Entries Tagged as 'Leandro Barbosa'

Dragic to sit; Hill, Dudley to back up Nash

March 4th, 2010 · No Comments

PHOENIX — Goran Dragic will miss tonight’s game with a sprained right ankle, and with Leandro Barbosa already out that means Steve Nash will be the team’s only option at the point guard spot.
“We pay Nash a lot of money, he can go 48 minutes,” head coach Alvin Gentry joked.
In all seriousness that means Grant [...]

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Tags: Goran Dragic · Grant Hill · Jared Dudley · Leandro Barbosa · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns News · Steve Nash

Amare Trade Rumors: Suns really want Iguodala

February 7th, 2010 · 25 Comments

Suns fans spend a lot of time considering many potential Amare Stoudmire trade rumors that may or may not be just conjecture, but clearly the one involving Philadelphia and Andre Iguodala has some legs.
According to ESPN’s Marc Stein, Suns VP of basketball operations David Griffin took in Friday’s Philly-New Orleans game in person, and I [...]

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Tags: Amare Stoudemire · Jason Richardson · Leandro Barbosa · Philadelphia 76ers · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns Rumors

The latest from Meathawk: Avatar

February 1st, 2010 · 4 Comments

It’s been a while since Steve Nash and his production company — Meathawk — produced a new video clip. I guess losing seven of nine games will do that to you. But the Suns have now won two straight, and Meathawk is back, Avatar style, featuring a blue version of Leandro Barbosa.

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Tags: Leandro Barbosa · Phoenix Suns · Steve Nash

LB to undergo wrist surgery, miss a month

January 23rd, 2010 · 2 Comments

PHOENIX — Suns guard Leandro Barbosa will miss about a month after the team decided he should undergo surgery to remove a cyst from his ailing right shooting wrist, GM Steve Kerr announced about 45 minutes before the Suns were set to take on the Golden State Warriors on Saturday. The surgery will take place [...]

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Tags: Jason Richardson · Leandro Barbosa · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns News

Preview: Bulls (18-22) at Suns (25-18)

January 22nd, 2010 · No Comments

Bulls 115, Suns 104
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns have gotten contributions all year from West All-Star starters Steve Nash and Amare Stoudemire.
The rest of the rotation players have all spent time as key cogs during some games and utter flops during other games.
My focus will continue to be on guys 3-10 in the rotation when [...]

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Tags: Channing Frye · Chicago Bulls · Jason Richardson · Leandro Barbosa · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns Preview · Robin Lopez

Preview: Nets (3-37) at Suns (24-18)

January 20th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Suns 118, Nets 94
If there is one game that the Phoenix Suns can use to bounce back from a four-game skid, it has to be at home (where they are 15-4) against the lowly New Jersey Nets, right?
The Suns have fallen off the map as of late. They entered their recent four-game road swing sputtering, [...]

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Tags: Jason Richardson · Leandro Barbosa · New Jersey Nets · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns Preview · Robin Lopez