Posts Tagged: Boris Diaw

Brownie Points: Cheap is a strong word, but…

It takes a lot for me to call a guy who paid $400 million for a basketball team cheap. That kind of money on the table cuts a guy quite a bit of slack. So when then-new Suns owner Robert [...]

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21 Jun 10 Written by
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This house is clean…

The demons have been exorcised. The frustrating, controversial, maddening chokehold the San Antonio Spurs have had over the Phoenix Suns for the last eight seasons is over. The Suns, led by a one-eyed Steve Nash (more about that later) led [...]

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9 May 10 Written by
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Guess Steve Kerr wasn’t as dumb as everyone thought: Two former Suns viewed as “worst” in the playoffs.

Steve Kerr trades a disgruntled Shawn Marion right before his career takes a nose dive and trades an unmotivated Boris Diaw for a guy that just scored 42 in a playoff game. Guess the fact that Marion and Diaw are [...]

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23 Apr 10 Written by
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They’re the Spurs. I should hate them, but…

As I sit in my recliner watching Armageddon late Saturday night (with the rest of the family sleeping- I should be, too, but I enjoy the quiet house to wind down after a busy day), I realize that I am [...]

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28 Feb 10 Written by
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Is this the night the “TNT Curse” comes to an end?

It seemed pretty much like a normal, every day win for the Phoenix Suns. Amare Stoudemire scored 25 points and Shaquille O’Neal added 16 points and 15 rebounds as the Suns beat Portland 111-98 at the Rose Garden. The win [...]

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28 Jan 10 Written by
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Brownie Points: Does J-Rich fit in Phoenix?

We didn’t expect the Suns to go 82-0, but the beat-down in Orlando Tuesday night was a wakeup call for people who think the Suns can just run themselves into title contention. The Magic played without both wing players shooting [...]

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6 Nov 09 Written by
Does #23 even fit in with this year's Suns? Somebody doesn't think so.3 Comments

Brownie Points: One rude interruption later…where were we?

I think what cinched it was a journalism convention I attended in high school. An old sports columnist was holding court in a seminar, describing his occupation to a group of wide-eyed wanna-be’s. “We’re the guys who watch the battle [...]

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31 Aug 09 Written by
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Radio: Fanster’s Vince Marotta on with Roc and Manuch

Every Tuesday, Fanster.com’s Vince Marotta joins Roc and Manuch on The Fan 1060 AM to chat about what’s going on in the Phoenix sports scene. This week, the boys chat about the Coyotes livin’ rent free in Glendale, the return [...]

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26 Feb 09 Written by
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Honestly, You shouldn’t miss Boris Diaw

With the Charlotte Bobcats in town, fans’ thoughts have turned to former Sun Boris Diaw. Thoughts such as “if Porter was never hired would Diaw still be here?” and “if only Diaw were still a Sun, we’d have a power [...]

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24 Feb 09 Written by
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If you’re honest, you miss Boris Diaw

Photo: AP Due to recent events, there’s a lot of people that root for the Phoenix Suns who wish one Boris Diaw was still around. Two and a half months ago, the trade that sent Diaw, guard Raja Bell and [...]

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