Golden State Warriors 87, Phoenix Suns 85
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s finally here. After a seemingly interminable offseason highlighted by “Gangam Style” parody videos, the downfall of Lance Armstrong, and a shirtless Tim Tebow, the Phoenix Suns are finally back. Their season kicks off tonight against the Golden State Warriors in US Airways Center.
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PHOENIX — For the past two seasons Steve Nash has propped up a roster lacking talent and athleticism, somehow waving his magic wand to propel the Phoenix Suns to the edge of the playoff picture before ultimately falling short. Now without him, this team has no chance.
At least that’s the picture painted by many national [...]

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The Phoenix Suns’ offense during the Steve Nash era was very simple.
Step #1 – Inbound the ball to Steve.
Step #2 – Have a tall yet nimble man set a screen on Steve’s defender.
Step #3 – Watch Steve work his magic.
Step #4 – Run back on defense after the ball goes in the hoop.
Now that Nash [...]

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PHOENIX — They might not lead the league in plus-minus as last year’s starters did for a portion of last season, but the Suns’ starting lineup figures to be good enough to keep the team in most games this year.
It’s anybody’s guess whether the bench will keep pace.
After the Suns’ 2009-10 bench played a pivotal [...]

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As the Phoenix Suns prepare to enter a new era, questions abound about where this organization is headed. The ValleyoftheSuns team takes aim at sorting out some of the crucial issues of the season in our annual season preview post before making a prediction for the campaign and looking back at what went down this [...]

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