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Jerry Colangelo

10.26.11

Labor meeting set with 2 more weeks on chopping block, Jerry Colangelo namesake for GCU sports biz school Grand Canyon University, Jerry Colangelo, Lockout, NBA Lockout, Phoenix Suns, Phoenix Suns News, Suns News | (0)
After an unsuccessful round of bargaining with a mediator last week, the NBA owners and players union are set to return to the bargaining table on Wednesday, according to an Associated Press... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
08.05.10

Rajon Rondo, Robin Lopez Added to Team USA Roster Brook Lopez, chris paul, Deron Williams, FIBA World Championship 2010, Jerry Colangelo, Rajon Rondo, Robin Lopez, Suns News | (0)
by Chris TomassonFiled under: Celtics, Suns, FIBA, USA Basketball, FIBA World ChampionshipTeam USA officially lost two star point guards this weekend but they also gained one. USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo said in an interview Sunday with FanHouse that Boston star Rajon Rondo has committed to Team USA, hoping to be part of the team that will play later this summer in the World Championships. Colangelo said he spoke to Rondo on Saturday, and he confirmed his desire to participate. Rondo previously had begged off this summer due a family commitment. During the weekend, Colangelo learned officially that Utah point guard Deron Williams ...
05.09.10

Stoudemire Will Help Recruit Wavering Team USA Players Amare Stoudemire, Gregg Popovich, Jerry Colangelo, Suns News | (0)
by Chris TomassonFiled under: Spurs, Suns, FIBA, USA Basketball SAN ANTONIO -- Amar'e Stoudemire didn't go to college, but that doesn't mean he doesn't know anything about recruiting. The Phoenix star is committed to playing for Team USA at this summer's World Championships in Turkey. When the NBA season is over, he plans to get on the phone with any top players who might be wavering in an effort to convince them to play. "Oh, yeah, absolutely," Stoudemire said. "[They will be told] we haven't won the World Games gold medal since 1994. So it would be a big win for us. Try ...
05.05.10

Colangelo on ‘Los Suns’: No Comment Jerry Colangelo, Robert Sarver, Suns News | (0)
by Sam AmickFiled under: Spurs, Suns, NBA Playoffs, The BonusPHOENIX -- When the Phoenix Suns announced their decision to wear their "Los Suns" jerseys for tonight's Game 2 in part as a protest of Arizona immigration law SB1070, there was some surprise at who was leading this charge. It was team owner Robert Sarver, a staunch member of the same Republican party that drafted and approved the bill. But one day after Sarver's idea was announced and followed by a divided and passionate reaction, the other well-known Republican in the organization chose to distance himself from the situation. Jerry Colangelo, the Suns ...
05.05.10

Suns to Wear ‘Los Suns’ Jerseys in Protest of Arizona’s Immigration Law Alvin Gentry, Jerry Colangelo, Robert Sarver, SB1070, Steve Kerr, Steve Nash, Suns News | (0)
by Sam AmickFiled under: Spurs, Suns, NBA Playoffs PHOENIX -- When it comes to home team signage inside the US Airways Center, the "Los Suns" jerseys that Phoenix will wear for Game 2 Wednesday night are mild by comparison. After all, this is the same venue where a front row Phoenix fanatic donned a fake Spurs jersey for Game 1 that read "The San Antonio Sucks." But the Suns' decision to don their Spanish language tops is infinitely more inflammatory because of what it will represent, a stance that owner Robert Sarver made abundantly clear in a statement released to the media Tuesday. ...
12.03.09

Danny Ainge’s ’96-97 Suns Give Hope to Winless Nets Cotton Fitzsimmons, CottonFitzsimmons, danny ainge, DannyAinge, Jerry Colangelo, JerryColangelo, rex chapman, RexChapman, Suns News | (0)
by Chris TomassonFiled under: Nets, SunsIt got to the point when all Danny Ainge and his family could do to keep sane was laugh.So Ainge's teenage nephew, Owen Toolson, offered up a knock-knock joke."Knock, knock,'' he said to his uncle."Who's there?''"Owen.''"Owen who.'' "Owen-13.''Ainge, you see, coached the Phoenix Suns in 1996-97, and they got off to a 0-13 start. But even Ainge got a kick out of that joke. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
08.19.09

Tip-Off Timer: How ’69 Coin Flip Cursed The Phoenix Suns Connie Hawkins, ConnieHawkins, Jerry Colangelo, JerryColangelo, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, KareemAbdul-jabbar, Lew Alcindor, LewAlcindor, Neal lWalk, Neal Walk, NealLwalk, Suns News, tip-off timer, Tip-offTimer | (0)
Filed under: Bucks, Suns, NBA DraftTip-Off Timer counts down the days until the first game of the 2009-10 season. On Wednesday, there are 69 days remaining.It's been 40 years since Phoenix Suns executive Jerry Colangelo last called "heads" in a coin flip. And it still haunts the franchise today.When that Kennedy half-dollar landed on "tails" in the NBA office that spring day, it meant that the Milwaukee Bucks - and not the Suns - would get the No. 1 pick in the 1969 NBA Draft.The Bucks selected celebrated UCLA center Lew Alcindor, who won a championship in his second season, ...
08.19.09

Tip-Off Timer: How ’69 Coin Flip Cursed The Phoenix Suns Connie Hawkins, ConnieHawkins, Jerry Colangelo, JerryColangelo, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, KareemAbdul-jabbar, Lew Alcindor, LewAlcindor, Neal lWalk, Neal Walk, NealLwalk, Suns News, tip-off timer, Tip-offTimer | (0)
Filed under: Bucks, Suns, NBA DraftTip-Off Timer counts down the days until the first game of the 2009-10 season. On Wednesday, there are 69 days remaining.It's been 40 years since Phoenix Suns executive Jerry Colangelo last called "heads" in a coin flip. And it still haunts the franchise today.When that Kennedy half-dollar landed on "tails" in the NBA office that spring day, it meant that the Milwaukee Bucks - and not the Suns - would get the No. 1 pick in the 1969 NBA Draft.The Bucks selected celebrated UCLA center Lew Alcindor, who won a championship in his second season, ...
07.22.09

Jerry Colangelo Interview Jerry Colangelo | (0)
If you want to hear the Jerry Colangelos take on Steve Nash and the Suns check out this mp3. jerry-colangelo-7-22-09-3