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01.30.09

A New Brand of Basketball Featured, Trade Rumors | (0)
**Scratch That, Brand out for the year** Word on the street is that the Phoenix Suns are looking to trade Amare for Elton Brand. After another disheartening defeat to the San Antonio Spurs the Phoenix Suns may need to throw in the towel on their current line up. Once upon a time the running and gunning Suns would strike fear in the eyes (and legs) of their opponents through the break neck speed at which they played. The one obstacle, much like a rock, that always looked to stand in their way was the Spurs. Folks, that rock is not moving. Within the ...
01.30.09

Spurs exploit Suns awful D Phoenix Suns, San Antonio Spurs, Suns News | (0)
When your toughest defensive player is a 36-year-old on a reconstructed ankle, you have a roster of bums offensive players. Watching the Suns refuse to play help defense on countless Tony Parker forays into the lane- just made it a matter of time. A matter of time until the Spurs made a run and Suns folded.Terry Porter, hacking Bruce Bowen makes no sense- especially in a TIE GAME. Sure he's shooting 28 percent. He shot more free throws in this game than he had all season. Way to kill any momentum you had. Here's a thought. When the Spurs hack ...
01.28.09

Amare water cooler talk Players | (0)
You've got to love it when trade rumors surface in Toronto and New York about a player being on the block in Arizona. That's what we saw over the weekend, as outlets in both places had Suns forward Amar'e Stoudemire being traded before the deadline. They probably should have checked with the Suns, however, as a source close to the situation told HOOPSWORLD today that there is absolutely no truth to the notion that they're shopping Amar'e. It's not hard to see where the trade talk is coming from. Shaquille O'Neal isn't happy about the level of intensity he's seeing from ...
01.25.09

Suns Hawks game notes Atlanta Hawks, Phoenix Suns, Suns News | (0)
1ST HALFAmare is somewhere else. 5 turnovers. Why doesn't Porter sit him?Mike Bibby's headband is so big. It looks like he has a head injury and he's wearing a bandage. Joe Johnson starting to heat up. Grant Hill isn't guarding him despite forcing him into 4-21 when these teams played a couple weeks ago.Flip Murray getting it going against the Suns again.When Josh Smith posts Amare he spins middle into a left-handed shot. EVERY TIME. What does Stoudemire do to defend it? Nothing. He isn't aware a lefty is going to his strong hand.Hawks are piling up the fouls trying ...
01.24.09

It’s not working. Uncategorized | (0)
"We lost our belief," Nash said....
01.23.09

Lottery Bound? despair, Phoenix Suns, Suns News | (0)
It makes me sad to say this: the Suns have become unwatchable. It really seems like players are lost or they quit. The lack of intensity is so obvious that other teams' announcers are troubleshooting the Suns. Amare ends up starting the All Star Game and celebrates by getting torched by Boris Diaw, his former overpaid backup.As the losses mount (3 straight, 5 out of 6), it's becoming clearer this group is awful defensively. Offensively they're totally dependent on Shaq and while Nash has been a trooper sacrificing shots- the loss of his offense is killing the team. Terry Porter ...
01.22.09

Amare Starts Players | (0)
Amare is going to start his first ASG. While his play of late has been questionable he earned a starting spot on the floor during the game that will be hosted in Phoenix.
01.22.09

Yes. I’m in Phoenix now Featured, Players | (0)
Under four years of coach Mike D'Antoni Leandro Barbosa become the star of the Phoenix bench. The "Brazilian Blur" shared his ascent from relative unknown to winning the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year Award in 2007. As Bob Dylan once wrote, times they are a changing. D'Antoni left for the New York Knicks, friends Raja Bell and Boris Diaw were traded to Charlotte and then on a personal non basketball related matter his mother succumbed to pneumonia in November. "It's been tough," Barbosa said after Phoenix's loss to D'Antoni's Knicks on Wednesday. "I guess it's tough for everyone. I was really close to my mom." Barbosa ...
01.22.09

The Knicks Win Again to Remain on a Roll Suns News | (0)
David Lee had 25 points and 16 rebounds, and Nate Robinson shook off his slump to score 20 points in the Knicks’ victory over the Phoenix Suns.
01.21.09

Is Amare a franchise player? Amare Stoudemire, Phoenix Suns, Suns News | (0)
The stinker against the Celtics is festering on my DVR and I really can't bring my self to watch it. The box score said reactions said enough. Sure, it was the team's fourth game in five nights and the previous three were tightly contested battles. Sure it's tough to beat the champs on their home floor. But this team has four former All Stars who've been 1st team All NBA, 2 former MVPS, a 2 time Slam Dunk champ, a Sixth Man of the Year, young role players and veterans who'll scrap and hustle. The pedigree isn't helping on the ...

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