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Arizona Sports
Suns Strokes: Suns win first game under interim coach Lindsey Hunter
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’ 106-96 win over the Kings on January 23. The Good: The […]11 years ago
Vince Marotta
Dan Majerle spouts off on being passed over for Suns head coaching position
The smoke has cleared, Alvin Gentry is gone and Lindsey Hunter is the interim head coach of the Phoenix Suns. A 17-year NBA veteran with no coaching experience, Hunter will get a 41-game audition for the rest of what’s been a forgettable season for the team. That doesn’t sit well with many people, including former […]11 years ago
Adam Green
Suns GM Blanks: Expectations for team have changed
When the 2012-13 season began, the Phoenix Suns had a set of expectations. “Coming into the season we were hoping that our young players could begin to develop,” general manager Lance Blanks told Arizona Sports 620’s Doug and Wolf Wednesday. Blanks, who touched on a variety of topics, mentioned Kendall Marshall, Michael Beasley, Markieff Morris […]11 years ago
Adam Green
Suns GM Blanks stands by decision to make Lindsey Hunter the coach
Phoenix Suns general manager Lance Blanks said he settled on Lindsey Hunter as the choice to replace Alvin Gentry after conducting a short — but exhaustive — search. The team parted with Gentry on January 18 and named Hunter the interim coach on January 20, with neither move being popular among most people. However, Blanks […]11 years ago
Vince Marotta
Suns’ Lindsey Hunter denies undermining Alvin Gentry
Since the Phoenix Suns fired head coach Alvin Gentry last Friday, there have been rumblings that Lindsey Hunter, a player development coordinator who landed the interim head coaching job, had been undermining Gentry’s coaching for a good portion of the season. More specifically, the point that Hunter would bark out instructions during games even though […]11 years ago
Adam Green
Suns owner Robert Sarver stands with his front office
Three years ago, the Phoenix Suns were in the Western Conference Finals. Led by Alvin Gentry, a team featuring Steve Nash, Amare Stoudemire, Jason Richardson and Grant Hill won 54 regular season games and two playoff series before bowing out to the eventual champion L.A. Lakers in six games. Shortly thereafter the Suns saw general […]11 years ago
Vince Marotta
Robert Sarver evaluates Phoenix Suns GM Lance Blanks
Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver did a wide-ranging interview with Burns and Gambo on Arizona Sports 620 Wednesday and answered many tough questions about a season that has seen his team go 13-28 (last in the Western Conference) and his head coach, Alvin Gentry, fired. Many Suns fans are questioning the plan for rebuilding the […]11 years ago
Adam Green
Suns owner Sarver disagrees with idea that Suns fans are upset
The Phoenix Suns are 13-28 at the midway point in the season. They’re residing in the Western Conference’s basement, and are much closer to being the worst team in basketball than a playoff team. Their attendance is down for the third consecutive year, and with what’s happened around the team lately, there would seem to […]11 years ago
Adam Green
Forbes: Phoenix Suns are NBA’s 13th-most valuable team
As far as NBA teams go, the Phoenix Suns are about middle of the pack when it comes to franchise value. According to Forbes, the Suns are the 13th-most valuable franchise in the league. The New York Knicks, Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls make up the top three, while the Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Bobcats […]11 years ago
Arizona Sports
Change needed to make experience worth it for Suns fans
The Phoenix Suns and their upper management are currently the most highly scrutinized of any team/management combination in professional sports. The moves that are being executed by the team seem erratic and most certainly lack any resemblance of a legitimate direction. However, despite all of the harsh media scrutiny, the most appalling aspect of team […]11 years ago
Arizona Sports
Jermaine O’Neal takes to Twitter to clear up reported confrontation
Jermaine O’Neal’s time in the Valley had been rather peaceful until Tuesday afternoon. Despite the Suns’ 13-28 start, the 34-year-old center — who signed a one-year deal this past summer — had seemingly been a model citizen (6.4 points and 4.1 rebounds per game) both on the court and in the locker room this season. […]11 years ago
Dave Dulberg
Jared Dudley: ‘Everyone was kind of taken aback’ by coaching changes
After coming to the Phoenix Suns in December 2008, Jared Dudley saw his career take off under the direction of former head coach Alvin Gentry. But while the organization’s decision to part ways with Gentry Friday hit the fifth-year veteran hard, Dudley admits that he hasn’t been very vocal regarding the ongoing coaching drama. Be […]11 years ago
Dave Dulberg
ESPN analyst: ‘I couldn’t speak more highly of a person than Alvin Gentry’
Jeff Van Gundy hasn’t coached in the NBA since 2007, but he believes he knows a good coach when he sees one. While the ESPN analyst never worked with Alvin Gentry during his 18-year career as an assistant and head coach with the New York Knicks and Houston Rockets, Van Gundy said unequivocally that Phoenix […]11 years ago
Craig Grialou
Lindsey Hunter’s task a challenging one with Suns
From the moment Lindsey Hunter stepped foot on the US Airways Center practice court as interim head coach, his directive was clear. “He’s all about defense first,” PJ Tucker said. “That’s what I want,” Hunter said of trying to create the identity of a defensive-minded team. “That’s what we’re going to work towards being. I […]11 years ago
Arizona Sports
Gentry: Player development shouldn’t have been the issue
Alvin Gentry’s dismissal as head coach of the Phoenix Suns left many people scratching their heads, and the team hiring Lindsey Hunter as his replacement only intensified those feelings. Phoenix’s professional basketball club has a .317 winning percentage at the season’s midpoint, which left the team in last place in the Western Conference. “When you’re […]11 years ago
Adam Green
Report: Suns GM, Jermaine O’Neal had shouting match
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. And at US Airways Center, too. Tuesday it was reported that veteran center Jermaine O’Neal missed practice and would not travel with the team to Sacramento due to an “unstated medical issue”. “I’m not sure, I heard he went to the doctor for some reason,” Suns interim […]11 years ago
Vince Marotta
Was Alvin Gentry ‘threatened’ by Lindsey Hunter’s presence?
