Phoenix Suns

By Rafael Uehara We could easily make the argument that once again the Phoenix Suns go as Steve Nash goes. Last season when the Terry Porter experiment took place and they tried playing through Shaq, Nash was ineffective, so were the rest of those guys. Now with the style of offense that suits him better, Nash...

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Steve Nash's appearance in a new episode of the Emmy Award-winning HBO series airs tonight (10:30 p.m. Arizona time). Nash joins athletes such as Michael Phelps and Tom Brady to shoot a cameo on the show. His scene was filmed in mid-May, the perk of a season ending a month prior to that.

Rob Mahoney of Two Man Game: "The Mavs could have allowed the Suns to create a bit too much significance out of the final five games of the season.  Hell, they could have at least let Phoenix make a game out this singular contest, dubbed by Grant Hill as the team's 'World Cup.'  But for whatever r...

The Southern Ledger  United States SUNS 118, LAKERS 111 Shaquille O’Neal scored 33 points as host Phoenix overcame a 49-point performance by Kobe Bryant. Bryant made 18 of a season-high 38 attempts in the 96th 40-point game of his career. The Suns, without Steve Nash for the third ...

If you want to find the best young athletes in the nation, a college campus is a good place to look. The same goes for young sportswriters -- particularly if you're at the University of Arizona reading the sports section of the Daily Wildcat. That's where we discovered Valley of the Suns' Mich...

Grant Hill added 14 points and seven rebounds for the Suns, Leandro Barbosa scored 11 points, Shaquille O'Neal had 10 points and nine rebounds, and Steve ... What Does it Mean? The Suns Lose and Win Against Terrible Teams Phoenix New Times

By Kelly Dwyer Cleveland Cavaliers: 35-8, 89.4 possessions per game (25th), 113 points scored per 100 possessions (3rd), 101.2 points allowed per 100 possessions (2nd).  San Antonio Spurs: 30-14, 88.4 possessions per game (26th), 107.9 points scored per 100 possessions (13th), 104.7 points allowed per...

The Lakers’ win marked the 1000th for coach Phil Jackson, the sixth NBA coach to reach that mark. The 63-year-old has a career record of 1000-423 in more ... Lakers-Celtics earns NBA its highest rating in four years The Canadian Press Year in Review: The Celtics return and the Suns fade Nationa...

9: Phoenix Suns (16-11) - The addition of Jason Richardson has the Suns scoring an NBA-best 112.2 points per game over the past five games while shooting an ... Christmas cheering: 5 NBA games on holiday slate USA Today AthlonSports.com - Arizona Republic

By Drew Barton Second, the help defender A'mare Stoudemire is also spectating. Two other Phoenix defenders can easily see the power of Oden as they are just a few steps away. So on a night when the Phoenix Suns came to town, Roy got ready to kick it up a few degrees.

In the clutter of the Suns' new offense, Steve Nash looks like a hummingbird trapped inside a sandwich bag. Last night against the Lakers, there was an eight-minute stretch over the second and third quarters when nobody except Shaquille O'Neal recorded a single point for the Suns. Amazing...

By showard-cooper@sacbee.com (Scott Howard-Cooper) Now, though, Barnes is in a corridor that leads from the Suns' locker room to the US Airways Center parking structure, staring into the distance and contemplating the world that crashed down around him and the recovery that has improbably taken him to the starting lineup.

Shaquille O'Neal knew he wouldn't escape totally unscathed from the Suns' latest review at the NBA offices. He took the $25,000 fine for "verbal abuse of an official and failure to leave the court in a timely manner" in stride. "It's just like a tax. It's not something I worry about," O'Neal sa...

By rss@youtube.com (asiu1990) PHOENIX, November 16, 2008(AP) -- Shaquille O'Neal made an early exit from Amare Stoudemire's 26th birthday party. Stoudemire and the rest of the already short-handed Phoenix Suns did just fine without him Sunday night. Stoudemire had 29 points and 11 rebounds and the Suns overcame O'Ne...

By J.E. Skeets Key Players Added: Matt Barnes (free agent), Louis Amundson (free agent), Goran Dragic (draft), Robin — ROBIN! — Lopez (draft), Sean Singletary (draft-trade combo for strawberries), Coach Terry Porter, defense Key Players Lost: Gordan Giricek (free agent, Turkey), Brian Skinner (...

On Tuesday, Shaquille O'Neal called a team's decision to intentionally foul him when it has a 10-point-or-more lead "cowardly." His frustration is understandable. The tactic walks the fine line of sportsmanship and mocks the spirit of the game.

