More photos » ... Chris Carlson - AP ... 3 months ago: ... Phoenix Suns guard Goran Dragic, left, of Slovenia, scores as Los Angeles Lakers guard Sasha Vujacic, also of Slovenia, defends during the second half of Game 6 of the NBA basketball Western Conference finals Saturday, May 29, 2010, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) ... Browse more photos » ... All it takes is a little foul trouble to get Goran Dragic off his aggressive game, and Slovenia lost by 22 ... Chauncey Billups induced a
More photos » ... Christian Petersen - Getty Images ... PHOENIX - MAY 29: Goran Dragic #2 of the Phoenix Suns (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) ... Browse more photos » ... As often happens with role players who have career nights on the big stage – in Goran's case, the 2009-2010 playoffs – national expectations for the next season tend to venture beyond realism. ... Such is the case with the Suns’ young point guard Goran Dragic, entering his third year in the NBA as the
More photos » ... Don Ryan - AP ... Phoenix Suns' Grant Hill, right, and Steve Nash (AP Photo/Don Ryan) ... Browse more photos » ... We've got a little bit of Suns news to whet our appetites this morning ... Read about former Sun David Griffin in his search for the holy grail, a long-awaited introduction to our new GM, and ... drum roll please ... many of the Suns are already hitting the court together, including some big names ... Summer is almost over, folks! ... Hit the jump link ... David
More photos » ... Darren Hauck - AP ... New Suns forward Hakim Warrick (AP Photo/Darren Hauck) ... Browse more photos » ... New Suns power forward Hakim Warrick gave Bright Side of the Sun an exclusive interview last week. We covered a number of topics, but one word that kept cropping back into the conversation: consistency ... Hakim let me know what was most important to him, when signing with the Suns this offseason ... "Just being able to go and have a consistent role," Warrick said
Recently Wil Cantrell asked if you would, hypothetically, commit to ten years of the Suns sucking like a Timberwolf for a single championship. The subsequent poll showed that most people would. It brought to mind a different question, one that might hit a little closer to home for some of you. It has to do with our beloved face of the franchise, two-time MVP and lifetime Canadian goofball, Steve Nash. Here's the question ... Would you trade Steve Nash for a guaranteed Suns championship in 2011?
More photos » ... P.A. Molumby - NBAE/Getty Images ... The Tweet Master Traveled and Tweeted a lot This Summer.(Photo by P.A. Molumby/NBAE via Getty Images) ... Browse more photos » ... I decided since the BSOTS Nation shared their own Summer experiences, I should check the twitter, facebook, and interwide-webs to see what our Suns were up to this Summer ... After this endeavor in investigative work, I think this blog guy is ready for the big leagues: People.com, National Enquirer, or maybe
More photos » ... Matt York - AP ... What? We need to play better defense? (AP Photo/Matt York) ... Browse more photos » ... Today, we bring you part 2 of a new series analyzing the stats from Phoenix Suns 2009-2010 season ... The last post highlighted the difference between being a good rebounding team vs. a good defensive team ... You can still be a good defensive team without getting all the rebounds. Milwaukee (3rd overall in defensive efficiency) and Boston (5th) grabbed fewer available
Today, we begin a series of Suns player evaluations. We're going back to school using the old A-F grading system, weighing numbers, opinions, and all that cannot be captured in a statistic -- the value each player added to the Suns improbable run to the 2010 Western Conference Finals ... (Photo by Max Simbron) ... Entering the 2009-10 season, the Phoenix Suns faced many, many, many question marks. To name a few: ... Would Amare finish the season as a Sun? How healthy and effective could
More photos » ... Chris Carlson - AP ... Alvin Gentry wants Kobe to win, why can't we? ... Browse more photos » ... I won't say that there's no one out there that hates the LA Lakers more than me, but I think my hater creds are pretty solid ... I grew up in the 80s when it was Magic's Show Time that bounced some pretty good Suns teams from the playoffs 5 times out of 7 playoff appearances. Now, every time I see Alvan Adams walking around the USAC doing his job as VP of Keeping Shit Running, I