PHOENIX — Suns head athletic trainer Aaron Nelson would be the first to tell you that luck has played a role in the Phoenix Suns’ unprecedentedly healthy 2011-12 season.
As he said in my recent feature on the innovative methods the Suns’ training staff utilizes, the Suns do all they can to eliminate preventable injuries (and [...]

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As expected, the trade deadline came and went without any any deals consummated by the Phoenix Suns following a surprisingly quiet trade season in the Valley.
Although the Suns have shouted to anybody who would listen that they would only consider trading Steve Nash if he asked to be moved first, I always felt there would [...]

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PHOENIX — With the Phoenix Suns set to take on the Minnesota Timberwolves at 7 p.m. MST in US Airways Center, head coach Alvin Gentry weighed in on Ricky Rubio’s injury, the recent play of Jared Dudley and Robin Lopez, his NCAA Tournament favorite, and Peyton Manning’s basketball skills.
A look at Minnesota without Rubio 
On Saturday [...]

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As the March 15 trade deadline approaches, the inevitable Steve Nash trade rumors will start swirling.
But while several teams will be tying up Lon Babby’s phone lines in pursuit of Phoenix’s star point guard, there’s another player the Suns should shop around in order to brighten their seemingly gloomy future.
Enter Robin Lopez.
The Suns used to think Lopez [...]

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PHOENIX — The Suns have lost to the Hornets, Cavs, Nets and Raptors at home, yet a couple minutes into the second half they seemed to be on a collision course with their worst loss to date, trailing the 3-20 Charlotte Bobcats by 10 points.
But the Suns’ starters erased that deficit by quarter’s end and [...]

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PHOENIX — As painful of a season as it’s been for the Suns, frustration hasn’t settled into the players or coaches.
Two ugly losses in a row and a three-game losing streak against sub-par teams in US Airways Center isn’t keeping Phoenix distracted from working toward the near future. It doesn’t, however, help solve what exactly [...]

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