Entries Tagged as 'Amare Stoudemire'

Phoenix Suns notes: Nash, Amare and scheduling fun

January 22nd, 2012 · 16 Comments

The one story that won’t go away this season features this simple yet excruciating question: Will the Suns trade Steve Nash, and if so what can they get for him?
Every time they lose a few games — as the Suns recently did in dropping five straight — the Nash whispers will grow a little louder. [...]

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Tags: Amare Stoudemire · Future · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns Analysis · Steve Nash

How the Phoenix Suns shut down Amare Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony

January 19th, 2012 · 12 Comments

It’s no surprise to see Amare Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony have inefficient shooting nights.
Even Spike Lee would admit that STAT (40.8 FG%) and Melo (41.1 FG%) are high-volume chuckers with awful shot selection.
But it was somewhat shocking to see a Phoenix Suns team that just allowed 118 points to the Derrick Rose-less Chicago Bulls hold [...]

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Tags: Amare Stoudemire · Defense · Grant Hill · Marcin Gortat · New York Knicks · Phoenix Suns

Preview: Phoenix Suns (4-9) at New York Knicks (6-7)

January 18th, 2012 · 20 Comments

Phoenix Suns 91, New York Knicks 88
The Phoenix Suns will meet up with Amare Stoudemire and his New York Knicks tonight for the first time in Year 2 following their divorce, and thus far this season neither side is benefiting from the separation.
The Suns’ offense has fallen from the ranks of the elite down to [...]

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Tags: Amare Stoudemire · New York Knicks · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns Preview

10 ways the labor agreement impacts the Phoenix Suns

December 1st, 2011 · 22 Comments

This past year NBA front offices were stuck in limbo in that they could only evaluate each potential decision based on the current system, not the system those decisions would end up impacting.
With the lockout all but over, those poor general managers now have a road map by which to base future decisions.
Now it’s time [...]

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Tags: Aaron Brooks · Amare Stoudemire · Free Agency · Future · Jared Dudley · Lockout · Lon Babby · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns Analysis · Robert Sarver · Steve Nash

Former Suns All-Stars: The original super team

November 9th, 2011 · 1 Comment

In hopeful anticipation of the NBA lockout coming to an end, let’s revisit one of last season’s major themes: super teams. LeBron made his “Decision” and formed the Heat’s version of the Big Three (or Big Two and a Half for those of you who aren’t Chris Bosh fans.) Before them, the Celtics trio of [...]

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Tags: Amare Stoudemire · Jason Richardson · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns Analysis

Steve Nash checks in at No. 14 in ESPN’s #NBARank

October 14th, 2011 · 4 Comments

This summer ESPN’s NBA editors undertook a project to rank every player in the NBA based on their current ability, a process that involved 91 experts including members of the TrueHoop Network.
Then one by one from 500 down to one the editors have revealed the names on Twitter and solicited reader feedback, which has then [...]

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Tags: Amare Stoudemire · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns News · Robert Sarver · Steve Nash