After an incredibly impressive defensive performance last night in New Orleans, the Phoenix Suns crash landed hard in Oklahoma City. Though the score ended up as only a 10-point differential, the game definitely looked and felt like a blowout.
Coming off their first win of the season, the Suns faced a back-to-back for the first time [...]
Entries from December 2011
Oklahoma City Thunder 107, Phoenix Suns 97 — Defensive roller coaster continues
December 31st, 2011 · 22 Comments
Tags: Oklahoma City Thunder · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns Recap
Preview: Phoenix Suns (1-2) at Oklahoma City Thunder (4-0)
December 31st, 2011 · 9 Comments
Oklahoma City Thunder 107, Phoenix Suns 97
By beating the New Orleans Hornets and avoiding a three-game losing skid to begin their season, the Phoenix Suns showed that they’re nowhere close to going into panic mode.
But against the Oklahoma City Thunder tonight in Oklahoma City, the Suns will need Friday’s effort and then some.
Phoenix’s first win [...]
Tags: Oklahoma City Thunder · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns Preview · Steve Nash
Phoenix Suns 93, New Orleans Hornets 78 — Defensive lockdown
December 31st, 2011 · 14 Comments
It came against a New Orleans Hornets squad missing its leading scorer that won’t remind anybody of the Seven Seconds or Less Suns even at full strength following the Chris Paul trade.
But for the Phoenix Suns – the Phoenix Suns – to hold an NBA opponent to 28.9 percent shooting for an entire game is quite [...]
Tags: Defense · New Orleans Hornets · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns Recap
Preview: Phoenix Suns (0-2) at New Orleans Hornets (2-0)
December 30th, 2011 · 14 Comments
Phoenix Suns 93, New Orleans Hornets 78
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns will hit the road for the first time this season in search of their offense and their first win of the season.
They will also get a shot at revenge in New Orleans after the Hornets knocked them off in the opener on Eric Gordon’s [...]
Tags: New Orleans Hornets · Offense · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns Preview
Michael Redd signing complicates Suns’ bench
December 29th, 2011 · 19 Comments
The Phoenix Suns’ 2009-10 bench morphed into an elite unit for a number of reasons, but chief among them was the fact that everybody knew their roles and the core of players that made up the bench complemented each other perfectly.
After signing Michael Redd on Thursday, the Phoenix Suns’ roster will house 13 players with [...]
Tags: Bench · Michael Redd · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns Analysis
Phoenix’s offensive woes go well beyond Michael Redd
December 29th, 2011 · 19 Comments
As Zimmerman wrote earlier today, the Phoenix Suns could potentially catch lightning in a bottle with Michael Redd.
Despite two major knee surgeries, the 32-year-old comes to Phoenix with virtually zero risk. Sure, he’s only played 28 games in the past two seasons, but for the veteran minimum he’s more than worthy of an injury flyer.
If [...]
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