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Farewell, Taylor: Suns waive reserve forward Griffin

July 26th, 2010 · 9 Comments

In a shocking unexpected totally predictable personnel move Monday, the Phoenix Suns waived little-used reserve forward Taylor Griffin.
In what may have been among the shortest press releases in team history (all of two sentences), the Suns announced the move and provided Griffin’s rookie season stats:
Griffin appeared in just eight games for the Suns as a [...]

Summer Suns drop finale to Warriors

July 16th, 2010 · No Comments

The Phoenix Suns’ summer league finale went just like every other summer game this week in Vegas against an NBA opponent – with another loss, this time dropping an 86-76 decision to the Golden State Warriors.
The Summer Suns trailed by just one entering the fourth, but the Warriors pulled away while Phoenix scored just 13 in [...]

Summer Suns drop another to Cavs

July 15th, 2010 · No Comments

The big news of today revolved around the Suns officially completing deals for Hedo Turkoglu and Josh Childress, but summer league continued in Vegas nonetheless.
I skipped town Tuesday night (man, what a trip) so this analysis will be a little less comprehensive than the past few were.
In this one the Suns dropped a 93-82 decision [...]

Scottie Reynolds’ surprise return sparks Suns’ win over D-League Select

July 12th, 2010 · 17 Comments

LAS VEGAS — Scottie Reynolds wasn’t even expected to play this week after suffering a strained Achilles working out at Villanova last week, his chance at making a summer league impression wasting away by the day.
But after feeling good at Sunday’s practice and Monday morning he came in and told Summer Suns coach Dan Majerle [...]

Clark still chucking jumpers, Lawal bringing energy

July 9th, 2010 · 8 Comments

LAS VEGAS — LA Times columnist T.J. Simers once told me he only writes about players who matter to a team, and maybe that’s one reason Simers isn’t at summer league.
In all likelihood the only Phoenix Sun in Vegas who will make any kind of impact this season is Earl Clark, so that’s where I’ll [...]

5 things to watch in summer league

July 9th, 2010 · 4 Comments

With free agency now behind us (mostly) with the conclusion of Le Decision — and for Phoenix Suns fans with the Amare Stoudemire sign-and-trade now complete — it’s time to look ahead to the next most important part of the offseason (well, kind of): summer league.
I will be on the scene in Las Vegas Friday [...]