Whether the sign outside read “America West Arena” or “US Airways Center” as it does now, the building in downtown Phoenix in which the Suns play their home games has always served as an advantage. Until now. The Suns lost for the seventh time in front of their fans Thursday night, dropping their overall home […]
They say it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish. If that’s true, then the Suns have it backwards. In their last three games, the Suns are averaging 30 points in the first quarter. However, they’re scoring just over half as much in the fourth quarter (15.7 points), getting outscored 72-47 in the final […]
Steve Nash will be going to his eighth All-Star game after all. Not voted in as a starter, the Suns’ point guard was selected as a reserve by the Western Conference coaches. Averaging 15.1 points and an NBA-best 10 assists per game, Nash is playing as well as he ever has — including when he […]
If Steve Nash ever wanted to be traded, there’s only a few people around who would probably know about it. Former Suns GM Steve Kerr is one of them, because not only was he in charge of the team’s roster for a time, but he also was the one who signed the point guard to […]
The selections for the 2012 NBA All-Star reserves will be announced Thursday night, and Steve Nash will find out if he’ll play in the game for an eighth time. But, with the high amount of the games the Suns are left to face in the rest of the season, Suns coach Alvin Gentry is unsure […]
The Phoenix Suns have won their last three games, and while things seem to be going well for the team, the same can’t be said for Hakim Warrick and Shannon Brown. Regulars in the rotation early in the season, neither has played the last two games, and have now found themselves out of the rotation. […]
The Phoenix Suns are one of the NBA’s most successful franchises, posting a 1,965-1,554 record across nearly 44 seasons and only missing the playoffs 14 times. However, they’ve never won an NBA Championship, and they don’t appear to be anywhere close to that elusive first title this season. Still, it should come as no surprise […]
Steve Nash is presenting the Suns with an interesting problem. Nash, at 38, is averaging 15.1 points and 10 assists per game on .559 shooting. He hit the game-winning shot Tuesday in Milwaukee, and is playing about as well as he ever has. However, the Suns are still on the outside of the playoff race […]
Suns rookie Markieff Morris has been a pleasant surprise this season, averaging 7.2 points and five rebounds per game. The 13th pick in the draft out of Kansas, Morris was selected as one of nine rookies to play in the NBA’s Rising Stars Game on All-Star weekend. Morris becomes the seventh player in franchise history […]
When you’re a child, it seems like the whole world caters to your every whim on your birthday. Presents, parties, special meals prepared, phone calls from relatives — you get the idea. When you get into your late 30s, the special nature of a birthday wears off. It sadly becomes just another day at the […]
The only way that Michael Redd’s Milwaukee homecoming could have been better would have been if the Bucks actually rolled out a red carpet. The 11-year vet sparked Phoenix’s second unit, scoring 10 points in the first three and a half minutes of the second quarter, helping the Suns down the Bucks 107-105. Redd admitted […]
Only a handful of players have left as indelible an impression on the Milwaukee Bucks franchise as Michael Redd has. Redd wore the green and red (and at times, purple) of the Bucks for 11 seasons and trails only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Glenn Robinson and Sidney Moncrief on Milwaukee’s all-time scoring list. So it’ll be a […]
Happy birthday, Steve Nash. The Suns’ star turned 38 Tuesday, and to celebrate he will lead his team in Milwaukee against the Bucks. Phoenix is looking for its third consecutive win, a feat the team has not accomplished this season. However, as rare as a Suns winning streak is, what’s even more difficult to find […]
All along the Suns have maintained that they have no interest in trading star point guard Steve Nash, and would only part with him if he asked to be dealt. That hasn’t happened — at least not yet. According to a report by CBSSports.com’s Ken Berger, the Suns would accommodate Nash’s wish to be traded, […]
They may not be racking up wins at the desired pace, but the Phoenix Suns are definitely about to rack up some serious frequent flier miles. Alvin Gentry’s team will take to the court seven times in six different cities in 10 days, a brutal stretch that begins Monday night in Atlanta against the Hawks. […]
