Category: SUNS

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Phoenix Suns entered the NBA’s restart bubble in Orlando as the 13th best team in the Western Conference and the team furthest back from a playoff spot out all the teams invited. However, the Suns shocked the basketball world, and went 8-0 while coming agonizingly close to making the playoffs. The Suns finished with the same record ass the 9th seed Grizzlies, but lost the tiebreaker, meaning Memphis would move on to the play-in tournament. Although the Suns missed the playoffs, they still showed some great signs out in Orlando. To start, the Suns finished...

Reading Time: 2 minutesGame 4 of the 2007 Western Conference Finals. Suns vs Spurs in San Antonio. The Suns lead the Spurs 100-97 with 10.2 seconds left in the game. The ball is in Steve Nash’s hands with the Spurs having to intentionally foul. That’s when Robert Horry hip-checks Nash into the scorer’s table, starting a fight and getting himself ejected. The Suns would win that game 104-98 and level the series at 2-2, but the damage was far from done. When Nash got hit, Amar’e Stoudemire and Boris Diaw, who were sitting on the bench, just simply stepped...

Reading Time: 2 minutesJames Jones was introduced as the Suns’ GM just before the 2018 NBA season to replace an abysmal GM in Ryan McDonough. Here are my grades for the significant moves he has made in his time as general manager.   Kelly Oubre Jr. Trade Jones’s first significant move was arguably his best move. In exchange for an old Trevor Ariza to the Wizards, Jones received small forward Kelly Oubre Jr. and point guard Austin Rivers. Rivers was waived by the Suns immediately, but Oubre Jr. has blossomed into a great piece for the Suns. Grade: A+...

Reading Time: 2 minutesThere were two players that people thought the Suns would choose between with the first pick of the 2018 NBA Draft. One was Deandre Ayton, a center from the University of Arizona, while the other was Luka Doncic, a guard from the club Real Madrid in Europe. In the end, the Suns made the pick that most people expected by selecting Ayton. Doncic went third overall to the Atlanta Hawks, who then traded him to the Dallas Mavericks. Fast forward two years and Doncic is already a star. The reigning rookie of the year is now...

Reading Time: 2 minutesSteve Nash is one of the most disrespected players of all-time. He is remembered for his two MVP’s, which many argue he should not have won. While Steve Nash doesn’t have eye-popping numbers, he still was incredibly valuable to his team as he turned a 29 win team into 62 wins in one year. Let’s evaluate if this theory is true or false.   In 2005, Nash won his first MVP in a close race with Shaquille O’Neal. Many believe that Shaq should have won it, but Nash did have a better season. He turned the...