It’s been four days since Alvin Gentry and the Phoenix Suns “parted ways”. It’s been two days since the Suns named Lindsey Hunter, who had been a player development coordinator, as the interim head coach. Gentry granted an interview to Burns and Gambo on Arizona Sports 620 Tuesday and spoke about the change and how […]11 years ago
Arizona Sports
Dan Majerle out as Suns assistant coach
The Phoenix Suns coaching staff continues to change, as Arizona Sports’ John Gambadoro tweeted Monday night. Dan Majerle is out as Suns assistant coach, sorry about the misspelling on the first one — John Gambadoro (@Gambo620) January 22, 2013 Majerle, who played eight seasons with the Suns and is one of the most popular players […]11 years ago
Arizona Sports
Phoenix Suns’ Hunter: ‘It’ll be baby steps’ with Michael Beasley
Michael Beasley continues to be a work in progress for the Phoenix Suns. Former head coach Alvin Gentry couldn’t solve the Beasley puzzle, but maybe Lindsey Hunter will. The Suns’ interim head coach told Arizona Sports 620’s Doug & Wolf Monday he believes you have to first get to the heart of the issues that […]11 years ago
Arizona Sports
Suns’ head coach Lindsey Hunter plans to instill a strong emphasis on defense
Phoenix Suns interim head coach Lindsey Hunter is ready to institute a new style of play in the Valley. Hunter told Arizona Sports 620’s Doug & Wolf Monday he plans to instill a strong emphasis on defense. “I am a Detroit kind of guy, that’s kind of where I’ve had the most success,” Hunter said. […]11 years ago
Arizona Sports
Phoenix Suns’ Kendall Marshall shows excitement for upcoming retro jersey night
The Phoenix Suns are nearing their first retro jersey night of the season, and one member of the team can’t contain his excitement. Rookie Kendall Marshall sent out a picture of himself on Instagram sporting the Suns’ black retro jersey. The Suns are scheduled to wear the jerseys on January 30 against the Lakers and […]11 years ago
Arizona Sports
Majerle, Turner’s future with Phoenix Suns still up in the air
The Phoenix Suns have had two practices since the team named Lindsey Hunter as interim head coach on Sunday and assistants Dan Majerle and Elston Turner have been absent from both. Hunter said the future of both coaches remains up in the air but expects the solution will “play itself out.” If they do rejoin […]11 years ago
Jeremy Foster
What are the Suns doing?
Maybe Lindsey Hunter winds up being the best coach in Suns history. Maybe he takes this current collection of role players, head cases, has-beens and never-will-bes and gives Suns fans a reason to be excited about the future. Maybe he proves Robert Sarver, Lance Blanks and Lon Babby to be basketball geniuses for having the […]11 years ago
John Gambadoro
Suns make huge mistake in hiring Lindsey Hunter as head coach
In the span of a weekend the Phoenix Suns fired the wrong guy and then they hired the wrong guy. The whirlwind 48-hour so-called interview process that followed the surprising firing of head coach Alvin Gentry and subsequent hiring of Lindsey Hunter on an interim basis was nothing more than a charade. And make no […]11 years ago
Paul Calvisi
Suns new head coach Lindsey Hunter = AJ Hinch?
Anybody remember when the Arizona Diamondbacks fired Bob Melvin and hired A.J. Hinch? At last check, Melvin earned AL Manager of the Year honors and just received a multi-year contract extension from Oakland A’s GM Billy Beane, who might know a lil’ bit about baseball. Conversely, Hinch then joined the San Diego Padres as VP […]11 years ago
Arizona Sports
GM Lance Blanks sends letter to Suns season-ticket holders
Following Sunday’s announcement that the organization planned to name Lindsey Hunter as its interim head coach, Phoenix Suns general manager Lance Blanks sent season-ticket holders a lengthy letter. In the message, Blanks introduces Hunter as the team’s leader moving forward and attempts to showcase his extensive NBA experience, both as a player and as a […]11 years ago
Doug Franz
Looking at Dan Majerle’s future with Suns
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 […]11 years ago
Dave Dulberg
Suns players supportive of decision to name Lindsey Hunter interim head coach
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 […]11 years ago
Dave Dulberg
Suns assistants Dan Majerle, Elston Turner might not join Lindsey Hunter’s staff
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 […]11 years ago
