Phoenix Suns

By mblake@azsportshub.com (azsportshub.com) Subscribe to In The Zona: Your Arizona Sports Fix by RSS or by Email Update Welcome to this week’s second edition of In The Zona. We preview each and every game coming up this weekend, as well as, the start of the Suns preseason and Coyotes regular season….But enough chitter chatter, lets do th...

Mike Wells of The Indianapolis Star "The Indiana Pacers have hired Calvin Hill as a consultant to help the team with its image reshaping. Hill, a former NFL running back and father of Phoenix Suns guard Grant Hill, will work with Sam Perkins, the Pacers vice president of player relations. Hi...

The Phoenix Suns and AutoTrader.com, in collaboration with the NBA and TNT, have entered in to a new partnership agreement which includes the exclusive naming rights to the NBA’s first outdoor game of the modern era at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, CA. The partnership wil...

During the Phoenix Suns' recent training camp general manager Steve Kerr took time to reflect how much his life had changed and the direction it took since his freshman year 25 years ago.

From KNICKS.COM, Mike Slane writes "After wrapping up a week-long training camp at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. on Saturday, the Knicks will head north of the border to take on the Toronto Raptors Wednesday night at 7 p.m. ET on MSG. Playing for the first time under Head Coach Mike D...

Marvin Williams scored 19 points, Josh Smith had 18 and the Atlanta Hawks spoiled Terry Porter's debut as Phoenix coach, rallying to beat the Suns 100-96 Wednesday night.

Matt Barnes scored 21 points and Alando Tucker added 19 as the Phoenix Suns beat the Utah Jazz 96-89 on Thursday night.

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Boris Diaw had no assists. That's a rarity for arguably the league's best passing big man. It happened four times all of last season. Grant Hill would have had a very efficient, Hill-type game had he not missed on finishes of the two transitions that looked most like the previous years' Sun...

By Tom Ziller Filed under: Hornets, Jazz, Lakers, Mavericks, Rockets, Spurs, Suns, Trail BlazersThe Knights of the FanHouse Roundtable have assembled to consider the NBA in '08-09. In this dispatch, we discuss the contenders of the Western Conference. Be sure to also check out the hub of our NBA Previ...

 - Shaquille O'Neal had 21 points and 10 boards on 9-of-14 shooting as the Suns fell to the Hawks on Wednesday. We trust Shaq about as far as we can throw him ...

Marvin Williams scored 19 points, Josh Smith had 18 and the Atlanta Hawks spoiled Terry Porter's debut as Phoenix coach, rallying to beat the Suns 100-96 Wednesday night. It was the second victory in two exhibition games for the Hawks, who also defeated Orlando on Monday. Williams and Smit...

By james NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball. source As always, any NBA Basketball related comments are welcome. More blogs about basketball. Tags: basketball, Los Angeles Lakers, nba, Phoenix Suns, Shaq, Steve Nash, terry-porter

By (author unknown) With all that is going on in this transformation, the Suns would like Amare Stoudemire starting tonight. But with Atlanta in town and Stoudemire sidelined, it's appropriate that Boris Diaw will get the start at power forward against his old team and the coach he clashed with on the way out.

By Tom Ziller The Suns, on the other hand, are theoretically a byproduct of Mike D'Antoni and therefore LESS so guaranteed a playoff spot than they were as year ago. Moore: Clearly you are forgetting the awesome power of Tim Thomas and DeAndre Jordan.

By Joe Zedalis When D'Antoni coached the Suns, he preferred to play small — with Amare Stoudemire, a true power forward, manning the middle. It was a winning formula until Shaquille O'Neal arrived from Miami in a controversial late-season trade, a deal that D'Antoni reportedly was not thrilled about. S...

By Brett Edwards Filed under: Clippers, Kings, Lakers, Suns, Warriors Check out FanHouse's NBA Preview. 1. Lakers 2. Suns 3. Kings 4. Warriors 5. Clippers Most Important Player(s) to their teams' divisional success: Andrew Bynum and Shaquille O'Neal Division's Top Rookie: Robin Lopez

By Brett Edwards The last team to discuss in our divisional preview here might just be the most intriguing of the bunch. The Phoenix Suns ruined their chances last season by trading for Shaquille O'Neal so late in the year. But now, with a full season together and under a new head coach, the Suns could very well...

