PHOENIX — In the guard-dominated league that is the NBA these days, the center position is a coveted one.
There are very few currently playing the position who would be considered elite in any other era, let alone this era.
Before the 2012-13 season, Phoenix Suns center Marcin Gortat wanted anyone who would listen to believe that [...]

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Heading into the 2012-13 season, Marcin Gortat and Goran Dragic were supposed to be the focal points of the Phoenix Suns’ offense. It was assumed by many that Goran Dragic would seamlessly fill Steve Nash’s shoes, especially when it came to running the pick and roll with Gortat. Here’s a fun exercise: close your eyes [...]

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PHOENIX – Suns president of basketball operations Lon Babby labeled this the “Summer of Analytics” and by doing so provided a direction for the franchise. But where last summer’s goal was to enhance the training staff’s operations in attempts to make it not only ahead of the NBA curve but world class, this one wasn’t [...]

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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 be spearheading [...]

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With the Suns’ season over and the offseason already in full swing as the team searches for a new general manager and a head coach, questions are aplenty. So instead of the traditional 5-on-5 to recap the season, we’re going to — like the Suns — start from scratch and work through five 5-on-1 sessions. [...]

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Many people like their sports as a self-containing entity that does not infringe upon any of the social issues of the day.
Yet sports aren’t played in a bubble, and throughout history they have intersected the critical social and political issues of the time.
The Brooklyn Dodgers will forever be remembered as the team for whom Jackie [...]

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