Michael Schwartz: So Kevin, Marcin Gortat made some inflammatory comments about his role with the Suns and his future that were translated into English on Monday. Should we take what he says at face value? Kevin Zimmerman: I think you can take it for 80 percent of face value. Translations and all that could make it come [...]

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Remember 10 days ago when Marcin Gortat and his shot-blocking prowess were the talk of the town? That seems like forever ago at this point. The Suns have lost four of five since their 26-point comeback at home against Cleveland on Nov. 9, and Gortat has been virtually non-existent at the offensive end — averaging [...]

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PHOENIX — Like a jilted lover following a bad breakup, Marcin Gortat was rather emphatic to anyone within an earshot of him during the preseason that he would be more than alright without Steve Nash in Phoenix. Seven games in, it’s safe to say his offensive looks might not come as easily as they did [...]

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It wasn’t pretty down the stretch, but the Phoenix Suns held on by the score of 117-110 to earn a much-needed win against the Charlotte Bobcats and salvage what had been a disastrous Southeast road trip. Marcin Gortat and Michael Beasley both flirted with triple-doubles, and Shannon Brown hit all six of his three-point attempts in [...]

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The Phoenix Suns’ offense during the Steve Nash era was very simple. Step #1 – Inbound the ball to Steve. Step #2 – Have a tall yet nimble man set a screen on Steve’s defender. Step #3 – Watch Steve work his magic. Step #4 – Run back on defense after the ball goes in [...]

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After a sluggish start to the preseason, Marcin Gortat finally found his groove Tuesday night against the Golden State Warriors. The Suns’ starting center played 26 minutes and did not miss a shot, going 8-of-8 from the floor and 3-of-3 from the free-throw line en route to 19 points. Marcin also grabbed 10 boards to [...]

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