By (author unknown) Suns assistant athletic trainer MIke Elliott, undeterred by Steve Kerr having him pinned by Mark West last year to cut off his ASU shirt, showed up for Thursday night's practice at McKale Center with a gold T-shirt that reads "HATE" with the Wildcats "A" as the second letter.

By dberri In the end, looking at what these players did last year - and given how Nelson doesn’t like to play young players - it seems likely the Warriors are going to slip in the West.  And that means, it seems quite likely Golden State will once again miss the playoffs.  So in that sense, it seems likely t...

 - But in the front office, the Suns had been pushing for change ever since Steve Kerr took over as team president from Bryan Colangelo. ... INSIDE THE NBA SI.com Porter looks to slow run-and-gun style Arizona Republic The Perfectionist Teen Ink East Valley Tribune - Arizona Republic

By Tom Ziller Filed under: Suns FanHouse's Tom Ziller argues his ranking of the top 50 players in the NBA. Last season, that fellow was Amare Stoudemire, the world's most efficient high-scorer. So here is a comparison of the points, minutes and shots the top five scorers of '07-08 earned per game.

TUCSON - As a longtime point guard in the NBA, Terry Porter has mastered hundreds of plays and seen them work successfully in the league. But as a coach, he wants to keep the Suns’ playbook fairly simple, and prefers quality over quantity.

The media doesn't see most of practice by league rule. We're supposed to see the final 30 minutes but that doesn't always work out either. Of what was open Tuesday, the first team appeared to be Steve Nash, Raja Bell, Grant Hill, Shaquille O'Neal and Boris Diaw (in for Amare Stoudemire, who wa...

Which Boris Diaw will show up under Porter's reign and how will Leandro Barbosa perform without the guidance of the D'Antoni brothers? Suns General Manager Steve Kerr has spoken of limiting Nash to 70 games this season, but that sounds like a risky option. Goran Dragic is promising but you...

By (author unknown) The rotation is going to be a work in progress. The Suns are determined to go deeper into the bench this season but there are 10 guys (Barbosa, Barnes, Bell, Diaw, Dragic??Hill, Lopez, Nash, O'Neal, Stoudemire) who expect to play every day. That's not even counting Alando Tucker, who the Sun...

There is no doubt that there has been consideration for the move, just as the much-debated idea of starting Leandro Barbosa instead of Raja Bell also gets discussed. Raja Bell will probably be the last Sun to come in town, although he had been in and out once already. But Bell has been playing r...

And my biggest fear is that you will become the '06-'07 Heat ... a Shaq-dismal team of semi-inspired vets. They opened with a 42-point home loss to the Bulls, drifted through the regular season and got swept in the first round of the playoffs.

Amare Stoudemire never stops with pushing the Web site. He told me -- jokingly, mind you -- that he is following Chad Johnson/Ocho Cinco's lead and changing his name to amarestoudemire.com. Try getting that on the back of a jersey. Actually, his site's STAT TV is supposed to be posting some vid...

A statistician takes a stab at figuring out how many points Kobe Bryant cost the Lakers by ball-hogging on the night he scored 81. 12, by the way. That's the answer. Passing more, says the Arbitrarian on Hardwood Paroxysm, would have delivered the Lakers 12 extra points in a game they won anywa...

