Chase Budinger.
ASU and Arizona fans don’t often agree on much, but the majority of fans from both schools would certainly prefer that the Suns stay far, far away from the UA swingman.
Wildcat fans don’t want him because they have seen him blossom into a very good college player but not the superstar who shared co-MVP [...]

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Here at ValleyoftheSuns we have spent so much time analyzing who the Suns SHOULD consider picking 14th overall, but what about who the Suns SHOULDN’T have on their draft board?
Every year a couple of scrubs sneak into the top 15 or 20 of the draft, leading a number of coaches and GM’s to “drink the cool-aid” [...]

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When I woke up Sunday morning, my dad asked me if I was surprised that those Shaq to Cleveland rumors were blowing through the mainstream media again.
Well, no, I kind of wrote about how this Shaq for Ben Wallace and Sasha Pavlovic deal should be revisited by both sides after the Cavs were eliminated because [...]

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With all the attention on the Suns’ upcoming lottery pick, Phoenix’s two second-round picks often go unnoticed.  Although the Suns haven’t had a second-round pick of note in the last decade, the 48th and 57th picks this year should very well improve the Suns’ roster due to the depth at the back end of this [...]

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Larry Bird always is and always will be known as a Celtic, Magic Johnson is and always will be known as a Laker and Michael Jordan is and always will be known as – oh right, almost forgot about that second retirement.
But Jordan playing for the Wizards, Malone the Lakers and Ewing the Sonics is [...]

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Sorry for giving away the final, but at least all of you who want Amare to be dealt can’t say that he has never led the Suns to a victory in June anymore, and against a Western Conference finalist to boot. OK, so it came on Jimmy Kimmel’s “The Team Mating Game” on Sunday night [...]

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