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Suns: More than “just” a sweep

When I saw Steve Nash’s face covered in blood (Ronald Martinez/NBAE/Getty Images), his right eye badly swollen, stiches were needed and it was happening in the playoffs, against the Spurs…I feared the worst. The Suns were up 3-0 in the series but those [...]

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Yes, it’s Playoff basketball again! Suns vs Blazers next

The Suns return to the Playoffs, Sunday night (7.30 on TNT) after taking the 2008/09 post season off (Thanks to that wonderful Shaq trade, never forget) after a memorable and surprising regular season that resulted in an amazing 55 wins. If [...]

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Suns Midseason Report

With the NBA All-Star game coming this weekend at the “Boss Hogg Bowl” in Texas it’s time to check on our Phoenix Suns (Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images) so far in the 2009-10 season. The record: 31-22 (tied for [...]

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Merry Nashmas Everyone!

Today, Feb. 7th Steve Nash (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images) turns 36 (it’s already 2010) and for the Sons of Steve Nash it feels like Christmas. February 7th, 1974 it’s the day it all begun in sunny South [...]

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Is It Time to Panic?

In a word, Yes, or at least get ready to… The Suns are 24-18, currently in 6th place in the Western Conference and only ½ game over Houston, OKC and Utah who are sharing places 7 to 9 with the Memphis Grizzlies only [...]

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Are Turnovers Really Killing the Suns?

The Suns are the worst team in Turnover Differential in the entire NBA  at -2.0. This isn’t always a revealing statistic, as i.e. Golden State and Milwaukee are in the top three  in TO Diff., but it’s becoming very relevant [...]

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Nash to Stoudemire: A Suns Pick and Roll Analysis

On Sunday morning, I spent a couple of hours over breakfast watching the Suns-Heat game I recorded a few hours earlier (on Friday Night). I tried to focus on one single element of the Suns’ offensive game: The Pick and [...]

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Are the Suns really using their bench?

Over the last few season we have been criticizing  Suns coaches for not using the bench. The short rotation has always been considered one of the reason why the Suns have often appeared tired at the end of the season, [...]

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A Merry Basketball Christmas. Notes on 10 hours of NBA on TV

On Christmas Day I spent almost 10 hours on the sofa in front of the TV watching NBA basketball. I didn’t actually watch the game the whole time as I found myself sleeping occasionally and more or less for the [...]

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Suns in Wins and Losses: Passing the Ball and J-Rich’s shooting

As you all know, the Suns lost of their last games. While I believe the schedule has a lot to do with that I’ve tried to check the differences between the Suns’ performances in wins (16) and losses (8). Suns in [...]

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