Phoenix Suns Offseason Priorities: Starting Power Forward
Channing Frye was great last season, but the Suns should still look for an upgrade. (Photo Courtesy of Chelsea, Flickr)
When Amar’e Stoudemire left for the Big Apple, the Suns were left with a huge hole at the power forward spot. Nearly a year since STAT joined the Knicks, the organization is still looking for a starting caliber player at that spot.
During last offseason, Phoenix acquired Hedo Turkoglu from Toronto to place him in Stoudemire’s old spot. In only 25 games in a Suns uniform, the Turkoglu experiment at the four spot was a complete disaster. The undersized Turkoglu failed to get comfortable offensively and was a liability defensively against many teams power forwards. Turkoglu eventually became part of the deal that brought Marcin Gortat over from Orlando. (more…)
Phoenix Suns Season Recap: Silver Lining Edition
Not all is lost Suns fans. (Photo Courtesy of Tony Arranaga, Flickr)
In the first installment of the Lord of The Rings trilogy, elf archer Legolas wistfully decries ‘I lament for Gandalf’ as he seeks comfort in the woods of Lothlorien after a fierce battle that results in Gandalf’s demise. (You had to have the extended edition to see it and if you don’t have it, get in the car NOW and go get it!)
Like Legolas, The Greg One laments for the Phoenix Suns lost season. The writing was on the wall from the beginning, but instead of rehashing what went wrong, lets make this the silver lining edition of Suns shop talk. Here we go. (more…)
Phoenix Suns 2010-11 Season: What Went Wrong?
After representing one half of the qualifiers in the Western Conference Finals last season, the Phoenix Suns find themselves as entrants into this year’s lottery. With eight games to go, the Suns are 5.5 games out of the eighth seed and everyone seems to be winning except the Suns, who have lost five of their last six. Where did it all go wrong? If you’re just tuning into the Suns Zoo, here is the breakdown. (more…)
Turnovers, Poor Third Quarter Cost Phoenix Suns
Need one word to describe the Suns efforts in last nights game? Pathetic.
Trailing from the start, a poor third quarter in which they were outscored by 14 in 12 minutes helped put the Suns away for good. Denver would go on to win 116-97. Fortunately for Phoenix, Denver took some mercy on the Suns in the fourth quarter. A 19-point difference was no indication how much of a blowout this game was. (more…)
What’s RIGHT with the Suns?
There are more than enough answers to the question ‘What’s wrong with the Suns?’ to fill multiple blogs, how about accentuating the positive for once? What are the Suns doing right? While this may be a shorter answer than the former question, there is always a silver lining and I’m happy to share it with you.
1. Can I write Steve Nash 100 times and have that be 100 reasons? No? Okay, but he is reason numero uno. Nash is still a Suns and he gives his team a fighting chance in every game. If the others show up and play as hard as he does, the Suns can make the playoffs this season. (more…)
