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05.10.12

Amar’e Stoudemire Wants to Play With Steve Nash in New York NBA, Suns News, The Wire | (0)
by Marcel Mutoni / @marcel_mutoni The Miami Heat had barely finished putting the New York Knicks out of their mysery for the season, and Amar’e Stoudemire was already beginning his recruitement of prized free agents. Most Knicks fans made themselves feel better last night by dreaming of a full season with a healthy Jeremy Lin next year, but Stoudemire had other, grander ideas. STAT told the media that he’d like to team up with Steve Nash again. Reports the NY Daily News: Amar’e Stoudemire issued a public plea to Steve Nash, his former Phoenix Suns teammate who will be a free agent on July 1, to ...
04.26.12

Steve Nash May Have Played His Final Game as a Phoenix Sun NBA, Suns News, The Wire | (0)
by Marcel Mutoni / @marcel_mutoni Steve Nash continues to insist that he has “no clue” what the future holds for him, as the 38-year old point guard heads into free agency. Many seem to believe he could have played his last game in a Phoenix Suns uniform last night, in a loss to the visiting San Antonio Spurs. Nash, who was second in the NBA in assists this season, has repeatedly talked about the need for the Suns’ front-office to make serious roster improvements, something they have time and again failed to do (Phoenix missed the Playoffs for the second straight year), and ...
03.29.12

Steve Nash ‘Would Definitely Listen’ to a Miami Heat Offer NBA, Suns News, The Wire | (0)
by Marcel Mutoni / @marcel_mutoni Steve Nash will be one of the most prized free agents this summer, and though the point guard (38 years old, and still leading the League in assists) says that returning to Phoenix is what he’d like to do if they’re serious about winning, he’s keeping all of his options open. Those options, apparently, include possibly teaming up with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and the rest of the Miami Heat. (*Gulp*) Nash made an appearance on the Dan Patrick Show today, and said that if Miami made him an offer, he’d listen very carefully: “I’d listen,” Steve Nash ...
02.28.12

Shaquille O’Neal: Steve Nash Didn’t Deserve Two MVPs NBA, Suns News, The Wire | (0)
by Marcel Mutoni / @marcel_mutoni In his first year as a talking head, Shaquille O’Neal has struggled to translate his outsized personality onto the television screen. What the retired big man hasn’t had any trouble with, however, is the ability to give amazing interviews. Shaq spoke candidly with Vibe Magazine about a number of subjects, and here are some choice quotes about former teammate Steve Nash and the rivalry with the Sacramento Kings: VIBE: Some sportswriters think you underachieved because you only won one MVP. Shaq: “Steve Nash is my boy, but I don’t see how the fuck he got it twice. I was ...
01.11.12

Kobe Bryant Enjoying Proving Critics Wrong NBA, Suns News, The Wire | (0)
by Marcel Mutoni / @marcel_mutoni Everyone thought they saw the signs coming: Kobe Bryant’s numbers were headed downward, he was getting up there in age, his body racked by an endless amount of debilitating injuries, he had to deal with a new coach and system (which was supposed to begin tilting towards the team’s two big men), an uneven team, and there was even talk from some corners that LA was about to become a Clippers town. Kobe Bryant’s gradual downfall seemed inevitable to all. All but Kobe Bryant, it seems. The 33-year old future Hall of Famer turned the clock back last night ...
06.28.11

Grant Hill: Lessons to Be Learned from Labor War Lockout 2011, Suns News, The Wire | (0)
by Marcel Mutoni / @marcel_mutoni This isn’t Grant Hill’s first labor rodeo, and even though he’s kept his distance from the boardroom battles, the veteran forward says the painful process of hammering out a new Collective Bargaining Agreement isn’t necessarily an entirely negative experience. According to Hill, just like in 1998-’99, there are important lessons here to learn for the players in their latest fight against NBA team owners. Lockout or no lockout. From Yahoo! Sports: After the ['98-'99 season] was shortened from 82 to 50 games, Hill lost a big chunk of the $6.6 million he was scheduled to make that season. With the ...
04.14.11

Steve Nash’s Murky Future With the Suns NBA, Suns News, The Wire | (0)
by Marcel Mutoni / @marcel_mutoni At 37 years old, Steve Nash put the finishing touches on yet another assist title last night, his 5th in 7 years. And he plans on pulling off this baffling magic act for the next three years. There’s just no telling in which city Nash’s act will take place going forward. The Phoenix Suns failed to qualify for the Playoffs this season, a year after nearly making it the NBA Finals, and are clearly in rebuilding mode. It becomes harder and harder to envision Steve Nash wasting away the twilight of his career in orange and purple. For the time ...
03.23.11

Ron Artest: Lakers/Suns Triple OT ‘Pre-Destined’ NBA, Suns News, The Wire | (0)
by Marcel Mutoni / @marcel_mutoni Last night’s epic battle in Los Angeles was a game of wacky and borderline silly outcomes, as the Lakers and Suns traded blows into the wee hours. In the end, L.A. delivered the knocked punch, after which Ron Artest explained to the media that the interminable game was all part of some type of promotional boxing plan. Or something. Artest’s dizzying heroics led to predictably hilarious postgame interviews, during which Ron-Ron tried to make sense of arguably the wildest night in the NBA this season. From the LA Times: The crowd gasped in frustration, pleading for Lakers forward Ron Artest not ...
01.07.11

Amar’e on Phoenix: ‘It Felt Like I Wasn’t Wanted’ NBA, Suns News, The Wire | (0)
by Marcel Mutoni / @marcel_mutoni STAT makes his triumphant return to Phoenix as a member of the Knicks tonight, a place where despite his spectacular play, he never felt truly appreciated. Stoudemire — on his way to yet an All-Star berth, and having led the stirring turn around in New York — tells the media in Suns-land that he didn’t get his just due during the eight years he played there. From the AZ Republic: Friday, Stoudemire will come out of the visitors’ tunnel at US Airways Center for the first time. Like he often was with the Suns, he will be the ...
07.12.10

Hedo Turkoglu Close to Being Traded for Leandro Barbosa NBA, Suns News, The Wire | (0)
by Marcel Mutoni / @marcel_mutoni The rocky marriage between Hedo Turkoglu and the Toronto Raptors is on the verge of coming to an end. Prepare yourselves for Hedo, Arizona. Late last night, the AZ Republic reported that a trade between Phoenix and Toronto will soon be completed, sending Leandro Barbosa and a few spare parts back to Canada for Turkoglu. And oh yeah, the Suns are also going to land Josh Childress, who’s apparently decided that he’s had enough of Greece: The Suns are on the verge of acquiring forwards Hedo Turkoglu and Josh Childress, swiftly rebounding from the loss of Amar’e ...

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