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Only one player has been at the top of the NBA for the last nine seasons and it’s not Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett or Vince Carter. No, that player is the Phoenix Suns’ Steve Nash. Nash hasn’t been a champion or a scoring leader but he has done something very unique. He has been at […]
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The Phoenix Suns’ playoff hopes may be gone but that doesn’t mean personal scoring records and team three-point records can’t be broken or at least tied. Forward Channing Frye injected a little intriguing — emphasis on little — into an otherwise meaningless game against the lowly Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday by putting up a career […]
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After every Phoenix Suns game we’ll examine the box score and provide you with instant analysis. So it’s time to go Inside the Box for April 11, 2011: Suns 135, Timberwolves 127 The Suns kept it close against the Minnesota Timberwolves for the entire game and gained a late lead, but a close miss by […]
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After every Phoenix Suns game we’ll examine the box score and provide you with instant analysis. So it’s time to go Inside the Box for April 10, 2011:
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After every Phoenix Suns game we’ll examine the box score and provide you with instant analysis. So it’s time to go Inside the Box for April 8, 2011: Hornets 109, Suns 97 Wednesday, in Minnesota, the Suns did whatever they wanted to offensively against the hapless Timberwolves. Friday, facing the Hornets and without Steve Nash, […]
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The knock on the Seven Seconds or Less versions of the Phoenix Suns was always that they lacked an edge. They lacked the defense, rebounding and mental toughness that it took to be successful when it counted. The team may be transitioning into a rebuilding — or is it retooling? — mode but they certainly […]
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Editor’s Note: Kristofer Habbas is a writer for NBADraftInsider.com and this is a special piece for ArizonaSports.com Imagine for a second the Suns management personnel had a Suits Convention to decide what direction this team should go in. They debate whether or not to trade key players away, sign others and which way is up. […]
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Whether or not Robin Lopez will be a part of the 2011-12 Phoenix Suns is the question that has been on the fans and medias mind’s over the last few days. Apparently it’s been on the mind of head coach Alvin Gentry as well. “I think that’s something we’ll have to sit down at the […]
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This time last year the Phoenix Suns and their fans thought they found the franchise center that has eluded them since the infamous ‘coin toss’ in 1969. A year later the team and fans still feel the same way, just about a different player. During the 2009-2010 season Robin Lopez sparked the imaginations of Suns […]
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After every Phoenix Suns game we’ll examine the box score and provide you with instant analysis. So it’s time to go Inside the Box for April 6, 2011: Suns 108, Timberwolves 98 Coming off a tough loss in Chicago, the Phoenix Suns bounced back with a victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday evening. The […]
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The Phoenix Suns may have little left to fight for but with 13.1 seconds left in regulation Tuesday, they had a chance to force the NBA East-leading Chicago Bulls into overtime. And that’s when things broke down. Down 97-94 after Kyle Korver missed his first of two free throws, the Suns had the ball and […]
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After every Phoenix Suns game we’ll examine the box score and provide you with instant analysis. So it’s time to go Inside the Box for April 5, 2011: Bulls 97, Suns 94 The Phoenix Suns found themselves down 13 at the half and at one point 22 before coming all the way back to down […]
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Is Steve Nash getting ready for a career after basketball? Probably not, but if you read his Twitter account you might come to the conclusion that he has the chops to start a career in stand up comedy. Guys, I’m feeling better this morning. I should feel great by the playoffs!!less than a minute ago […]
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Jared Dudley started his season on a high note. The Phoenix Suns forward signed a five-year, $21.5 million contract with the Suns during the opening week of the season. Five months later, with less than 10 games to go in the season, Sports 620 KTAR’s Doug & Wolf asked Dudley to give an evaluation of […]
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Anyone who thinks the Phoenix Suns don’t need Steve Nash has obviously watched the last two games, and a majority of the season, with their eyes closed. For most people the question isn’t if they need him but just how important he is to the franchise. If you ask team president Lon Babby he’ll tell […]
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During a season that both the players and fans of the Phoenix Suns are looking to forget, Zabian Dowdell offers a memorable story looking to live on past the team’s last game on April 13. As a player who isn’t used to being given minutes outside of NBA Summer League games though, the challenge for […]
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When the Suns dealt for point guard Aaron Brooks only minutes before this year’s deadline, they were looking for both a spark off the bench to put them back into the playoff picture and possibly even the eventual successor to Steve Nash. Nineteen games later, the Suns have been officially eliminated from the playoffs and […]
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Maybe Suns owner Robert Sarver isn’t doing so badly financially after all. According to The Arizona Republic, the home owned by Sarver and his wife Penny is the second-most expensive home in the Valley, valued at $14.4 million. The Paradise Valley estate, built in 2009 (don’t worry, the Suns did not sell their draft pick […]
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A loss tonight and a Memphis win at New Orleans will officially close the book on the Suns slim 2011 playoff hopes. At best the Suns would finished tied with the Grizzlies but Memphis owns the tie-breaker after taking the season series 2-1. — Steve Nash, Marcin Gortat both missed shoot-around because of illness. They […]
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Like vulchers circling above a wounded animal, the national media is beginning to eye the Suns as a team that could be picked apart in the offseason. I guess being 36-38 and outside of the playoff picture will do that to a team. Thursday on Sports 620 KTAR’s Gambo and Ash ESPN NBA Analyst Tim […]