Entries from November 2009

Will the Suns’ bench be a source of strength?

November 3rd, 2009 · 2 Comments

PHOENIX — For years Suns fans have gotten used to the following routine: the starters build up a big lead, the bench gives it back, the starters try to hang on for the win.
Those were in the days when Mike D’Antoni wanted eight guys who could play and five guys who would be happy not [...]

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Tags: Bench · Goran Dragic · Phoenix Suns Analysis · Steve Nash

Suns 120, T-Wolves 112 — Channing Frye-d

November 2nd, 2009 · 6 Comments

PHOENIX — Channing Frye hit 26 three-point baskets during his past eight years as a collegiate and pro basketball player.
It only took him three games as a member of the Phoenix Suns to get halfway to that mark after the former Wildcat set a new career high for triples drained in a season during the [...]

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Tags: Amare Stoudemire · Channing Frye · Grant Hill · Jason Richardson · Minnesota Timberwolves · Phoenix Suns Recap

Game Thread: T-Wolves (1-1) at Suns (2-0)

November 1st, 2009 · 3 Comments

Suns 120, Timberwolves 112

After gutting out a win over the Clippers and blowing out the Warriors, it would be easy to pencil tonight’s game against Minnesota in the ‘W’ column before the action even tips off.
That is if the Suns hadn’t lost to bad teams like the Nets, [...]

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Tags: Minnesota Timberwolves · Phoenix Suns Preview