Phoenix Suns News and Rumors
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Sebastian Telfair preparing to build on stellar final month21 minutes ago
Michael Schwartz, valleyofthesun.com PHOENIX — For three months, the Phoenix Suns received the same kind of abysmal backup point guard play they have become accustomed to throughout the Steve Nash era, save for a Dragon sighting... |
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Markieff Morris can use this summer to become the Suns’ defensive specialistMay 15 (yesterday)
Kevin Zimmerman, valleyofthesun.com PHOENIX — Markieff Morris isn’t one to make excuses. Neither the fact of being a rookie nor having only a slim few weeks of training camp time were anything he could control, and looking... |
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How can the Phoenix Suns improve?May 15 (2 days ago)
Michael Schwartz, valleyofthesun.com PHOENIX — Everybody knows the Phoenix Suns need to improve. But the question is with a bundle of cap space, a late lottery pick and no stars aside from a certain 38-year-old free-agent point... |
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Ex-NBA Players Causing Scenes At Recent Major League Baseball GamesMay 14 (3 days ago)
Ananth Pandian, dimemag.com With the Phoenix Suns out of the playoffs, assistant coach Dan Majerle has been enjoying the offseason as you can see from this clip from this past weekend’s Arizona Diamondbacks game. It’s a remarkable catch and as Thunder Dan says in the interview a… |
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Phoenix Suns still last team to come back from 3-1 deficitMay 14 (3 days ago)
Michael Schwartz, valleyofthesun.com This week we once again learned how difficult it is to come back from a 3-1 deficit in a best-of-seven NBA series, something only eight teams have accomplished in NBA history. This year a whopping... |
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Dan Majerle Caught An Automatic Double At Tonight's Diamondbacks GameMay 12 (5 days ago)
Timothy Burke, deadspin.com In his 14-year NBA career, Phoenix Suns star Dan Majerle made his name with intensity and a freakish body. Tonight "Thunder Dan" showed skills in a sport other than basketball, as the swingman—while grabbing a bite at a Chase Field picnic area… |
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Channing Frye makes the Suns much better offensivelyMay 12 (5 days ago)
Michael Schwartz, valleyofthesun.com By the time I reached the end of my 1500-word odyssey on Suns advanced stats from Thursday, I still could not get over the impact Channing Frye has seemed to make on the offensive side of the ball... |
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The 2011-12 Phoenix Suns through advanced statsMay 10 (7 days ago)
Michael Schwartz, valleyofthesun.com Thanks to the NBA’s great new stats tool, today we will delve deeper into the 2011-12 Phoenix Suns’ season with the help of advanced stats. The first half/second half offensive... |
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Michael Schwartz, valleyofthesun.com PHOENIX — A .500 season generally tells the tale of a mediocre team, yet the Phoenix Suns were anything but that this season. Instead they almost seemed to be two completely different squads... |
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Marc Stein, ESPN.com Steve Nash has made his first big basketball decision of the summer, agreeing to become general manager of the senior men's national team for Canada Basketball. |
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Michael Schwartz, valleyofthesun.com PHOENIX — Lon Babby wants the Phoenix Suns to be an elite team. To him, that defines a squad “that’s going to legitimately compete for championships every year.” “That’s what we aspire to,... |
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Phoenix Suns forward Channing Frye had surgery Wednesday on his right shoulder. |
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The Phoenix Suns will have salary cap "flexibility" in the offseason but won't be out spending money just to spend it. |
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Kevin Zimmerman, valleyofthesun.com PHOENIX — For an hour on Wednesday afternoon, Phoenix Suns president of basketball operations Lon Babby talked with the local media about everything from this past season to the future ahead.... |
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Michael Schwartz, valleyofthesun.com PHOENIX — For the past eight seasons, Steve Nash has been the face of the Phoenix Suns franchise, and to borrow a phrase from Lon Babby, its sun, moon and stars as well. But now for the first... |
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Kevin Zimmerman, valleyofthesun.com PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns’ 2011-12 season will be remembered for a frustrating start, a team meeting following the All-Star break and a hopeful push for the playoffs that came to a... |
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Dom Cosentino, deadspin.com These are proving to be dangerous times for NBA mascots. Two weeks ago, Moondog of the Cleveland Cavaliers briefly went to the hospital after getting clocked in the eye by the Pacers' David West. And this week, the Phoenix Suns Gorilla found himself on … |
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Kevin Zimmerman, valleyofthesun.com PHOENIX — Approximately twelve hours after the Phoenix Suns had wrapped up their season with a game that will be remembered as a celebration of Steve Nash more than as a loss to the San Antonio... |
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Timothy Burke, deadspin.com Steve Nash becomes an unrestricted free agent this offseason, and since the Suns didn't qualify for the playoffs, his offseason essentially started last night. Suns fans came out to lament his departure (or beg him to stay) including at least one who de… |
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Al Jefferson got two stiches over his left eye and returned to the game. Nothing was going to keep him from getting the Utah Jazz into the playoffs. |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com The Utah Jazz scored a 100-88 win over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night, a hard-fought, well-earned victory that punched their ticket as the 16th and final entrant into this year's NBA playoffs. First-time playoff coach Tyrone Corbin owed the win, in l… |
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Dime Magazine, dimemag.com You see that? That’s what all those people in Boston and Minnesota used to talk about; what all those people in Utah still talk about. Last night, that was Al Jefferson showing his entire skill set, showing why he should be right up there in the discuss… |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Paul Millsap scored 26 points and Al Jefferson went on a personal 8-0 fourth-quarter run as the Utah Jazz defeated the Phoenix Suns 100-88 Tuesday night to secure a Western Conference playoff spot. |
