Luis Scola: A misspent veteran bargain

May 13th, 2013 · 18 Comments

Luis Scola’s first season in the desert didn’t go the way he or the Phoenix Suns had hoped. Throughout the year, Luis did everything he was asked and more, but it wasn’t enough to keep the Suns competitive. The team stumbled to one of the worst records in franchise history. Scola had his lowest scoring [...]

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Is Goran Dragic better without Marcin Gortat?

May 11th, 2013 · 11 Comments

Heading into the 2012-13 season, Marcin Gortat and Goran Dragic were supposed to be the focal points of the Phoenix Suns’ offense. It was assumed by many that Goran Dragic would seamlessly fill Steve Nash’s shoes, especially when it came to running the pick and roll with Gortat. Here’s a fun exercise: close your eyes [...]

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Lindsey Hunter’s status: The case for a coaching change

April 19th, 2013 · 22 Comments

This is not a piece meant to admonish Lindsey Hunter in any way. Hunter went 12-29 as head coach of a Phoenix Suns team which was seriously lacking in talent, chemistry, and motivation. Coming in as the head coach midseason was the equivalent of taking over as pilot of a plane with dead engines. There [...]

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Preview: Houston Rockets (45-35) at Phoenix Suns (24-56)

April 15th, 2013 · 11 Comments

Time: 7 p.m. MST TV: FSAZ Tonight will be a busy night of basketball viewing for Phoenix Suns’ fans. At 7 p.m. MST, the Suns will play their final home game of the year. They take on the Houston Rockets for what feels like the 50th time in the last month. But before tip off [...]

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Preview: Phoenix Suns (24-55) at Minnesota Timberwolves (29-50)

April 13th, 2013 · 4 Comments

Time: 5:00 pm MST TV: FSAZ Three more games and the 2012-13 season is just a bad memory for the Phoenix Suns. Three more games, and this team can begin to move forward; something it hasn’t really done all season. Ever since the preseason optimism surrounding the Suns wore off, it has been very clear [...]

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Phoenix Suns 102, Dallas Mavericks 91 — Leave the beards, take the win

April 10th, 2013 · 39 Comments

What a difference a day makes. The Phoenix Suns reminded us all how good a well-earned victory feels as they defeated the Dallas Mavericks 102-91 at the American Airlines Arena. Last night, the Suns lost in gut-wrenching fashion to the Houston Rockets on a last-second goaltend. Had that defeat, their tenth in a row, caused [...]

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