Entries from October 2009

I think I’m going to the Mercury game tonight

October 9th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Assuming the scalpers’ prices aren’t too high, I do indeed plan on attending Game 5 of the WNBA Finals tonight, just like I said I would if the series were to come back to Phoenix for a deciding game (I also should have not procrastinated when free tickets were available).
Quite honestly, I’m pretty excited for [...]

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Tags: Fans

The Suns’ X-factor: Earl Clark

October 8th, 2009 · 6 Comments

PHOENIX — Nobody involved with the Suns’ organization wants to put anything close to expectations on Earl Clark, and after what happened when Robin Lopez and Goran Dragic were hyped a bit last year I can see why.
But I don’t work for the Suns so I’m free to say this: Earl Clark is a very, [...]

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Amare ‘ahead of schedule’ after preseason victory

October 7th, 2009 · 3 Comments

PHOENIX — Suns fans got their first taste of 2009-10 Phoenix Suns basketball, and all in all Phoenix’s 111-80 victory over Belgrade Partizan was a rusty performance that had its moments.
Considering Steve Nash missed the game with a chest cold, the offense’s occasional sputtering was understandable, especially because the team exploded for 71 points in [...]

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Tags: Amare Stoudemire · Earl Clark · Goran Dragic · Jared Dudley · Louis Amundson · Phoenix Suns Recap

Lopez hurt right when he was starting to get it

October 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment

PHOENIX — It’s never a good sign when a player gets hurt in the intrasquad scrimmage, but that’s the situation the Suns face after Robin Lopez underwent surgery today to repair a broken fifth metatarsal in his left foot.
The good news is that about half of the six-to-eight week timetable for his recuperation will come [...]

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Tags: Earl Clark · Louis Amundson · Phoenix Suns News · Robin Lopez

The preseason is finally here

October 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment

It’s not exactly Suns-Spurs in late May, but when Partizan Belgrade comes to town tonight at 7 p.m. at US Airways Center there will be a hint of excitement in the air because along with it brings the start of another NBA season.
Suns fans have been waiting quite some time for that to be the [...]

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Tags: Earl Clark · Phoenix Suns Preview · Robin Lopez · Steve Nash

Fropez out 6-8 weeks with broken foot

October 5th, 2009 · No Comments

And just like that Channing Frye’s role got that much bigger.
Frye will be alone at the center spot after Robin Lopez undergoes surgery Tuesday to repair his broken left foot that he injured during Saturday’s scrimmage taking the ball to the hole. The prognosis calls for Lopez to miss 6-8 weeks, which means he will [...]

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Tags: Channing Frye · Robin Lopez