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) The Clippers re-signed unrestricted free-agent center Paul Davis, giving them three players named Davis on their roster. They lured Baron Davis away from the Warriors and signed former Celtic Ricky Davis as a free agent. Maybe they should go to first names on their jerseys instead of last. The only other Davis listed in the NBA.com players list is the Celtics' own Big Baby Davis. The Clipps seem enamored with players named Davis and I wonder what the chances are of the Clippers making a play for Big Baby. Paul Davis averaged 2.5. points and 2.1 rebounds in 22 games with the Clippers last year before a season-ending injury to his right knee Dec. 21. Discuss this topic on the Celtics Green Forums!]   [read the full post]

By Mr. AZ Vibe Another season of Suns Basketball is approaching fast and the team looks to build upon their successes from last season.  New Players, new coaches and a new attitude is what you should expect from the Phoenix Suns this season! The Suns recently released their pre-season schedule which includes the first ever NBA basketball game held outdoors.  Unfortunately, it’s not in the Phoenix Area. Anyways, here’s the Pre-season Schedule so mark your calendars! Wed., Oct. 8 Versus the Atlanta Hawks @ US Airways Center, Phoenix 7 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 9 Versus the Utah Jazz @ Energy Solutions Arena, Salt Lake City 7 p.m. Sat., Oct. 11 Versus the Denver Nuggets @ Indian Wells Tennis Garden, Indian Wells, C.A. 7 p.m. * Wed., Oct. 15 Versus the Atlanta Hawks @ Philips Arena, At...   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) It appears that the Phoenix Suns' back up point guard drama is about to be solved. Goran Dragic said he wouldn't leave his European club to join the Suns and the Suns they felt they could get him to Phoenix anyway. It appears that the Suns won out as Dragic reached a buyout agreement with Spanish club Tau Ceramica and is en route to Phoenix to sign a contract to play for the Suns this season. Dragic has been pegged 34 year old Steve Nash's back up this season and the Suns see him as the franchise's point guard of the future. Although he was their second round pick, they had considered taking him with the 15th pick and they had him ranked as the 2nd best point guard in the draft, right behind Derrick Rose. The Suns feel they have something very special in Dragi...   [read the full post]

Family vacation can wait no longer. Here are some parting orange slices to chew on:     * A while back, it was mentioned that there is a strong chance the Suns would bring back Brian Skinner or Sean Marks into the fold. The thought after the draft was that maybe Marks would be favored, considerin...

It attracted record crowds that included fans as diverse as heiress Nicky Hilton and Suns owner Robert Sarver. Now about the Suns. Then everyone said, 'You guys can't get past the Western Conference finals if you can't play defense,' " he said.

By (author unknown) Most did not realize the Suns had traded for Slovenian point guard Goran Dragic in the second round. The trade was made just a couple picks before San Antonio's 45th pick, which the Spurs used to take Dragic on Phoenix's behalf in exchange for the No. 48 pick (the Suns took Malik Hairston on San...

 AZ - I sincerely hope that Amaré Stoudemire and the rest of the Phoenix Suns take this to heart next season. Otherwise, our long-running drought of NBA titles ...

The Suns will have more workouts Friday, Sunday and Thursday with a new rule allowing them to bring in as many as six at a time. Friday's workout is scheduled to include Texas point guard D.J. Augustin while Sunday's group is slated to feature the likes of Florida power forward Marreese Spreig...

By David Friedman Regardless of what the standings say or what certain "experts" declare, the two strongest and most well rounded teams in the West are the San Antonio Spurs and the Phoenix Suns--and on Wednesday the Suns demolished the Spurs 96-79 in San Antonio. This is the Suns' second win in a row versus the Spurs since acquiring Shaquille O'Neal and just their third win in San Antonio in their last 15 tries. Amare Stoudemire finished with 21 points and four rebounds, leading a parade of six Phoenix players who scored in double figures, including Shaquille O'Neal (16 points on 7-9 shooting plus nine rebounds in just 24 minutes), Leandro Barbosa (14 points) and Steve Nash (12 points, 10 assists, five rebounds). Tim Duncan (23 points, 10 rebounds), Tony Pa...   [read the full post]

By David Friedman An 8-0 run in the last 1:25 enabled the Denver Nuggets to beat the Phoenix Suns 126-120, earning a split in their back to back meetings and moving them past Golden State into the eighth spot in the Western Conference. Allen Iverson scored a game-high 31 points on 9-18 shooting from the field and 11-11 free throw shooting. He also had three assists and two steals. Carmelo Anthony had 25 points, eight rebounds and four assists but he also committed eight turnovers. J.R. Smith again provided scoring punch off of the bench (17 points in 28 minutes). Leandro Barbosa, who has moved into the starting lineup recently due to Grant Hill's groin injury, led Phoenix with 27 points. Amare Stoudemire contributed 25 points and 10 rebounds, though he also had six t...   [read the full post]

By Atma Brother ONE For Warriors fans it was one of those nights. Take your pick of evils: Getting blown out by the San Antonio Spurs.Slipping down to the 9th spot with tonight's Nuggets win against the Suns in Denver. Check out Nuggets Slip Past Suns (126-120) [Bright Side of the Sun] and Pickaxe and Roll for more....

