New Orleans Hornets 85, Phoenix Suns 84
The New Orleans Hornets could be battling this season just to keep their heads above water and out of the cellar in the Western Conference.
But even after the Chris Paul trade rocked the roster from the year prior, the Hornets don’t think they should be counted out, and they’ll get [...]

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PHOENIX — In the short month between Thanksgiving and Christmas, we’ve gone from thinking there would be no NBA season to enjoying a made-for-TV quintuple-header.
In that time general managers have cobbled together rosters on the fly and coaches have rushed through training camps that were equal parts conditioning and implementing new schemes.
Franchises have been completely [...]

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As noted on our season preview show of ValleyoftheSuns Live, many ifs surround the 2011-12 version of the Phoenix Suns. In this season preview edition of 5-on-5, we tell you how we think some of those ifs will shake out before making our preseason picks of the Suns’ record.
Who is the Suns’ most important player other [...]

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During the Seven Seconds or Less era the Phoenix Suns were compared by many to a Formula 1 Ferrari. Very fast, but only if handled by a professional at the peak of his powers (Steve Nash). Given this is such an apt way to describe an NBA team, why not break down the entire league [...]

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — ValleyoftheSuns.com officially announced the additions of three talented writers to its 2011-12 staff today, according to a press release.
You may already be familiar with the work of Kevin Zimmerman, Andrew Lynch and Ryan Weisert, who give us our deepest staff yet and just as importantly provide us with a full five in [...]

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The national media and computer projections sleeping on the Suns has become an annual tradition, but never have the predictions come in so low during the Nash era.
In years past the above statement meant picking the Suns just outside the playoffs or at the very bottom of the West playoff picture.
This year it means picking [...]

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