PHOENIX — Phoenix Suns general manager Ryan McDonough made one thing very clear at an introductory press conference Thursday: his focus is on hiring a new head coach first and foremost. And at least from what was said inside US Airways Center, it looks like the search will be his to lead. “I’m going to [...]

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Lon Babby wasn’t ducking the truth on Tuesday when he met with the media to discuss the decision by the franchise to part ways with general manager Lance Blanks. That only means the pressure is all on choosing the right replacement. “I don’t for one minute absolve myself from the responsibilities and decisions that we’ve [...]

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In 2012-13, the Phoenix Suns got it so wrong, they actually got it right. That is of course, if the next move is to actually rebuild. Over the previous two seasons, team management assembled rosters that were fairly entertaining and more or less competitive for the No. 8 spot in the Western Conference. Both playoff [...]

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Lon Babby received a two-year contract extension on Tuesday as Suns owner Robert Sarver gave the go-ahead for Babby and front-office mate Lance Blanks to see their rebuilding process through. While the unscientific analysis of fan reaction to the move appears to be hedging aggressively toward the negative side, I hosted a three-on-three of VotS [...]

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Lon Babby has agreed to a two-year contract extension with the Phoenix Suns, the team announced on Tuesday. Owner Robert Sarver has put his eggs in the Blanks-Babby basket, and just as the Suns approached a summer in which it could get mighty interesting should the president of basketball ops not be retained, all of [...]

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There is an era of good feeling around the Valley these days, and while that era might be as temporary as the Phoenix Suns’ current four-game win streak, it’s safe to say both have something to do with Alvin Gentry’s recent lineup changes (reinstating Jared Dudley and Luis Scola as starters). The Phoenix Suns have [...]

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