On this edition of the ValleyoftheSuns podcast, Mike Schmitz, Tyler Lockman and I discuss the altercation involving Channing Frye and Indiana, the importance of this break for the banged-up Suns and what opponent we would most like to see Phoenix face in a potential first-round playoff series.

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PHOENIX — Channing Frye was the most popular player at practice Monday as the team and the rest of Planet Orange anxiously awaits a ruling from the NBA following Saturday’s altercation with the Indiana Pacers.
However, no word came down from the league during the day, and Frye was left to wonder about a possible suspension.
“I [...]

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PHOENIX — At times it seems the NBA schedule would make more sense if a monkey randomly picked team names out of a hat.
But for once, the Phoenix Suns are not complaining, as the five full days they will get off before Friday’s tilt against the Lakers could not have come at a more perfect [...]

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PHOENIX — The last time Planet Orange waited to hear if one of their own would be suspended for a Lakers game, it was pretty obvious what the outcome would be. After all, that was when Raja Bell viciously horse collared Kobe Bryant in Game 5 of their first-round series in 2006.
This time it’s not [...]

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PHOENIX — There are so many unwritten rules in sports that if they were actually written out they might rival Bill Simmons’ Book of Basketball in length.
Tonight in US Airways Center we saw two of them play out: take matters into your own hands when somebody takes a cheap shot at you and always have [...]

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Suns 113, Pacers 105

PHOENIX — On a Daily Dime chat this week, we were talking about how well the Suns bounced back from what could have been a crushing loss to San Antonio with big wins over Denver and the Clippers.
A commenter was impressed with how resilient the Suns have been this [...]

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