On his way out of the interview room after the Suns’ 124-112 Game 2 defeat, Suns head coach Alvin Gentry told the assembled reporters that he’s open to suggestions ….. “even from the media.”
Well, Coach, since you asked ………
I traded e-mails with former Mavs stat guru Wayne Winston on Thursday (who’s also writing about the [...]

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The Los Angeles Lakers displayed again in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals why they are the defending NBA champions, putting the Phoenix Suns in a 2-0 hole. As the Suns try to rebound and find a way to match up with the Lakers, here’s what they’re saying across the nation…

Sebastian Pruiti of TrueHoop [...]

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The Phoenix Suns’ 36-9 sprint to the Western Conference Finals came so easily that when they lost it was just because they didn’t shoot well or the other team played out of its mind or they were playing their fourth game in five days.
And even then they usually lost just barely.
Two games into the Western [...]

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It may be time to issue an all points bulletin for the Phoenix Suns All-Star power forward, because he’s nowhere to be found thus far in the Western Conference Finals.
After turning in a mediocre performance in Game 1 with 23 points (the team lead, to be fair) and just three rebounds, Amare Stoudemire disappointed again [...]

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Western Conference Finals Game 2

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Lakers 124, Suns 112

The playoffs are all about adjustments.
After Andre Miller went off in Game 1 of the Portland series, Suns head coach Alvin Gentry switched Grant Hill onto Miller and the Suns won Game 2 by 29 and cruised from there.
Something tells me that slowing down Kobe Bryant and [...]

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There are many reasons the Phoenix Suns lost Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals.
Their defense was tissue soft, Amare Stoudemire didn’t rebound or do much of anything in the paint and the Suns didn’t play with the same rhythm and intensity that characterized their 36-9 run to the conference finals.
All this is accurate, but [...]

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