Comments on: The Suns don’t shine in Tucson http://valleyofthesuns.com/2008/12/06/the-suns-dont-shine-in-tucson/ Phoenix Suns basketball blog. The hottest source in the Valley for Suns news, rumors and analysis with a fresh perspective from ESPN's TrueHoop affiliate. Sun, 20 May 2012 07:12:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Mike http://valleyofthesuns.com/2008/12/06/the-suns-dont-shine-in-tucson/comment-page-1/#comment-24596 Mike Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:56:27 +0000 http://valleyofthesuns.com/?p=947#comment-24596 Of course, I should have checked the Valley of the Suns for this answer. This is extraordinarily frustrating and confusing. Granted, lots Tucson people have some Napoleon complex with Phoenix but I'm sure there are enough Suns fans here to make it worthwhile to air. Of course, I should have checked the Valley of the Suns for this answer. This is extraordinarily frustrating and confusing. Granted, lots Tucson people have some Napoleon complex with Phoenix but I’m sure there are enough Suns fans here to make it worthwhile to air.

]]> By: Eric B http://valleyofthesuns.com/2008/12/06/the-suns-dont-shine-in-tucson/comment-page-1/#comment-241 Eric B Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:13:35 +0000 http://valleyofthesuns.com/?p=947#comment-241 There's one issue. Tucsonans don't generally root for Phoenix teams. I run into more Spurs fans (back from the Sean Elliot days, of all things) than Suns fans. TV availability has very little to do with it -- it's that we, as Tucsonans, are culturally distinct from Phoenix and have little interest in the sports teams. The transplants that Tucson gets bring their team allegiances from their home towns. Steve Kerr as a GM does help a little. A Wildcat selected with a first round pick rather than selling them off would probably do more than local TV, however. There’s one issue. Tucsonans don’t generally root for Phoenix teams. I run into more Spurs fans (back from the Sean Elliot days, of all things) than Suns fans. TV availability has very little to do with it — it’s that we, as Tucsonans, are culturally distinct from Phoenix and have little interest in the sports teams. The transplants that Tucson gets bring their team allegiances from their home towns.

Steve Kerr as a GM does help a little. A Wildcat selected with a first round pick rather than selling them off would probably do more than local TV, however.

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