Entries from February 2010

Steve Nash honored to carry Olympic torch

February 11th, 2010 · 1 Comment

PHOENIX — Steve Nash was in a predictably disgusted mood after the Suns’ 108-101 loss to the Blazers on Wednesday, but expect his mood to have changed by the time he woke up Thursday morning.
“I’ll forget about it [Thursday] because I’ll be so busy, but right now it’s pissing me off,” Nash said at his [...]

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Tags: Phoenix Suns News · Steve Nash

Blazers 108, Suns 101 — ‘We got our a$$ kicked’

February 10th, 2010 · 11 Comments

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns just can’t stand prosperity.
Back to November form during their five-game winning streak, the Suns had a chance to put some more distance between themselves and the bottom of the West playoff picture Wednesday night with Portland in town.
Instead, the Suns played with no heart or energy and dropped a 108-101 [...]

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Tags: Alvin Gentry · Defense · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns Recap · Portland Trail Blazers

Preview: Blazers (30-24) at Suns (31-21)

February 10th, 2010 · No Comments

Trail Blazers 108, Suns 101
After seemingly playing every other night with their fair share of back-to-backs mixed in, the Phoenix Suns have finally caught a break in their schedule, with just one game slated over the course of 10 days.
But the Suns better not forget that they are not on an early spring break tonight [...]

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Tags: Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns Preview · Portland Trail Blazers

Amare Stoudemire selected to USA National Team

February 10th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Yes, Amare Stoudemire can be in news not centered around trade rumors. The Phoenix Suns forward/center was one of 27 players named to the USA National Team earlier this morning. The roster features 11 former Olympians, including nine gold medalists.
“It means a lot,” Stoudemire said of being named to the USA National Team. “The fact [...]

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ASU grad Pendergraph returns to the Valley

February 9th, 2010 · 1 Comment

For Arizona State University basketball fans, it might seem strange to see one of the program’s greatest players ever in anything but maroon and gold.
No, not James Harden, who spent just two years in Tempe and now dons blue and orange for the Oklahoma City Thunder. I’m talking about Jeff Pendergraph, the four-year forward/center who [...]

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Tags: Portland Trail Blazers

Amare Trade Rumors: Detroit in the mix?

February 9th, 2010 · 19 Comments

With the trade deadline less than 10 days away, the Amare Stoudemire sweepstakes continue, and The Arizona Republic’s Paul Coro recently wrote that another team may have very well thrown their name into the hat. Coro reported a variation to the 76ers deal that was originally rumored to include forward Andre Iguodala and center Samuel Dalembert, with [...]

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Tags: Amare Stoudemire · Detroit Pistons · Philadelphia 76ers · Phoenix Suns Analysis · Phoenix Suns Rumors