Robert Sarver is not hard to find during Suns games. He’s the uber fan sitting in the front row, shouting his approval when things go right, screaming at officials when they don’t. But the Suns owner has been in the background since the season ended.
Purring softly through downtown San Francisco, the sleek Aptera 2e looks like a white dolphin, a wingless bird, or the latest Pixar brainchild.
There won’t be any books written about the 2008-09 Suns, but there were enough plot twists to make for a darn good read.
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Amare Stoudemire led the team in scoring, Shaquille O’Neal in rebounding and Steve Nash in assists, but Grant Hill was the most consistent player when he was given consistent playing time.
Many will go. Grant Hill will return. We hope. A mere week into the new season, the Arizona Diamondbacks’ top pitcher is on the disabled list with a sore wing and the D-Backs couldn’t hit a slow-pitch grapefruit with a two-by-four. You think they’ve got problems? This year’s star-crossed campaign for Your Phoenix Suns mercifully comes to an end …
Suns management wants to remove the interim tag from Alvin Gentry and make him their coach for seasons to come.
Contract status: On the books at $20 million next season . Pros: At 37, he maintained good health and was unstoppable when he got deep post position to lead the NBA in field-goal percentage.
This is one war that former Rebel forward Louis Amundson , well, more than likely won’t win.
The Phoenix Suns face an uncertain summer in the wake of tumultuous season that ended with them out of the playoffs for the first time in five years.
Shaquille O’Neal of the Suns high-fives fans following a 117-113 Phoenix win over the Golden State Warriors Tuesday night at U.S. Airways Center.
For the first time in nine years, Steve Nash won’t be appearing in the post-season. For the first time in a long time, Nash is heading into an uncertain off-season. Depending on which direction the Phoenix Suns decide to take, Nash either will remain a fixture in the Arizona desert or he’ll be playing elsewhere.
Say the Suns had taken care of a seven-point lead over the last two minutes of regulation March 28 in Salt Lake City rather than losing to the Utah Jazz in overtime.
When you hear the name Phoenix Suns you may still think of the run and gun style that was once perfected under the system of the offensive mastermind that is Mike D’antoni. Unfortunately, those days are long gone, and now we have a team full of old vets, facing a major identity crisis.
We have come to the end of our month long Phoenix’s Favorite Sun Tournament and we are down to the final two.
Counting this season, Steve Nash has been with the Suns for most of his 13-year NBA career.