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...

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 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 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...

Step Four, commit to Alando Tucker and DJ Strawberry. With Coach Porter’s stated mission to give playing time to more players, these guys are ticketed for bigger roles. And after watching them in the Summer League, I’m ready to see them take those roles on. Tucker can flat fill it up, remindin...

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...

By noreply@blogger.com (David Friedman) The Celtics finished with the best record in the NBA (66-16), while the Lakers had the best record in perhaps the most competitive Western Conference race ever (57-25). The top two seeds have generally not both made it to the Finals in recent seasons but the Celtics and Lakers each vanquished tough foes to advance to the championship round, where Boston earned the right to hoist a 17th championship banner, denying Phil Jackson his 10th coaching title and Bryant his fourth ring as a player and in the process completing the one blank space on the Hall of Fame resumes of Garnett, Allen and 2008 Finals MVP Paul Pierce.   [read the full post]

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...

A few years ago, they held a 2-1 series lead over the Suns in the first round. At the time, I guaranteed the Suns would come back to win it. ... These Lakers not losers of past Press-Enterprise Kobe Bryant: The Jaundiced View of a Superstar The National Sports Review

Coach Michael Cooper's role players established a presence similar to that of the Lakers' Bench Mob. Second year player Sidney Spencer pitched in with 14 points, including 4-6 from long distance, reminding Angelenos that Sasha Vujacic is not the only baller in town with long hair who c...

To review, the Suns talked to Terry Porter on Thursday and will interview Mark Jackson this morning. Those are the only interviews that have been confirmed. Here's what Suns GM Steve Kerr wrote about Porter in a 2003 season preview: "Terry Porter is one of the best people I've ever met in the l...

Every time there’s been a coaching change in Phoenix since then, the new team leader has come from inside the organization, generally from the ranks of assistant coaches such as Paul Westphal, Danny Ainge, Frank Johnson, Scott Skiles…and Mike D’Antoni. That’s led to great continuity an...

Of course, these picks mean nothing if D'Antoni remains and does not listen to Kerr and Sarver's concessions toward defense and development of players, ... Bordow: Five ways to fix the Suns East Valley Tribune Suns' Kerr wants to keep D'Antoni Denver Post

By Ryan But not as painful as Suns-Spurs last year. First, Steve Nash was bloodied and forced to miss substantial time in the closing minutes of a Game 1 loss at home. Then, after scrapping to knot the series at 2-2, the Suns were hit with arguably one of the most unfair penalties in recent sports. As the...

The Suns had all of their big men in foul trouble in Game 1, and still they were right there. Tim Duncan riddled them for forty points and fifteen rebounds, and still, the Suns were right there. In front of a hostile crowd and facing years of playoff heartbreak, the Suns were right there. And they...

You hold the Phoenix Suns to nine points in the fourth quarter of a game where they're playing at home on national TV while attempting to move up the Western Conference standings, and you're obviously a motivated bunch of sorcerers. I've no idea how a team pulls that off without some weird, h...

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....

With the second of a back-to-back game this evening, tonight’s game should be an interesting one. Phoenix is 8-7 on the back end of back-to-back games this season and they have allowed an average of107 points in those games while also scoring an average of 107 points per game. The Suns are 23-...

By Lang Whitaker Tonight: Phoenix at Denver Tomorrow night: Golden State at Dallas Thursday night: Houston at Portland Friday night: San Antonio at Utah, and Dallas at Lakers Sunday: Daytime ABC doubleheader of Golden State at New Orleans, plus Dallas at Phoenix

By David Friedman The teams exchanged some missed shots and turnovers before Nash's pullup three pointer pulled the Suns to within 85-83. Marion often had the job of guarding point guard Tony Parker during key possessions but now that task falls to Hill, who blocked Parker's jumper on the next possession. Stoudemire tied the game with a jumper and after Duncan missed another shot in the paint it was the Suns' turn to make a strategic move. Instead of screening for Nash and letting him get trapped, the Suns had Nash set a middle screen for Stoudemire, who drove to the hoop and got fouled. He split the free throws to put the Suns up one. Earlier in the game, Van Gundy mentioned that Nash, like John Stockton, is an excellent screener but he also pointed out that referees...   [read the full post]

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...

Is this trade an admission that the Suns’ style of play doesn’t work? No. My hoops-savvy pal Kenji reminded me that the 1972 Lakers, which won the NBA title and set the record for consecutive wins, was very much a running team, and they did it with a center, Wilt, who was not fast. Further, the Sh...

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...

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...