Entries from April 2012

Steve Nash set to explore options, has ‘no clue’ what future holds

April 30th, 2012 · 5 Comments

PHOENIX — For the past eight seasons, Steve Nash has been the face of the Phoenix Suns franchise, and to borrow a phrase from Lon Babby, its sun, moon and stars as well.
But now for the first time since Jerry Colangelo swooped in with a take-it-or-leave-it offer as free agency commenced in 2004, Nash is [...]

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Phoenix Suns season review: A coming of identity

April 27th, 2012 · 13 Comments

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns’ 2011-12 season will be remembered for a frustrating start, a team meeting following the All-Star break and a hopeful push for the playoffs that came to a sudden halt in the second-to-last game of the season.
The lockout reduced, 66-game run was a detriment to all teams, especially those without continuity [...]

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What do Steve Nash’s teammates think he’ll do?

April 26th, 2012 · 22 Comments

PHOENIX — Approximately 12 hours after the Phoenix Suns had wrapped up their season with a game that will be remembered more as a celebration of Steve Nash than as a loss to the San Antonio Spurs, a grey sky and on-and-off drizzle hung over US Airways Center as players cleared out their lockers and went [...]

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San Antonio Spurs 110, Phoenix Suns 106 — A sweet farewell?

April 26th, 2012 · 32 Comments

PHOENIX — The chants sprung up organically with about five and a half minutes left in a season and possibly a legendary Suns career, slowly building to a crescendo that resonated throughout US Airways Center.
“We want Steve, we want Steve, we want Steve!”
Fans leapt to their feet and even teammates Marcin Gortat and Shannon Brown [...]

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Preview: San Antonio Spurs (48-16) at Phoenix Suns (33-32)

April 25th, 2012 · 21 Comments

San Antonio Spurs 110, Phoenix Suns 106
Could this be the end of the road for Steve Nash in a Phoenix Suns jersey?
After a month of de facto playoffs in which the Suns had to continue winning to keep their postseason hopes flickering, Suns fans are left with the sobering reality that they could be saying [...]

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Utah Jazz 100, Phoenix Suns 88 — Botched play-in game

April 25th, 2012 · 48 Comments

That’s it, that’s all folks.
Despite an improbable run to turn around what was once a 12-19 season, the Phoenix Suns’ playoff hopes are officially squashed after they fell to the Utah Jazz 100-88 in Salt Lake City on Tuesday night.
Thanks to a trio of monster double-doubles from Paul Milsap (26-15), Al Jefferson (18-16) and Derrick [...]

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