The Divorce is Final
Posted by Joe Gilmartin on May 10, 2008 11:00 PM
So the divorce is finally official. Mike D’Antoni gets $24 million in alimony and Steve Kerr gets custody of the Phoenix Suns. Read more
In Game 4, Boris Diaw's Initials Stand for "Big Difference"
Posted by Joe Gilmartin on April 27, 2008 4:45 PM
I don’t know if this was their last appearance here this year or not, but just in case it was, the Suns certainly left their fans laughing with their broom-busting act. And how sweep it wasn’t! Read more
Suns' Loss Causes Groans Around Planet Orange
Posted by Joe Gilmartin on April 26, 2008 12:30 AM
OUCH!!! No, that won’t quite get it. More like AAAAaaaaagh! Read more
Suns Find Their First Round Opponent in the Playoffs
Posted by Joe Gilmartin on April 16, 2008 11:15 PM
The Suns could hardly have asked for anything more on the final (finally!!!) day of the regular season.
Oh, they could have hoped a combination of circumstances would give them the home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs, but that was the longest of long shots anyway.
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Suns Win But Still No Closer to Knowing First Round Opponent
Posted by Joe Gilmartin on April 14, 2008 10:30 PM
The guest list for the Big Dance, NBA version, is finally
complete. But exactly who will dance with whom and where in the West is still
as undecided with only two days to go in the season as it was two months ago. Read more
Poor Shooting Reverses Suns' Fortunes Against Mavs
Posted by Joe Gilmartin on April 6, 2008 3:30 PM
No matter what you may have heard, the Suns did NOT shoot
themselves in the foot in the fourth period Sunday. Read more
Suns Hitting Their Stride
Posted by Joe Gilmartin on April 4, 2008 10:00 PM
What do you get on a night when a very good home team that
can’t do anything wrong meets a very bad road team that can’t do anything? Read more
Suns Fight Their Way to a Win
Posted by Joe Gilmartin on April 1, 2008 8:45 AM
They must have dusted off one of those old wrestling scripts for this one.
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Suns Continue to Improve All Aspects of Their Game
Posted by Joe Gilmartin on March 22, 2008 10:45 PM
Forget the new sheriff bit. There’s a new JUGGERNAUT in town. Well, actually it’s really just a souped up version of the old juggernaut. And it has astounded the experts by adding a lot more power without losing so much as one iota of speed.
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Transition Period Is Officially Over
Posted by Joe Gilmartin on March 15, 2008 11:19 PM
The much-discussed Psychological/Philosophical Period of Adjustment to the Shaq Era is over! And let the record show it took much less time than the pessimists thought it would (estimates ran as low as “never”) and is working out even better than the most cockeyed optimists hoped it would.
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Suns Regain Swagger in Win Over Warriors
Posted by Joe Gilmartin on March 13, 2008 11:35 PM
It’s baaack! The swagger or mojo or aggressiveness, just plain confidence, or whatever you want to call it is definitely back with the Suns. Read more
Suns Finally Get to Smile After a Laugher
Posted by Joe Gilmartin on March 11, 2008 10:07 PM
Lot of good omens this one. And maybe one of the most significant ones is that instead of playing down to the opposition, as has been their wont, the Suns played up to their potential.
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Sky May Not Be Falling After Win Over Spurs
Posted by Joe Gilmartin on March 9, 2008 4:08 PM
Today I come not so much to praise the Suns (although they are certainly highly deserving of some) but to unbury them. Read more
Suns Fall Short in Fourth Quarter
Posted by Joe Gilmartin on March 7, 2008 9:45 PM
What with Spring Training having broken out in our midst, we need a baseball-related idiom to describe this one, namely and to wit:
The Suns were like an infielder who plays every hop right except the last one. Read more
Suns Still Have a Lot of Work To Do Before Playoffs
Posted by Joe Gilmartin on March 1, 2008 9:49 PM
To paraphrase a disaster description made famous by a Knick of yore whose name I misremember: The ship may not be sinkin’ --- but it ain’t exactly sailin’ either.
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