[Audio] S.M.O.L: Praising Amundson, paging Lopez/Barbosa, and mailbag time


By Matt Petersen
March 13th, 2010 2:45 PM
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A couple inconsolable Suns fans pick apart last night's lost to the Lakers, breaking down the good (Amundson and Co.), bad (Lopez's no-show) and ugly (crunch-time no-calls). Has Lou earned more playing time, and does Channing Frye's versatility open the door for that to happen? Plus, we open the mailbag and address a S.M.O.L. critic. E-mail your take on where the Suns go from here to sevenminutesorless@fanster.com, and we'll read [...]

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What Will It Take For the Phoenix Suns To Post Up In A Top Spot?


By Keira-Anne
February 22nd, 2010 4:54 PM
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As we’ve rounded the corner into the second half of the season, the Phoenix Suns find themselves in a unique position. Some may argue that, with 25 games left to play in the regular season, there’s still a lot of breathing room until the playoffs. The team has had an incredibly strong month, having won six of their last eight games in hopes of erasing the dismal performances that plagued January.[...]

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[Audio] S.M.O.L: Walking dead Blazers team walks all over Suns


By Matt Petersen
February 11th, 2010 12:51 PM
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Seven minutes wasn't quite long enough for Matt and Nick to express their disgust over the Suns' no-show against an injury-riddled Portland team last night. As packed as the Western Conference is, Nick thought the Suns, on five days' rest, would jump all over a Blazers squad playing the second game of a back-to-back. Matt wonders if such a lackluster effort ends up being the lasting impression before the [...]

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Brownie Points: Don’t get fooled by Amare’s week


By Jerry Brown
February 5th, 2010 8:13 AM
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NBA: Dallas vs Phoenix Nov 4
He had 36 points and 11 rebounds in Houston, and the Suns won. He had 25 points and 12 rebounds in New Orleans, and the Suns won. He had 20 points and 17 boards in Denver, and Phoenix won in a boat race. There is no denying that the Suns are a better basketball team by leaps and bounds when Amar’e Stoudemire leaps [...]

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Brownie Points: Does J-Rich fit in Phoenix?


By Jerry Brown
November 6th, 2009 8:42 AM
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Does #23 even fit in with this year's Suns? Somebody doesn't think so.
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Does #23 even fit in with this year's Suns? Somebody doesn't think so."][/caption] 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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