Entries Tagged as 'Steve Nash'

Phoenix Suns 92, Los Angeles Lakers 86 — Steve Nash’s return

January 31st, 2013 · 47 Comments

PHOENIX – The terrain on Planet Orange isn’t what it was when the Suns traded Steve Nash to the Los Angeles Lakers back in July. The man Suns president of basketball ops Lon Babby called “the sun, moon and stars” of the franchise had the equivalent amount of light of those three things combined shining [...]

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Tags: Phoenix Suns Recap · Steve Nash

Preview: Los Angeles Lakers (20-25) at Phoenix Suns (15-30)

January 30th, 2013 · 34 Comments

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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Tags: Goran Dragic · Los Angeles Lakers · Marcin Gortat · Michael Beasley · Steve Nash

Goran Dragic up against long line of elite Suns point guards

January 16th, 2013 · 72 Comments

Point guard Goran Dragic leads the Suns in scoring with 14.1 points per game. He’s tops on the team in assists (6.1apg), steals (1.5spg) and Player Efficiency Rating (17.4). He may be the only member of the Suns deserving of the word “consistent” this season.
He also might be the worst point guard Phoenix has had [...]

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Tags: Goran Dragic · Kevin Johnson · Phoenix Suns · Steve Nash

Phoenix Suns should take a shot at Greg Oden

January 11th, 2013 · 20 Comments

The Phoenix Suns boast the best medical staff in the league and are in desperate need of impact players.
Greg Oden was once such a blue chip prospect that he was selected over Kevin Durant, and he is in desperate need of a medical staff that can keep him upright.
TrueHoop’s Henry Abbott called him “the ultimate [...]

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Tags: Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns Analysis · Steve Nash

Mike D’Antoni regrets leaving Suns; Kendall Marshall to D-League

November 29th, 2012 · 7 Comments

After a 40-point drubbing at the hands of a team that’s mediocre at best, it’s easy for fans to wistfully remember the good old days.
It’s not as common for a head coach of a current championship contender to do so by publicly acknowledging he made a mistake leaving his old job before it was time, [...]

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Tags: Kendall Marshall · Marcin Gortat · Mike D'Antoni · Phoenix Suns · Steve Nash

Mike D’Antoni the right choice to be next Los Angeles Lakers head coach

November 15th, 2012 · 10 Comments

Phil Jackson may be the lord of the rings, but Mike D’Antoni was the right choice all along to be the next head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers.
Now granted the Lakers — who host the Phoenix Suns on Friday night in Staples Center in a game D’Antoni is not expected to coach — really [...]

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Tags: Los Angeles Lakers · Mike D'Antoni · Phoenix Suns · Steve Nash