There aren’t many NBA teams that can get outrebounded 49-32, allow 68 points in the paint, surrender 20 offensive rebounds and come away victorious. But then again, there also aren’t many teams that can shoot the three ball like the Phoenix Suns.
The Suns overcame their defensive and rebounding ineptitude by drilling the two-time defending champion Los [...]

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PHOENIX — When O.J. Mayo drilled a pair of foul shots with 3.7 seconds left to stretch Memphis’ lead to four and send many Phoenix fans streaming toward the exits, the end result appeared to be nothing more than a formality.
When Jason Richardson banked home a three from 29 feet out to cut the lead [...]

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Down two with 0.4 seconds on the clock, the Phoenix Suns were headed toward their fourth loss in five games. But head coach Alvin Gentry drew up a masterful play to game MVP Jason Richardson, who scored 38 points and tipped in a lob feed from Grant Hill as time expired in regulation.
Here’s the game-tying [...]

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PHOENIX – Rome wasn’t built in a day and neither was the Nash-to-Amare connection that was the signature of the Phoenix franchise for over half a decade.
“We’re still trying to learn from one another and have a feel for what guys like to do and where they like to get the ball,” Suns coach Alvin [...]

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PHOENIX — When the Phoenix Suns acquired Jason Richardson in December 2008 he was just another dynamic scorer in a starting lineup featuring all-timers such as Steve Nash, Amare Stoudemire, Shaq and Grant Hill.
Back then he was just trying to fit in, but with Amare departing this summer and Shaq long gone, J-Rich has become [...]

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On Monday we focused on breaking down what the Phoenix Suns small forwards need to improve upon before next season, and now we move on to the guards. Here are the offseason to-do lists for Steve Nash, Goran Dragic, Jason Richardson and Josh Childress:
Steve Nash
Most two-time MVPs have nearly no weaknesses, and Steve Nash is no [...]

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