Entries from January 2011
Phoenix Suns midseason awards video
January 25th, 2011 · 3 Comments
Tags: Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns Analysis
Philadelphia 76ers 105, Phoenix Suns 95 — One step forward, two steps back
January 24th, 2011 · 23 Comments
A road trip that started off with so much promise has now finished with the Suns just one game better than they began on this five-game, 10-day odyssey that seemed to revive hope and ultimately put the Suns right back they have often been this month a few games below .500.
After dropping a 105-95 decision [...]
Tags: Philadelphia 76ers · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns Recap · Turnovers
Preview: Phoenix Suns (20-22) at Philadelphia 76ers (18-25)
January 24th, 2011 · 4 Comments
Philadelphia 76ers 105, Phoenix Suns 95
It’s not uncommon for a team to come out with a poor effort on the last game of a long road trip when the thought of returning home postgame fills the players’ heads.
Despite the Suns finishing up what will be a 6,475-mile trip spanning over 231 hours by the time [...]
Tags: Marcin Gortat · Philadelphia 76ers · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns Preview
Channing Frye video breakdown
January 23rd, 2011 · 4 Comments
Phoenix Suns forward/center Channing Frye dictates the Suns’ success as Phoenix is 5-0 when he scores 20 or more and 11-1 when he scores 15 or more. This video exemplifies why that’s the case by comparing his sizzling performance against the Wizards with his porous game against the Pistons.
Tags: Channing Frye · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns Analysis
Thoughts on the Suns’ two-headed center of the future, the Detroit collapse, J.J. Hickson and more
January 23rd, 2011 · 6 Comments
Marcin Gortat has long been known as the best backup center in the NBA, and he’s finally starting to show that he would not be a bad option as a starting center either.
Yet although his situation has completely changed from his time in Orlando, in actuality it would still be accurate to refer to Gortat [...]
Tags: Channing Frye · Detroit Pistons · Jason Richardson · Marcin Gortat · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns Analysis · Robin Lopez
Detroit Pistons 75, Phoenix Suns 74 — Motor City meltdown
January 22nd, 2011 · 8 Comments
For much of Saturday night’s matchup with the Detroit Pistons, the Suns looked like a team that had flown in late the night before to play the second game of a back-to-back.
That was because they had, but the Pistons had also done the same and looked it.
It wasn’t a pretty game by any means, but [...]
Tags: Detroit Pistons · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns Recap




