Posts Tagged: Phoenix Suns

Hill finishes 7th in Defensive Player of the Year voting

There have been jokes comparing Grant Hill to “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” floating around for the last few years. Those “jokes” might be coming true. In case you’re unfamiliar with the story of Benjamin Button, it was a [...]

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28 Games: Will the Suns make the Playoffs?

I once had a co-worker who made the statement that if you barely slip into the NBA Playoffs, you suck as a team. His logic was that 16 teams, or more than half the league, qualify for the postseason. I [...]

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“Human Basketball” appears on Ellen

Nick Corrales. You may not know the name, but if you follow basketball or the world of viral videos at all, you’ve seen his work. Corrales made national headlines back in January, when during an in-game peformance with the Verve [...]

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Maybe this is why Channing Frye didn’t idolize Kevin Garnett when he was younger

Friday morning on my radio show, “Chuck and Vince Live” on The Fan AM 1060, my partner Chuck Powell asked Suns big man Channing Frye what it’s like going up against players like Boston’s Kevin Garnett, whom Frye probably looked [...]

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Suns daredevil provides only highlight during Wednesday’s loss to Bobcats

Things aren’t going great for the Phoenix Suns these days. They’re in 10th place in the Western Conference, they’ve lost three straight games, and the talk surrounding the team has to do with the possibility of trading veteran leaders Steve [...]

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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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Is it right for the new guy to sound off so quick?

On Wednesday night, the Phoenix Suns got torched for 123 points. Torched by a team that came to Phoenix averaging 95.6 points per game. Torched by a team that was missing its second-leading scorer who had averaged 17.2 points per [...]

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DUSSELDORF, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 02: Marcin Gortat of Cologne looks dejected after losing the Euroleague game between Rhein Energie Cologne and Efes Pilsen Istanbul at the Philipshalle on November 2, 2006 in Dusseldorf, Germany.  (Photo by Vladimir Rys/Bongarts/Getty Images)61 Comments

LeBron’s ridiculous dunk to end first half at U.S. Airways Center

Another visit to the Valley by LeBron James and for the third straight year, he leaves with a win. Of course, this was LeBron’s first trip to Phoenix since he’s taken his talents to South Beach. The Heat beat the [...]

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Hedo making an early impression in Orlando…on the rim, that is

Many in Orlando cheered the return of Hedo Turkoglu to the Magic after Saturday’s trade with the Phoenix Suns. Just as many (if not more) in Phoenix were cheering Hedo’s departure. In just 25 games as a Sun, Turkoglu complained [...]

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Dec 8, 2008; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Orlando Magic forward Hedo Turkoglu (15) during the game against the Los Angeles Clippers at the Staples Center. The Magic defeated the Clippers 95-88. Photo via Newscom Photo via Newscom52 Comments

Hedo’s gone…but does it make sense for the Suns?

The Phoenix Suns saw enough of Hedo Turkoglu in 25 games to jettison him off to Orlando in a 6-player [...]

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Phoenix Suns Hedo Turkoglu (19) of Turkey puts up two as Golden State Warriors David Lee (10) tries to defend in the second half at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California on December 2, 2010. The Suns defeated the Warriors 107-101. UPI/Terry Schmitt Photo via NewscomNo Comments