By David Friedman The Boston Celtics quickly patched up any chinks that may have been appearing in their armor. After looking sluggish in back to back losses to New Orleans and Philadelphia, the Celtics took a quick lead against the Phoenix Suns, withstood a strong second quarter rally and completely dominated the second half en route to a 117-97 victory. Kevin Garnett scored 30 points and he also had six assists, though his board work was subpar (just three rebounds). Paul Pierce repeatedly exploited mismatches to score 27 points on 9-16 shooting, posting a glittering, game-high +29 plus/minus rating. All five Boston starters scored in double figures and the Celtics enjoyed a 41-27 rebounding advantage. Center Kendrick Perkins had a game-high 10 rebou...   [read the full post]

By Leitch • You know, it's amazing what we can do with a little blood sample these days. The Phoenix Suns - unsure whether Shaq can stay healthy for the remainder of the season and facing questions about their team depth - have decided to violate the very laws of nature and create several Shaq clones to f...

By Atma Brother ONE Golden State of Mind: What are the pro's and con's of the recent blockbuster trade between the Phoenix Suns and Miami Heat centering around Shaquille O'Neal and Shawn Marion for the Suns? Golden State of Mind: Which if any Western Conference teams will this trade help the Suns match up to b...

By Ryan Jones My dad likes the NBA, but he doesn’t follow it like he used to. When I was growing up in SoCal, we both followed the Showtime Lakers pretty religiously. Then, in 1988, we moved to Phoenix, and while I stayed fiercely loyal (ironic in hindsight, huh?) in the face of all the Laker-hating Suns fans...

By David Friedman Kobe Bryant had 38 points, seven assists and five rebounds as the L.A. Lakers beat the Phoenix Suns 122-115, the Lakers' second victory this season over the team that has knocked them out of the playoffs the past two seasons. Bryant shot 12-20 from the field and 13-14 from the free throw line. Unlike the previous game between the teams, a blowout win in Phoenix, this victory is not a complete surprise because the Lakers have emerged as one of the most improved teams this season. Andrew Bynum scored a career-high 28 points on 11-13 shooting and he also had 12 rebounds, four assists and two blocked shots. Derek Fisher contributed 19 points and six assists and Lamar Odom had 15 points and 14 rebounds, helping the Lakers to enjoy a 47-38 rebounding adva...   [read the full post]

Whether barely surviving yet another hairy night against the Suns -- Steve Nash airballed a 3 that could have tied it at the buzzer -- constitutes fun is debatable, but there's no question that the Mavs at least enjoyed renewing acquaintances with their old Western Conference rivals.

The purpose of this blog is to address the stupidity  and sardonic nature of Phoenix fans and how they love to bring up the past to justify their perceived notions about the two rivals. They love bringing up Kobe's off-court failures, they love to bring up the Suns regular season excellence...

By Paul Coro The Suns are linked the rumors as trade destinations for Kevin Garnett and Kobe Bryant. But it's unlikely to happen.

By Jonathan Feigen(jonathan.feigen@chron.com) It was telling that against the league's fastest team, Yao willed himself to the finish, playing 38½ minutes, scoring 13 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter, when Amare Stoudemire, who finished with 30, scored just two. For whatever it's worth, the Rockets players seemed to want to play.

By la_nikki Kobe’s recent performances really bring up the MVP award again. The MVP (Most Valuable Player) award is supposed to be given to the best player in the league for any given year. Traditionally, it is almost always given to a player on a team with a top record. Consequently, the race to the award t...