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Alvin Gentry

01.25.12

Toronto Raptors 99, Phoenix Suns 96 — Road trip hangover Alvin Gentry, Phoenix Suns, Phoenix Suns Recap, Robin Lopez, Steve Nash, Suns News, Toronto Raptors | (0)
PHOENIX — Much has changed about the Phoenix Suns since Steve Nash signed as a free agent before the 2004-05 season yet one constant had remained: the Suns always beat the Toronto Raptors. Not... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
01.09.12

Level-headed Suns not putting too much stake in blowouts Alvin Gentry, Phoenix Suns, Steve Nash, Suns News | (0)
PHOENIX — After the Phoenix Suns started off the season losing three of their past four games, there wasn’t a whole lot of panic coming out of the locker room. Even the shortened season... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
01.09.12

Alvin Gentry loves Tim Tebow Alvin Gentry, Phoenix Suns, Suns News, Tim Tebow | (0)
PHOENIX — Count Alvin Gentry as a member of the Tim Tebow fan club. The Suns’ head coach stepped to the podium for his postgame press conference Sunday night and immediately began gushing... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
01.03.12

Suns’ defense holding down individual players, still a work in progress Alvin Gentry, Phoenix Suns, Phoenix Suns Analysis, Suns News | (0)
PHOENIX — Here’s some paradoxical food for thought. Despite terrible shooting and the lack of a potent scoring threat on the roster, the Phoenix Suns have produced the game’s... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
12.27.11

Still about offense: Suns want to speed it up, work on timing Alvin Gentry, Jared Dudley, Markieff Morris, Phoenix Suns, Phoenix Suns News, Shannon Brown, Suns News | (0)
PHOENIX — Timing is everything in basketball. Cut or screen too soon or too late, and the offensive play crumbles. The Phoenix Suns, like every other NBA team, haven’t had much practice... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
12.26.11

Preview: New Orleans Hornets (0-0) at Phoenix Suns (0-0) Alvin Gentry, Marcin Gortat, New Orleans Hornets, Phoenix Suns Preview, Robin Lopez, Steve Nash, Suns News | (0)
New Orleans Hornets 85, Phoenix Suns 84 The New Orleans Hornets could be battling this season just to keep their heads above water and out of the cellar in the Western Conference. But even after the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
12.13.11

Markieff Morris adjusting to NBA, Sebastian Telfair standing out Alvin Gentry, Markieff Morris, Phoenix Suns, Phoenix Suns News, Sebastian Telfair, Suns News | (0)
PHOENIX — There were many victims of the NBA lockout, but so far as the players are concerned nobody was hurt more than the rookies. Not only did they have nothing to fall back on financially... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
10.24.11

Alvin Gentry the lineup optimizer Alvin Gentry, Mike DAntoni, Phoenix Suns, Phoenix Suns Analysis, Suns News | (0)
Last month I discussed Ian Levy’s findings on which coaches are most effective at doling out minutes, in which Alvin Gentry was ranked the sixth-most effective coach of the 45... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
09.21.11

Gentry, D’Antoni superb in most quantifiable coaching stat: doling out minutes Alvin Gentry, Jared Dudley, Mike DAntoni, Phoenix Suns, Phoenix Suns Analysis, Suns News | (0)
Some years it seems like a coach or manager has the Midas Touch, whereby every player they put in the game produces at a high level. Other times a coach establishes roles to the extent you know... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
08.05.11

How much do NBA coaches matter? Alvin Gentry, Mike DAntoni, Phoenix Suns, Phoenix Suns Analysis, Suns News | (0)
With a record 11 championships to his credit, it’s easy to argue that Phil Jackson is the greatest coach in NBA history. Then again it would be hard not to rack up the rings coaching Michael... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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