Mickael Pietrus

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Mickael Pietrus picks up option, becomes $5.3 million expiring contract

June 14th, 2011 · 15 Comments

Knowing he likely would not get a better offer in free agency, Mickael Pietrus picked up his $5.3 million option for 2011-12 on Monday.
This has been widely expected since the Suns acquired Pietrus in their blockbuster trade with Orlando in December considering how much salaries are likely to be depressed this offseason, meaning Pietrus’ value [...]

All quiet on the Phoenix Suns trade front

February 20th, 2011 · 10 Comments

Last year at this time Amare Stoudemire was engulfed in All-Star Weekend trade rumors.
This year all is quiet on the Phoenix Suns front, with nary a player even involved in the weekend and the only trade whispers coming from the comment sections of blogs like this one.
Although the Suns will always do their due diligence, [...]

Phoenix Suns 102, Utah Jazz 101 — Frye en fuego

February 16th, 2011 · 17 Comments

PHOENIX — You might not know it by his results, but Channing Frye does not believe in the hot hand theory.
Whether he’s shooting 1-for-7 and 2-for-11 as he has in the past few weeks or 12-for-16 as he did in Tuesday’s 102-101 win over the Utah Jazz, Frye always tries to shoot the same shots [...]

Mickael Pietrus rejoins rotation to give Grant Hill rest

January 30th, 2011 · 3 Comments

PHOENIX — Going into the season, Alvin Gentry expected to require the services of Grant Hill for something like 20-25 minutes per contest.
Instead he has played 30.4 minutes per game, including an average of 37.8 per game during the final four games of the Suns five-game win streak (he missed the first with a sprained [...]

Phoenix Suns 88, Boston Celtics 71 — Everything goes right

January 29th, 2011 · 44 Comments

PHOENIX — Nothing about Friday’s 88-71 victory over the Boston Celtics was typical of the Phoenix Suns basketball team we’ve seen all season.
The Suns blew out the Eastern Conference’s best team Friday night and held a comfortable working margin all game after dropping three in a row to mediocre East squads from Charlotte and Philly [...]

Los Angeles Clippers 108, Phoenix Suns 103 — Comebacks fall short

December 26th, 2010 · 4 Comments

In Sunday’s 108-103 loss to the Clippers, we saw the Suns as equal parts naughty and nice.
There was the lethargic unit in the first half that appeared to enjoy too much Christmas ham as the Clippers ran circles around them and exposed the Suns as a group that couldn’t handle all the athleticism Los Angeles [...]