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Steve Nash is an All-Star, Marcin Gortat is Not

It’s probably safe to say that having two Suns would be bad for the All-Star Game. Earlier in the season, it might’ve seemed like Marcin Gortat would be more likely than Steve Nash to be an…Read More

The Polish Plumber

2005 was an important year for any Suns fan, really. Steve Nash won his first MVP, Amar’e lost the following season to injury, the Suns made another mistake in a draft day trade. It wasn’t Rondo or…Read More

The Suns Season: What went right and wrong (so far)

With 11 games played and 55 to go the Suns have only 4 wins and are currently 11th in the Western Conference standings, already 3 games behind the last playoff team. Over the past two seasons, the Suns…Read More

Suns (2-4) vs Blazers (5-1) Game Preview

Yes, these Blazers are the real deal. Or at least so it seems after 1/11th of the season. Their record is excellent, they’ve shown a lot of talent, and a lot of hustle. So are they unbeatable to…Read More

A Screen Changes Everything

A screen. Such an easy to do, isn’t it? Step in front of a guy, take the contact, and profit. It should be a basic thing for every single big man in the league, and yet, it isn’t. One little…Read More

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Player Profiles, Ep. 7-8: Marcin and Robin

If you’ve watched the joke of a preseason game that the December 22nd game was, you should’ve…Read More

Season Opener Preview: Gortathumb and an Opportunity to Start on a High Note

Remember when the Hornets started 10-0 last season? Well, this season they might start 0-10. The trade…Read More

Phoenix Suns Preseason Game 2: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Slippery. Sloppy. Two words that describe what we’ve seen from the Suns in their home preseason debut…Read More

Back to Business: Suns Come Back to Arizona, Pre-Season with Nuggets Set

Oh the irony. A team saved by one of their free agents leaving to China versus a team ruined by half…Read More

The Key to a Good Season

I will start with a note about the title of this post. As you can see,  it is rather underwhelming and…Read More

The Stances of the Suns: Decertify or Deal?

As another doomsday in the lockout talks seems to be imminent, the main question is: Will the players try to gain leverage by decertifying, or will they try and make a deal? The two alternatives seem to…Read More

The Game That Could’ve Been: NBA 2k12 Simulation Suns vs Thunder

So, I’d have a video for you, but thanks to my “delete before you look at it” attitude, my recording has been deleted. Hopefully, I’ll make up to you next week along with your favourite…Read More

7 Seconds or Less: Competitive Balance

A few days ago, during a longer break between my classes I went to eat a kebab with my classmate, quite a tasty and cost-efficient to waste away an hour between my Copyright Law and History of Law courses.…Read More

Locked Out, In Desperate Need of Basketball: What Would Sarver Do?

Robert Sarver… Ah, Robert effing Sarver, him and his bad spending fetish can drive you insane. Funnily enough, I understand him in a way. I mean, when I play my NBA 2k12, I love meself some pretty…Read More

Five Reasons to be Excited About the Suns Season

I know what you want to say. We all want to say it right now, with all the Paul Allen party busting, George Cohen facepalms and Dan Gilbert’s guts. “What season?” But since I’m a) a basketball…Read More

7 Seconds or Less: A Quick Guide to Fallaciously Proving the Suns Worth

Back when I had a separate blog, I’ve written a little post about how various statistics can be used in various contexts to prove a point, basing this truism on Thomas Kuhn’s theories. The…Read More

7 Seconds or Less: Steve Nash Ranked as 14th Best NBA Player by ESPN

This Friday, ESPN’s NBA Rank posted the player rankings for players from the 15th spot to the 11th. Among them, Steve Nash. The ratings are based on an average of 1-10 grades given out by 91 experts…Read More

7 Seconds or Less: Better Late Than on Time — Season Delay Benefits Suns

7 seconds or less will be a series of short posts that are just too long to be tweets, but to short to be considered legit. Delays suck. Cancellations of NBA games suck even more, especially when considering…Read More

The Half-Full Lockout Glass

Everyone knows the simplistic comparison between pessimists and optimists. Glass half-full, glass half-empty. Yadda yadda yadda. The lockout seems to be a great way to distinguish the two only by looking…Read More

The Suns end of the season awards

Yes, it’s that time of the year, time to close the book on the 2010-11 season Suns MVP Steve Nash. Often I feel we take Nash for granted and overlook his efforts and performances. At 37, battling injuries,…Read More

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