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Where Should Steve Nash Go?

I've made it plenty clear that I think Steve Nash will come back to the Phoenix Suns and I think that's the best thing for the Suns. I don't see his options anywhere as good as they are in Phoenix where he's comfortable, his kids are in school, he love... »

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WE WANT STEVE! Suns Fans Step Up, Nash Reacts (Video and More)

Wednesday night at U.S. Airways Center was an amazing scene. It was completely organic and spontaneous and 100 percent genuine when the Phoenix Suns crowd started chanting for their hero, Steve Nash, with about five minutes left in the game. It began w... »

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Look For Phoenix Suns To Renounce Bird Rights On Steve Nash And Grant Hill

When a player becomes a free agent, their current team retains "Bird Rights" that translate into an inflated cap hold that counts against the team's salary cap. "Bird Rights" were named after Larry Bird as a way for teams to keep their players despite ... »

Phoenix Suns Finish With A Thud, Squander Winning Record Against D-League Team

Phoenix Suns fans tried to show some real class tonight. The crowd chanted "WE WANT STEVE! WE WANT STEVE!" so loud at the 5-minute mark of the 4th quarter that when ESPN went to commercial, we all assumed Nash would come back in. He didn't. And the Sun... »

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Phoenix Suns Final Game Of 2012: Play To Win Or Lose To Spurs?

Now that the Suns have been eliminated from the 2012 NBA playoff race - amazingly not until the second-to-last game for a team with no stars - the Suns have to at least consider making tomorrow more important than today. At the moment, the Suns sit in ... »

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Suns Loss To Jazz: By The Pictures (And Some Numbers Too)

It was a pretty close game all things considered. The Phoenix Suns held a two-point lead with about 10 minutes to go and they were down just five points with over four minutes to play. Shots were missed. Mismatches were not exploited. Legs looks tired.... »

NBA Western Conference Playoff Standings Update: Game Over

Last night the Phoenix Suns played their biggest game of the season on the road against the Utah Jazz. Both teams were fighting for the 8th and final seed for the NBA Western Conference playoffs and only one would survive. Unfortunately for the Suns, i... »

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Suns Run Out of Gas, Succumb to Jazz, 100-88

You have to hand it to the Phoenix Suns. They had every excuse to roll over and lose this game tonight. While they did lose the game, and the chance to play in the postseason, they gave it 100% with what they had. At crunch time, they had nothing left ... »

Suns Vs. Jazz Live Game Thread Part II

thread Roll Call: PHXSunsRunNGun, wedge1039, KC_Suns_Fan, ThatOtherCanadianKid, KnowGood, blanke, PHXgp, 2NASHTY, NashMV3, grego85, Wil Cantrell, nashran3, quixilver, MMotherwell, CKH, Not Disclosing My Name, SteveNash, QuantumPhysicist, Omaha Sun, wwe... »

Suns Vs. Jazz Game Preview: Must. Win.

Tonight, the Suns play for all the marbles in Salt Lake City. By now, you know the stakes, you know the keys to the game, which were brilliantly explained by Mr. Laugan. And you get a recap of the ugliness in Denver and a WC update by Mr. Pollack. Ther... »

NBA Western Conference Playoff Race Update: One For The Money

With just a handful of games left on the NBA schedule, the playoff picture in the Western Conference is all but set. The only remaining spot in the May Madness will come down to Tuesday's epic battle between the Utah Jazz and Phoenix Suns. But you knew... »

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Phoenix Suns Key To Tuesday's Must-Win Lies In The Matchup Mismatches

The Phoenix Suns and the Utah Jazz are similar in some ways and polar opposites in many others. While the Utah Jazz boast the league's most prolific front line, they give up as much as they score and their backcourt play is generally below average. Uta... »

Grant Hill And Channing Frye Injury Updates Ahead Of Jazz Game

(SB Nation Arizona, Seth Pollack) After weeks of important games where Phoenix Suns coach Alvin Gentry refused to use the "must win" tag, he broke down and admitted that he told his team that yes, Tuesday's game against the Utah Jazz, does indeed quali... »

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NBA Western Conference Playoff Update: Win to Get In

Two games remain of 66 and the outlook is crystal clear for the Suns, win in Utah Tuesday then win again at home versus a Spurs team that probably won't have much incentive with the #1 seed wrapped up. The Suns could also potentially receive help from ... »

Injuries Hurting Phoenix Suns' Playoff Push

For the first 49 games of the season, the Phoenix Suns had lost the fewest player-games to injury (4) in the entire league. Now Channing Frye is hurt while Grant Hill remains out as the Suns fight for their playoff lives. The Suns starting five of Gort... »

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