Should the Phoenix Suns draft Jimmer Fredette?
Is Jimmer Fredette in the cards for the Suns. (Photo Courtesy of Ryan Faulkner, Flickr)
The Phoenix Suns have the 13th pick in the NBA draft and the name most often tied to the Suns selection is James Taft ‘Jimmer’ Fredette of BYU. Fredette led the Cougars as their all-everything point guard and as the season progressed ‘Jimmermania’ swept the land.
Fredette consistently scored in the high 30′s and mid 40′s in the face of double and triple teams. He led the nation in scoring and led BYU’s high scoring offense to seventh in the nation. At the end of the season, the guard was crowned as the unanimous Player of the Year in addition to winning several other prestigious player of the year titles like Wooden Award, Naismith trophy and Adolph Rupp trophy among others. (more…)
A Look Forward to the Phoenix Suns Offseason
Which direction will the Suns go this offseason? (Photo Courtesy of Alisa Cooper, Flickr)
Now that the season is over we come upon another season of tumult. The burning question is do we reload or rebuild. There is a core that can be built around but before construction, there must first be deconstruction.
Last season the question was keep Amar’e Stoudemire or let him walk. This season the same question lingers over Steve Nash. What should the Suns do this offseason? Here is a player-by-player breakdown of The Greg One’s plan for Suns improvement, starting at the top. (more…)
Phoenix Suns Season Awards
Is Steve Nash this team's MVP once again? (Photo Courtesy of ballerblogger, Flickr)
With the playoffs now underway, it is now time to take a look at the Suns season. Despite the disappointment of not making the playoffs for the second time in three seasons, Phoenix still had many bright spots and some surprises throughout the 2010-2011 campaign. I will take a look at who deserved some of those accolades this season. (more…)
Nash-less Phoenix Suns Stave Off Elimination
The Suns finally won a game without their start point guard Steve Nash in their 111-98 victory over the LA Clippers on Friday night. Unfortunately, it comes a few weeks too late with Phoenix now all but out of the playoff picture.
The home team had a pretty comfortable lead throughout the night. After a two-point lead after the first 12 minutes, the Suns had a big second quarter outscoring the Clips 32-21 thanks especially to the great play of their second unit. Phoenix put it on cruise control during the second half to grab their 37th victory of the season. (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…)
