Posts Tagged: Kobe Bryant

Retorter’s Notebook: No Love Between Suns-Lakers

Kobe Bryant likes the Phoenix Suns about as much as Lady Gaga liked Adele winning Grammys. Which is to say, not at all. I’m not just making an assumption. He’s actually told the media as much. “I don’t like them,” [...]

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17 Feb 12 Written by
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The (Happily) Trapped Fan: Suns Always a Bridesmaid…

This is what it is like to be a Suns fan. It is something like being Charlie on Good Luck Chuck. Once you bang, ahem, beat the Suns, you are on your way to the [...]

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18 Jun 10 Written by
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STBNL 6/2/10 – The long, long summer is upon us

After the long holiday weekend, STBNL is back as Luke Lapinski and Travis Johnson join me for Wednesday’s festivities. Segment 1 (0:00) – Since we haven’t had a chance to do it (at least in podcast form), we put the [...]

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2 Jun 10 Written by
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Brownie Points: Where will Amar’e land?

Well, that didn’t take long. Weeks behind the rest of his prospective free agent brethren while the Suns annoyingly continued to advance in the NBA playoffs, Amar’e Stoudemire is now free and clear to coyly speculate about his future and [...]

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1 Jun 10 Written by
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What are you gonna do?

What are you gonna do? If you’re a Phoenix Suns fan (or named Grant Hill or Jared Dudley), you probably asked yourself that question numerous times over the last 12 days. What are you gonna do when the best basketball [...]

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29 May 10 Written by
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We are witnessing vintage Kobe

So much for the litany of injuries that was supposedly plaguing Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers heading into this postseason. Whether he’s injured or not, Kobe is getting better as the playoffs wear on. As much as it [...]

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28 May 10 Written by
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant celebrates a shot by teammate Derek Fisher during Game 5 of their NBA Western Conference final playoff series in Los Angeles2 Comments

STBNL 5/28/10 – Another dagger for Phoenix fans

Greg Esposito and Eric Myers join me for today’s group therapy session, I mean edition of the Show To Be Named Later here on Fanster.com. Segment 1 (0:00) - Ron Artest, a complete non-factor in Game 5 outside of taking [...]

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Was Kobe out of bounds at the end of Game 5? Suns say it doesn’t matter

There is a grainy picture circulating the internet that may or may not show Kobe Bryant stepping out of bounds when he got the in-bounds pass in the final seconds of the Phoenix Suns-Los Angeles Lakers’ Western Conference Finals Game [...]

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That one’s gonna leave a mark…temporarily

Ron Artest, a complete non-factor in Game 5, except for taking two ill-advised shots with a minute to play, tracked down a Kobe Bryant airball and scored as the buzzer sounded to give the Los Angeles Lakers a 103-101 win [...]

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27 May 10 Written by
Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash hold his head in the second half against the Los Angeles Lakers during Game 5 of their NBA Western Conference final playoff series in Los AngelesNo Comments

Why the Phoenix Suns will win Game 5 in Los Angeles

The Phoenix Suns will win Game 5 in Los Angeles. It’s a bold statement and I’m willing, or stupid enough, to make it. The question is, why am I willing to open myself up to such punishment and ridicule that [...]

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