In a move that seemed to come out of nowhere, the Phoenix Suns on Saturday traded Jason Richardson, Hedo Turkoglu and Earl Clark to the Orlando Magic in exchange for Vince Carter, Marcin Gortat, Mickael Pietrus, a 2011 1st round draft pick and about $3 million, according to a Suns release.
ESPN’s Chris Broussard, as well [...]

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PHOENIX — Wednesday night’s game showed all the signs early on of a classic slumpbuster for the Suns.
And then it didn’t. Then it did again.
How it got categorized after the final buzzer ultimately didn’t matter, as the Suns were looking for any kind of win, and they got it, 128-122 over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Coming off a [...]

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PHOENIX — 6-for-28.
No, it isn’t the passing stats of Cardinals’ quarterback Derek Anderson.
It’s what Jason Richardson shot in his past three games.
Yeah, he had a bad week.
The worst of it came in an 104-98 loss to Memphis, in which Richardson shot just 1-of-11 from the field.
Despite the guard’s recent struggles, Phoenix will not be shying away [...]

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When the Suns got hot during the second half last season, they were practically invincible when they won the rebounding battle.
You could say the same thing about this year’s Suns, but the sample size is so small it hardly qualifies as a trend.
Still when you consider Phoenix’s offensive prowess and its ineptness on the boards, [...]

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PHOENIX — After the Suns blew a 23-point advantage in Wednesday’s loss to the Bulls, they worried about becoming a team that earns a reputation for coughing up such leads.
They may have taken the victory Friday against the Clippers, 116-108, but the Suns did nothing to remove the label of a team for which no [...]

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Steve Nash won his first MVP award in large part because of how bad an otherwise spectacular Suns team was in his absence during the 2004-05 season.
Although I doubt Nash will ever be known as “Three Time,” the contrast between Saturday’s ugly loss in Charlotte and tonight’s pretty (offensively at least) 123-116 win over Houston [...]

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