PHOENIX – Nearly a year and a half ago, the Suns signed Hedo Turkoglu, Josh Childress, and Hakim Warrick to help Phoenix transition away from the Amare Stoudemire era.
The trio was summoned by Lon Babby to try their hand at replacing one of the NBA’s most dominant offensive big men.
Phoenix’s plan flopped.
Turkoglu was booed out [...]

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PHOENIX — When Josh Childress signed with the Suns, he expected to “anchor the bench.”
Instead he was anchored to the bench.
Not much when right for J-Chill since he starred in last season’s training camp exhibition game.
First he fractured his finger going up for a dunk during a meaningless preseason game and thus wore a splint [...]

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Today we should be talking about the Phoenix Suns opening their season at home against Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder.
We should be discussing the importance of this opening three-game homestand that includes games against the Lakers and Blazers as well and what kind of edge the Suns get with the Thunder having played [...]

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PHOENIX — This is not what Josh Childress signed up for.
He did not leave Greece for Phoenix to fracture a finger during the preseason and then watch his rotation spot disappear just as his injury healed due to a trade he had no control over.
After a lackluster opening to his season, Childress became the 11th [...]

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New Orleans Hornets 109, Phoenix Suns 97
The Phoenix Suns expected everything to be on the line tonight against a New Orleans Hornets squad that two weeks ago they seemed to have a legitimate chance of catching.
At the time the Suns still were seeking a miracle, but it seemed to be a doable miracle if the [...]

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