As has been previously discussed, Summer League went OK for the Suns, although the guys they hope to be contributors next year struggled with inconsistency even against the dreck they were competing against.
Earl Clark showed some flashes, showed some mental lapses and overall put up a pretty mediocre 11.3 and 7.0 considering his competition.
RaptorsBlog.com took [...]

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Summer league is a time for basketball unknowns to battle for a roster spot, and NBA pine-riders to prove they can still fill it up. Rarely does a team go into a summer league with four or five roster players who all have the potential to play major minutes during the upcoming season; this year [...]

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We’ve heard all summer long about how great 2008 draft picks Robin Lopez and Goran Dragic have looked while working out at US Airways Center.
Thus far in Summer League we’ve gotten the same old Lopez and Dragic we’re so accustomed to seeing from players plagued by that brutal ‘I’ word: inconsistency.
You might have thought Fropez [...]

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After a Suns-like offensive output in game one of the Las Vegas Summer League, the Summer Suns left much to be desired in a sloppy game two filled with turnovers and foul calls and without much semblance of rhythm or flow.
The Suns were awful from the field, but the continuous stoppages in play did not [...]

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It’s kind of hard to cover Vegas Summer League, when you’re stuck back in the Valley, but here are my impressions from a thorough analysis of the box score of the Suns’ 95-90 victory over Dallas.
Oh, and check out some video highlights, too, while you’re at it.
Obviously, Robin Lopez was the story of this game [...]

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The Las Vegas Summer League is finally upon us, and the Suns’ roster is looking rather strong.
Summer league teams are usually made up of NBDL journeymen, undrafted free agents, and European players trying to make a name for themselves.  For instance, outside of the Suns’ very own Alando Tucker and Robin Lopez, the Suns’ 2008 [...]

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