Posts Tagged: Alvin Gentry

Alvin Gentry on Steve Nash: “He’s playing in a lot of pain. The normal guy I don’t think would be playing.”

Steve Nash has been at the center of attention in Phoenix this week, as the Suns point guard set the franchise record for all-time assists with 6,522 surpassing Kevin Johnson’s mark (6,518). Nash has always had an uncanny ability to [...]

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Steve Nash Was Tim Tebow Before Tebow

Doubt can be a huge motivator. (And I’m not talking about the movie starring Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman. That was just depressing.) You have likely had that moment in life where a teacher, boss, loved one or complete [...]

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Excitement and Intensity in the Air at Suns Camp

Camping isn’t exactly my idea of a good time, especially when it’s cold and rainy outside. See, I grew up in a family whose idea of roughing it was staying at a local motel rather than a national hotel chain. [...]

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Excitement and Intensity in the Air at Suns Camp

Camping isn’t exactly my idea of a good time, especially when it’s cold and rainy outside. See, I grew up in a family whose idea of roughing it was staying at a local motel rather than a national hotel chain. [...]

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Amare’s “average” game enough to bury Suns

Oh, there was booing. There was plenty of booing. Only it wasn’t directed toward Knicks forward Amar’e Stoudemire. It was directed toward the Phoenix Suns–their owner and their complete absence of defense. Stoudemire and the Knicks looked like they were [...]

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Gentry honest, refreshing in calling out Suns’ effort

Suns’ head coach Alvin Gentry earned a reputation as a feel-good coach last season. He gave encouraging, psych-building advice to the Suns’ youngsters, and a fairly loose leash to his veterans. Yesterday he did a complete 180, according to the [...]

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Phoenix Suns head coach Alvin Gentry directs his team against the Los Angeles Lakers during Game 5 of their NBA Western Conference final playoff series in Los Angeles, May 27, 2010. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASKETBALL)187 Comments

Suns kick off the 2010 season…sort of

The Phoenix Suns are getting ready for their 43rd season of NBA basketball, and it all got under way on Monday at their annual Media Day on the Annexus Group Practice Court at U.S. Airways Center. It was the first [...]

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Suns sign Gentry to contract extension

From Phoenix Suns Media Relations PHOENIX – The Phoenix Suns signed head coach Alvin Gentry to a contract extension that will keep him with the club through the 2012-13 season. “It was important to extend Alvin’s contract before this season,” [...]

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May 29, 2010 - Phoenix, ARIZONA, UNITED STATES - epa02179536 Phoenix Suns coach Alvin Gentry reacts to a call against the Los Angeles Lakers during the second half of game six of the NBA Western Conference basketball finals at the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona, USA 29 May 2010. The western conference champions will face the eastern conference champions in the NBA finals.44 Comments

Turkoglu introduced to Valley

The Phoenix Suns introduced the newest member of their team today at a press conference as Hedo Turkoglu made his first Valley appearance as a member of the Suns. Turkoglu was acquired from Toronto more than a week ago in [...]

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A roundtable look at the Phoenix Suns offseason moves

We here at Fanster pride ourselves on bring you as many opinions on Phoenix sports as possible. With that in mind, we’ve assembled a panel of local bloggers and media types to break down the Phoenix Suns trades and signings [...]

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