• 122 Degrees In The Shade

    A politically incorrect blog about Arizona sports.

    Archive for January, 2009



    Porter: The Suns’ Killer


    January 31st, 2009 3:19 PM

    How do you kill a team that has a two time NBA most valuable player running the point, an all-NBA first team big man at the power forward spot, and an NBA sixth man of the year award winner coming off the bench? Hire Terry Porter to coach that team. Don't get me wrong, the Suns' problems are rooted much deeper than Terry Porter. Steve Kerr has [...]

    AZ: A Sports Fan’s Heaven


    January 28th, 2009 2:34 PM

    AZ Skyline
    Aside from the picturesque sunsets, the great weather, and the attractive women, is there any reason you'd NOT want to live in Phoenix? How about if you're a sports fan? I just wanted to take an opportunity to fully appreciate how great it is to live in the Phoenix area. No matter what sport you're into here, you can play it here virtually all year long. You can go hiking [...]

    Ever wanted to know what shoes the Suns players wear?


    January 27th, 2009 9:57 PM

    Amare Stoudemire\'s custom nikes.
      One of the most fascinating things to me when watching an NBA game is the shoes the players wear. Not only are these guys all taller than most people, but they have athletic ability unmatched by 99.99% of the general public.  Adding to that mistique of an NBA player is the fact that many of them have some of the coolest [...]

    Who Are You and Why Should I Care?


    January 27th, 2009 3:44 PM

    For my first blog with Fanster I'd like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. In the coming days, weeks, months, years, etc. I will be blogging here giving my takes on many different sports related topics, so I figured that if anyone is bothering to read what I have to say they might want to know a little about me. I'll start by giving some personal information about myself and my background. I'm a Phoenix [...]