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Phoenix Suns Season Preview Series, Part 3.2: Players
October 05, 2009 by
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by Ross D. Franklin - AP
Amare Stoudemire looks to rejoin the ranks as one of the best players in the league as the Suns return to the run n' gun system
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Phoenix Suns Season Preview Series, Part 3: The Players
October 05, 2009 by
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by Sue Ogrocki - AP
Amare Stoudemire looks to once again join the ranks as one of the league's top players in the newest version of the run n' gun offense.
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"I'm tired of playing my teammates," guard Jason Richardson said. "You want to go whup somebody...
October 04, 2009 by
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"I'm tired of playing my teammates," guard Jason Richardson said. "You want to go whup somebody else pretty good or throw an elbow at someone else."
Mercury drop Game 3 to Fever
October 04, 2009 by
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Mercury drop Game 3 to Fever
The Mercury are now facing elimination on Wednesday and will need to win two-in-a-row to beat Indiana and win the championship.
Right now, Indiana has outplayed Phoenix and has shown themselves to be the better team. We'll have to wait and...
Mercury Looking to Breakout in Pivotal Game 3
October 04, 2009 by
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Mercury Looking to Breakout in Pivotal Game 3
Can Taurasi get her shot to fall? Can Poindexter and the rest show up and help out the league MVP? This is playoff basketball, much more exciting than the afternoon NFL games!
Earl Clark Enjoying Training Camp
October 02, 2009 by
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Earl Clark getting his first taste of NBA life. Photo by Max Simbron
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Listening to this interview with Suns rookie Earl Clark I am reminded of a certain former Phoenix player...
Penny Taylor donates some blood and teeth to the cause but the Mercury still fall short in Game 2....
October 02, 2009 by
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Penny Taylor donates some blood and teeth to the cause but the Mercury still fall short in Game 2. The series is now tied 1-1.
Full details at Swish Appeal
Daily Links: Training Camp Day 2 Exclusive Interviews
October 02, 2009 by
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The NBA's Swine Flu Plan - TrueHoop By Henry Abbott - ESPNHow the NBA plans on keeping The Pig Flu at bay....good tips for you and I as well like don't swap spit with your office mates and don't touch anyone and don't leave home without your bio-hazard suit
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Phoenix Suns Seek Marginal Defensive Improvement
October 01, 2009 by
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Phoenix Suns Head Coach Alvin Gentry is taking his team to "Defense School" during training camp. He plans on simplifying the schemes to help the Suns get back to being an average team on the defensive end. Photo by Max Simbron
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Time to Give Back: SB Nation DonorsChoose Challenge!
October 01, 2009 by
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We here at SB Nation have decided to use our unquestioned control over you, the reader, for good instead of evil, and as such are presenting the 1st Annual SB Nation DonorsChoose Challenge. For those of you who haven't heard of DonorsChoose, they're an organization that...
In case you didn't hear, there's Finals going on
September 30, 2009 by
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In case you didn't hear, there's Finals going on
and last night was simply an amazing basketball game.
Game 2 is in Phoenix on Thursday and once again free tickets for the upper deck will be available thanks to Suns Coach Alvin Gentry who said this,
"After...
Daily Links: Are you ready for some Basketball!!!
September 29, 2009 by
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azcentral.com blogs - Coro's Suns dish: And they're off ... with 16 SunsCoro's Suns dish: The Suns took off for San Diego this afternoon...
Detailed look at the Mercury vs Fever Finals Series
September 29, 2009 by
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Detailed look at the Mercury vs Fever Finals Series
If you are just tuning in now, this will give you a nice look at what to expect from this series.
Thoughts, Observations, and Audio (Soon) From Suns Media Day 2009
September 28, 2009 by
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Today was certainly the Bright Side of the Sun. Steve Nash called his mood "joyous," Amare was singing and pounding a basketball playfully. J-Rich was all smiles. He even talked about playing defense, and Steve Kerr was, Steve Kerr.
2009 Suns media Day was enough...
Phoenix Suns Media Day: Exclusive Media Gallery
September 28, 2009 by
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Wil is writing up a comprehensive Suns media day report as we speak. In the meantime, here's some audio to tide you over.
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Steve Kerr Gives Away 7000 Free Tickets to Mercury Finals Game
September 28, 2009 by
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SUNS GENERAL MANAGER STEVE KERR BUYS OUT UPPER LEVEL FOR MERCURY FINALS GAME
"Kerr's Krew" tickets available FREE to fans for Tuesday's game at US Airways Center
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Phoenix Suns 2009/10 Media Day: Open Thread
September 28, 2009 by
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Myself and Wil Cantrell will be at media day which starts in a few hours.
Generally, how this will go is the "big names" will each do a stand up press conference type Q&A and the coach as well. Maybe Kerr. The "rotation" players will also be available as...
The unofficially official Phoenix Suns comic strip
September 28, 2009 by
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Welcome to the eleventh edition of Box n' 1 - a comic strip featuring the Phoenix Suns. Don't forget to rec it and/or leave feedback.
Phoenix Suns Season Preview Series, Part 1: Looking Back
September 27, 2009 by
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The End of an EraWe were all there. We saw it coming from a mile away yet we could do nothing about it. It seemed like nearly a full minute had elapsed since Tim Duncan had received the ball. He stood, alone, sizing up the rim from way beyond his normal...
Diana Taurasi rejects Lisa Leslie at the rim. More exclusive game photos from Max Simbron...
September 27, 2009 by
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Diana Taurasi rejects Lisa Leslie at the rim.
More exclusive game photos from Max Simbron here.
Daily Links: Mercury Beat LA! and Advance to Finals
September 27, 2009 by
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Mercury Advance to Finals as Leslie Graduates to Greatness - Swish AppealThe Phoenix Mercury defeated the LA Sparks to win the WNBA Western Conference Championship by a score of 85-74. The Mercury advance to face the Indian Fever in the WNBA Finals.
I swear I want to be...
Mercury drop game 2 with less desperate play
September 26, 2009 by
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Mercury drop game 2 with less desperate play
Everyone, including the team was just a bit too focused on the finals and forgot that the Sparks still had a vote in the matter.
Game 3 tonight. Both teams will give it their best and the better team will advance. Should be a great one.
Introducing the SuperLuxury Tax because the Free Markets Don't Work and Democracy is Dead
September 25, 2009 by
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Few things are more American than Democracy and the belief in Free Markets, where self-interested individuals determine their own fate to the betterment of society. One of the greatest moments of all-time cheese is in Star Wars Revenge of the Sith when our hero Obi Wan...
Golden State o' Mind Previews the Suns
September 24, 2009 by
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Golden State o' Mind Previews the Suns
Go check it out. My only quibble is once again the "cheap" thing.
I will give you one guess as to which team is $4.7m over the luxury tax line and which one is $5.5m under.
I will give you a second guess as to which...
Mercury take game 1 in LA
September 24, 2009 by
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Mercury take game 1 in LA
Even if you aren't a fan of the WNBA, this series (and hopefully the next one) is a fascinating case study in up tempo basketball.
What the Mercury are doing is very similar to what the Suns are going to try and do this season. That could be why...
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