PHOENIX — Through four and a half games of the NBA season, the Phoenix Suns were a jump shooting team that could not hit a jump shot.
A Suns team that has annually led the NBA in field-goal percentage entered the day shooting 40.2 percent from the floor, much to the dismay of head coach Alvin [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Markieff Morris'
Phoenix Suns 102, Golden State Warriors 91 — Lid off the rim
January 2nd, 2012 · 27 Comments
Tags: Golden State Warriors · Markieff Morris · Offense · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns Recap · Steve Nash
Preview: Philadelphia 76ers (0-1) at Phoenix Suns (0-1)
December 28th, 2011 · 4 Comments
Philadelphia 76ers 103, Phoenix Suns 83
PHOENIX — Sentimental wasn’t the way to describe Phoenix Suns rookie Markieff Morris following his NBA debut.
“I need to cut my hair,” he said to begin his media session following Tuesday’s practice.
And will it bear any significance that the Philadelphia native will get a shot at his hometown Philadelphia 76ers [...]
Tags: Markieff Morris · Philadelphia 76ers · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns Preview · Steve Nash
Still about offense: Suns want to speed it up, work on timing
December 27th, 2011 · 4 Comments
PHOENIX — Timing is everything in basketball. Cut or screen too soon or too late, and the offensive play crumbles.
The Phoenix Suns, like every other NBA team, haven’t had much practice time — not even casual pick-up games — to construct well-timed execution, and that had a great deal of impact in their season opening [...]
Tags: Alvin Gentry · Jared Dudley · Markieff Morris · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns News · Shannon Brown
New Orleans Hornets 85, Phoenix Suns 84 — No go-to player
December 26th, 2011 · 32 Comments
PHOENIX — Eric Gordon showed the Phoenix Suns how badly they need a go-to player in New Orleans’ 85-84 victory over the Phoenix Suns tonight in US Airways Center.
Gordon drilled a 20-foot jumper over the outstretched arms of Jared Dudley with four seconds left that ended up being the game winner after Markieff Morris threw [...]
Tags: Markieff Morris · New Orleans Hornets · Offense · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns Recap · Robin Lopez
Phoenix Suns’ sputtering offense causes preseason blowout loss to Denver
December 23rd, 2011 · 19 Comments
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns looked more like a team that began practicing together 12 days ago than a squad four days away from its season opener during their 110-85 preseason finale loss to the Denver Nuggets Thursday night in US Airways Center.
Unfortunately for Phoenix, both statements are true and thus the Suns have lots [...]
Tags: Denver Nuggets · Markieff Morris · Offense · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns Recap · Robin Lopez
Markieff Morris is the do-it-all defender
December 17th, 2011 · 25 Comments
PHOENIX — Markieff Morris isn’t going to get by with flash. He won’t draw gasps with plays derived from freakish athleticism nor wow a crowd with an overtly polished skillset.
It’s OK. The Phoenix Suns’ rookie forward wasn’t drafted No. 13 overall to put fannies in the seats. If anything, he’ll put himself in the US [...]
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