The Suns would normally take 105 points as a great night. They would normally accept Michael Beasley’s 21 points on 7-for-12 shooting in 23 minutes as a much-needed lift.
Except Saturday’s game at Washington was anything but normal, not with Martell Webster hitting seven 3-pointers en route to 34 points. Not with Washington — the league’s [...]

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It’s time to debate Michael Beasley.
There is perhaps no player on the Suns’ roster who has brought more joy and at the same time caused more despair to Suns’ fans than Beasley has this season. He has been impressive in the last 15 games, averaging just under 15 points per contest and topping the 20 [...]

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Time: 6 p.m. MST
TV: FSAZ
The Suns get enough reminders how far the franchise has fallen.
Tonight’s visit to Oklahoma City, however, provides the first half of a potential double-slap reminder of what was. Like the Suns of seven years ago, the Thunder find themselves vying with the Spurs (39-11) for the regular season title of best [...]

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During the same week that Michael Beasley is showing he might be worth the headaches and a $6 million per year contract, a recent news story has quickly put that thought back into serious question.
Beasley was cited for multiple traffic violations on Jan. 25 in Scottsdale, according to a FOIA request by ArizonaSports.com. The Phoenix [...]

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PHOENIX – Suns forward Michael Beasley is a noticeably new man since Lindsey Hunter’s appointment as interim head coach. Whether that is just coincidence could be hard to prove without any blunt admission from Beasley.
“Honestly, man, I’m just being aggressive,” Beasley said. “I’m trying to turn over a new leaf. No more nonchalant Beas, back [...]

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Time: 8:30 p.m. MST
TV: ESPN
With two losses following two wins, the Lindsey Hunter honeymoon phase is over.
That’s unfortunate, because the Suns would love to pretend they’ve moved on without Steve Nash when he enters the US Airways Center tonight sporting a different shade of purple.
Instead, Phoenix is back to losing. Not that Nash and the [...]

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