Entries from June 2009

Gotta love the Big Tweeter

June 9th, 2009 · 1 Comment

If the Suns do trade Shaq this offseason, this social media-crazy organization sure as hell is going to miss the Big Tweeter.
But maybe some won’t, depending on what kind of sense of humor they have.
While reading the USA Today at lunch today, I was very surprised to find a brief about the good Twitterer despite [...]

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Tags: Shaquille O'Neal · Steve Nash · Twitter

Suns scouting near and far

June 8th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Pre-draft festivities have begun and scouts and GMs alike are watching players slide up and down their draft boards daily.  This last week and a half the NBA has hosted group draft workouts, the Reebok Eurocamp and the player combine.

The Phoenix Suns are doing everything in their power to be well-prepared for the June 25 [...]

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Tags: Draft · Steve Kerr

The people have spoken

June 5th, 2009 · 4 Comments

In the past week or so, this here Suns blog has spouted the virtues of trading Nash, Shaq and Amare along with a defense for keeping Amare.
Obviously it would make no sense at all for the Suns to deal all of those guys this summer, nor would they ever do that.
By my estimation, there’s a [...]

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Tags: Amare Stoudemire · Shaquille O'Neal · Steve Kerr · Steve Nash · Trades

Just like old times, Shaq wants LA to win it all

June 4th, 2009 · No Comments

Shaq’s Suns have long since been eliminated from championship contention, the first time Shaq hasn’t reached the playoffs since he was a rookie, but there will still be major Shaquillian overtones at the 2009 NBA Finals, which start tonight in Los Angeles.
Will Kobe win his first title without Shaq and join the Big Aristotle and [...]

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Tags: Los Angeles Lakers · Orlando Magic · Shaquille O'Neal · Twitter

Schwartz: STAT must stay

June 3rd, 2009 · 19 Comments

You can build around Amare Stoudemire, but you can’t build around the 40 cents on the dollar deal that might be out there for the Suns to make.
Therefore, while it would be devastating for the Suns to lose Amare for nothing in a year, it would be even more devastating to prematurely run him out of town.

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Tags: Alvin Gentry · Amare Stoudemire · Phoenix Suns Rumors · Steve Kerr · Trades

Schmitz: Au Revoir Amar’e

June 2nd, 2009 · 26 Comments

When the offseason began it looked more and more like Shaq or Jason Richardson would be the first to go in Kerr’s rebuilding process; a process thought to be centered around Amar’e Stoudemire.
As time has passed and Amar’e has quickly assured Suns fans that he does not plan to bleed purple and orange after next [...]

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Tags: Amare Stoudemire · Draft · Phoenix Suns Rumors · Trades