Phoenix Suns 95, Charlotte Bobcats 89
Typically, this preview would focus on the statistical differentials between the teams in various advanced metrics — offensive rebound rate, effective field goal percentage and the other Four Factors — but this isn’t a typical game. This is a clash between a Suns team that can’t seem to find any [...]

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PHOENIX — Every time the Suns’ season seems to be careening toward a “wait til next year” cliff, they pull off a resounding victory over a likely playoff team.
After an uninspiring 2-4 start they whacked the Blazers. Then after five losses in a row they upset the Knicks and Celtics on the road. Now they [...]

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Steve Nash unveils “The Corn Chopper” aka the “most epic snowboard trick ever” in the heart of downtown Phoenix in his latest Vitaminwater video.

Nash, Dudley leading Tweeter of the Year race

@SteveNash and @JaredDudley619 are leading the way in the voting for HoopsHype’s Tweeter of the Year award for 2011.
As of this writing, Nash leads with [...]

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PHOENIX — Timing is everything in basketball. Cut or screen too soon or too late, and the offensive play crumbles.
The Phoenix Suns, like every other NBA team, haven’t had much practice time — not even casual pick-up games — to construct well-timed execution, and that had a great deal of impact in their season opening [...]

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PHOENIX — Lon Babby and Lance Blanks recruited Shannon Brown to Phoenix with hopes that the 6-foot-4 leaper would infuse the Suns with much-needed athleticism, defense and perimeter scoring.
Brown proved his worth in two seasons with the Lakers, and for a 26-year-old aiming to finally crack an NBA starting lineup, Phoenix seemed to be the [...]

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PHOENIX — The Suns brought US Airways Center to Grand Canyon University Arena Wednesday during the squad’s annual intrasquad scrimmage that broke up the monotony of training camp drills.
GCU looked and sounded like a typical Suns game with their game operations staff and cheerleaders entertaining the crowd in what is an extra exhibition game for [...]

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