The Channing Frye I knew at the University of Arizona was predominately an inside player with a sweet jumper stretching out to about 15 feet.
When he hit a three ball to put Arizona up 12 with six minutes to go in the 2005 Elite Eight against Illinois (my mind blanks on what happened the rest [...]

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Amid the optimism that reigned on Media Day, to a man the Suns acknowledged what’s largely expected to be their Achilles’ heel: defensive rebounding.
Say what you want about how Shaq’s addition adversely affected the Suns’ style, but corralling defense rebounds to start fastbreaks was one of the biggest original reasons the Suns decided to pull [...]

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Former UA head coach Lute Olson, who coincidentally attended some of Suns training camp this week, always used to say that college players make their biggest improvements between their freshman and sophomore seasons.
It will certainly be interesting to see if that holds true for Suns guard Goran Dragic as he enters his sophomore NBA season.
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Is because we get pictures of ritualistic rookie hazing (the good kind only, of course), courtesy of none other than Mr. @JaredDudley619, and another reason I love Facebook is because we get video of that same night, courtesy of none other than Mr. Steve Nash’s fan page:

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If you’re like me, you’ve been waiting with bated breath for the NBA to finally announce its social media policy for the 2009-10 season.
That day finally came on Wednesday, and I can’t say I’m unhappy with any of it.
Writes ESPN’s Marc Stein:

The NBA formally announced its new social media guidelines Wednesday, informing teams through [...]

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