There was a bit of a ripple around the league when the Phoenix Suns signed free agent veteran guard Michael Redd to a contract in late December. After all, Redd had been an NBA All-Star, a member of the gold medal- winning U.S. Olympic team at the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing, and a career […]
The voice of the Phoenix Suns Al McCoy is weighing in on the future of Steve Nash. Nash’s age-defying performance against the New Orleans Hornets Wednesday — in which he broke the Suns’ franchise record for assists and dropped 30 points in the process — showed the two-time MVP is as dominant as ever. So […]
The Phoenix Suns, who have owned the Houston Rockets recently, look to continue that trend over their Western Conference foe. Phoenix had won seven straight against Houston until March of last season, when the Rockets beat the Suns 95-93 at Toyota Center. Phoenix played that game without Steve Nash, who was out with a hip […]
Steve Nash is fourth for Western Conference guards and Marcin Gortat is fifth for centers on the 2012 NBA All-Star voting ballot. The starters have been chosen, but the reserves are selected by the 30 NBA head coaches. The coaches must vote for seven players in their conference. That group will consist of two forwards, […]
Steve Nash had another historic game Wednesday, surpassing Kevin Johnson to become the Suns’ all-time leader in assists. The game against New Orleans was Nash’s first night back since injuring his left thigh during a game against Memphis on Saturday. He was able to score 30 points while posting 10 assists, bumping his record with […]
The thought came to me about as quickly as the Suns went from Western Conference finalist to lottery team. It’s weird being a Suns fan right now, as I find myself wanting the team to lose while being disgusted at the idea of them re-signing Nash. — Adam Green (@theAdamGreen) January 30, 2012 Two questions […]
Make no mistake. Markieff Morris wants to be a starter in the NBA. Just not right now. The Suns rookie is back in his familiar spot, a more comfortable spot: coming off the bench. “It’s the best role for Markieff right now,” said head coach Alvin Gentry, who added it was Morris who approached him […]
The Phoenix Suns’ franchise guard can now add another illustrious milestone to his storied career. Steve Nash surpassed Kevin Johnson as the Suns’ all-time leader in assists — returning to the lineup against the New Orleans Hornets Wednesday after nursing a left knee contusion. Nash, who entered the game needing seven assists for the record, […]
Things aren’t going very well this season for the Phoenix Suns, but they can hang their hat on one simple fact — they’re not the New Orleans Hornets. The two struggling teams meet Wednesday night in New Orleans. Phoenix is coming off a disappointing loss to Dallas Monday, which dropped their record to 7-13. Losing […]
A couple of recent dunks in the NBA have set the sports world abuzz. LeBron James’ hurdle dunk over John Lucas of the Chicago Bulls Sunday got people out of their seats, but it may have been topped by Blake Griffin’s posterization tomahawk “throw” against Kendrick Perkins of Oklahoma City Monday night. Anyway, it got […]
There is a contingent of NBA fans that feels bad for Steve Nash. The thought is that the 37-year-old is suffering — even languishing — as he continues to put up great numbers for a team that isn’t any good. Thus, the “Free Steve Nash” movement was born, and while it doesn’t quite have the […]
Steve Nash’s pursuit of the franchise’s all-time mark for career assists is on hold. The Suns’ point guard missed Monday night’s game against Dallas because of a left thigh injury, leaving him seven assists shy of breaking the record currently held by Ring of Honor member Kevin Johnson. “It’s just not something that you can […]
A left-thigh bruise will keep Steve Nash out of the lineup Monday as the Suns host the NBA champion Dallas Mavericks. The injury, suffered Saturday in a win over the Memphis Grizzlies, came at the end of the game. “I need to be able to run. Right now I can’t really run,” he said following […]
Steve Nash’s contract is set to run out at the end of the 2011-12 season, and it has generally been assumed he’ll leave the Suns for a team that is closer to winning an NBA championship. That may not be the case. According to HoopsWorld.com, the Suns may actually be looking to sign Nash to […]
