro, the team has made that move. Luke Zeller has been released by the Suns […]
Sure, you could read the box score and know who won, but we all know that won’t tell you everything that happened in a basketball game. So, we will give you Suns Strokes, providing you with the analysis, quotes and notes from the Suns’ 108-98 loss to the Warriors on February 20. The Good: The […]
The Phoenix Suns have made a trade. As first reported by Yahoo’s Adrian Wjnarowski, the team has sent its 2013 second-round draft pick to Houston in exchange for forward Marcus Morris. Morris, who is the twin brother of Suns forward Markieff, is averaging 8.6 points and 4.1 rebounds in 21.4 minutes per game for the […]
With the NBA trade deadline looming, the Phoenix Suns have been at the center of many a rumor in the past couple weeks. Some believe that Phoenix could be in the mix for Atlanta forward Josh Smith, while others have refuted that notion. The fact is, the Suns have some tradeable pieces and own the […]
The sports headline in Wednesday’s Oregonian following the Trail Blazers’ 102-98 loss to the Suns Tuesday night was apparently enough to declare the team’s season over. “Time for season’s obituary?” Ouch. The loss dropped Portland to 25-29 on the season. The team has lost six straight games and is currently 3.5 games out of the […]
It looks like ESPN.com’s Tom Haberstroh would like to see the Phoenix Suns get ripped off. In an ESPN Insider piece (ie: subscription only) titled “Seven trades that should happen”, Haberstroh writes the Suns should come to an agreement with the Utah Jazz that would bring Al Jefferson, Mo Williams and Earl Watson to Phoenix […]
Sure, you could read the box score and know who won, but we all know that won’t tell you everything that happened in a basketball game. So, we will give you Suns Strokes, providing you with the analysis, quotes and notes from the Suns’ 102-98 win over the Blazers on February 19. The Good: Despite […]
Tuesday afternoon, ESPN NBA insider Chris Broussard reported that the Phoenix Suns were likely out of the mix on Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Smith. But all is not quiet on the trade front. According to Broussard, the Suns might actually be sellers before Thursday’s NBA trade deadline. Sources: Knicks showing strong interest in Phx’s Jermaine […]
As the NBA trade deadline nears rumors and speculation are running rampant, and one of them says the Phoenix Suns are actively trying to acquire Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Smith. Now what the Suns would have to part with to land the 27-year-old remains to be seen, but ESPN NBA insider Chris Broussard says one […]
Dwight Howard has become one of the most polarizing names in basketball for all the wrong reasons. Whether it’s the constant trade rumors or Howard so desperately wanting to be liked, he is no longer looked at in a positive manner. I don’t think the media helps much, specifically Shaquille O’Neal (whose constant callouts of […]
The Phoenix Suns may have a big deal up their sleeve, after all. Yahoo Sports NBA columnist Adrian Wojnarowski tweeted the Suns could make a push for Atlanta Hawks’ forward Josh Smith. One more: In Josh Smith derby, several teams believe Suns are determined for deal after missing on Eric Gordon and Rudy Gay in […]
