Dan Majerle is not the head coach of the Phoenix Suns. The man Cotton Fitzsimmons told every Suns fan they would regret booing, was hoping to be the next head coach. Just as his coach had drafted him to help change the Suns’ fortunes, he wanted to follow in Cotton’s footsteps. Majerle had mixed feelings […]
At 13-28, the Phoenix Suns sit in last place in the Western Conference and are a far cry from the team they were at this point last season. Although the team is clearly closer to a top 3 pick in June’s draft than playoff contention, one thing is for certain: the players support the front […]
The Phoenix Suns found their interim head coach in Lindsey Hunter Sunday, but in the process may have ruffled the feathers of two assistant coaches. When news came down Friday that Alvin Gentry and the organization had agreed to mutually part ways, both Dan Majerle and lead assistant Elston Turner quickly became obvious choices to […]
At age 42, Lindsey Hunter has no experience as a head coach at any level. But Sunday, the 17-year NBA veteran was given the reigns of a struggling 13-28 Phoenix Suns team for the remainder of the 2012-13 season. While the Suns front office had plenty of veteran options in assistant coaches Elston Turner, Dan […]
It took the Phoenix Suns front office 48 hours, but they finally named an interim head coach to replace Alvin Gentry Sunday. According to Arizona Sports 620’s Craig Grialou, Gentry’s replacement will come in the form of player development coordinator Lindsey Hunter. #Suns make it official, naming player development coordinator Lindsey Hunter interim head coach […]
Former Phoenix Suns head coach Alvin Gentry is taking the high road. The Suns announced on Friday the team and Gentry had mutually agreed to part ways. Gentry told Arizona Sports 620’s Doug & Wolf Friday he is disappointed things didn’t work out for him with the Suns but he understands why a change was […]
No one in the Phoenix Suns organization is saying Alvin Gentry is not a good basketball coach. Gentry compiled a 158-144 record over parts of five seasons as the team’s head coach, and reached the Western Conference Finals in 2010. Yet, the team missed the playoffs in each of the last two seasons, and has […]
The reaction to the Suns’ decision to part with head coach Alvin Gentry has been mostly negative, as it seems fans attribute the the team’s 13-28 record more to the talent the front office assembled than the guy in charge of making it work. That’s not exactly inaccurate. Still, as far as former Suns GM […]
That the Phoenix Suns and Alvin Gentry decided to part ways Friday is not exactly a surprise. The Suns, with a record of 13-28, had the worst record in the NBA’s Western Conference. They’ve lost 13 of 15 games, and have shown little sign of being ready to turn the corner. Yet, when asked who […]
At the midway point of the 2012-13 season, the Phoenix Suns are 13-28, bad enough to be the worst team in the Western Conference. You know the old adage — you can’t fire all the players, so Friday, head coach Alvin Gentry was made the scapegoat for the team’s failings and was fired. Let’s face […]
To say the last day or so has been a crazy one for Arizona sports would be a bit of an understatement. To summarize what happened, the Cardinals interviewed Bruce Arians for the head coaching job amidst rumors that they would lose defensive coordinator Ray Horton if the Colts OC got the head coaching job. […]
Alvin Gentry is no longer the head coach of the Phoenix Suns, as it was announced Friday that he and the team have decided to part ways. The Suns lost 98-94 to the Milwaukee Bucks at US Airways Center Thursday night. The defeat, their fourth straight at home, dropped the Suns’ record to a Western […]
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’ 98-94 loss to the Bucks on January 17. The Good: Shannon […]
The last time the Milwaukee Bucks won a game in Phoenix, their starting lineup consisted of Sidney Moncrief, Paul Pressey, Jack Sikma, Terry Cummings and John Lucas. Walter Davis led the Suns in scoring that night with 27 points and Alvan Adams came off the bench to contribute 12, but it wasn’t enough as Milwaukee, […]
Phoenix Suns president of basketball operations Lon Babby said the goal all along has been to be a competitive team. At 13-27 and 8.5 games out of the Western Conference’s final playoff spot, the Suns have been anything but, at least as far as their record is concerned. So from here the team’s goals — […]
The Phoenix Suns have been unable to solve the woes that have plagued them for the majority of the season. On the heels of head coach Alvin Gentry’s remarks the team could be on the verge of a ‘youth movement’, one of the Suns’ veterans said he would like to be a part of any […]
Alvin Gentry admits he doesn’t even know what he’s going to get from his fifth-year power forward on a nightly basis. “I put him in and we hope that he has a great night.” In other words, the Suns head coach is no different than anyone else who has watched his team this season. Michael […]
The Phoenix Suns find themselves in a tough spot. After Monday’s loss to Oklahoma City, Phoenix is 13-27 — the second-worst record in the Western Conference and fifth-worst in the league. Even though they’re trying to win games, there is very little reason to believe that this version of the Suns will be able to […]
For the better part of the last three seasons there has been a contingent of fans and media alike who believe the Phoenix Suns need to tank. As the thought process goes, the easiest way to get good in the NBA is to get very, very bad first. Suns president of basketball operations Lon Babby […]
The Oklahoma City Thunder came to Phoenix and beat the Suns 102-90 at US Airways Center Monday night. But that’s not what people are talking about. They’re talking about Kevin Durant’s monster dunk over Suns center Marcin Gortat with 2:23 to go in the ball game. Durant finished with 41, but none better than the […]
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’ 102-90 loss to the Thunder on January 14. The Good: After […]
Playing the NBA’s number-one team is tough enough, let alone doing so minus your second-best shooter and third-leading scorer. Yet that is what the Suns face Monday when they host the 29-8 Oklahoma City Thunder. “I just think right now it wouldn’t be in the best interest of the team for me to go tonight,” […]
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’ 97-81 win over the Bulls on January 12. The Good: The […]
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’ 99-79 loss to the Nets on January 11. The Good: Shannon […]
There is something special about being able to play in the city you grew up in. Sebastian Telfair will be afforded that opportunity Friday when the Suns visit the Brooklyn Nets for the first time since the Nets’ move from New Jersey. “It’s definitely special. I can’t downplay it at all,” he said. “I’m excited […]
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’ 87-79 loss to the Celtics on January 9. The Good: While […]
In July of 2012, the Phoenix Suns continued the process of giving their roster a facelift and signed enigmatic forward Michael Beasley to a three-year, $18 million contract. The move was met with mixed reaction. Many (myself included) applauded the deal, as the Suns needed a star player. While Beasley’s four-year NBA résumé proved that […]
