Archive for December, 2008



For weeks now I have been pondering the true meaning of Shaq’s vocal demands for the ball and his efforts to mold the Suns in his image.
He’s not been subtle:

“I have been telling my teammates all year, if they get the ball to me and let me do w…

Leandro Barbosa will never be confused with a prototypical NBA point guard, but his second-half scoring burst propelled the Suns to a 101-89 win over Memphis.
Barbosa scored 11 points in the third and 11 more in the fourth as part of a season-high 28-point evening that broke Memphis’ back. The Grizzlies are probably wondering how […]

And it’s another week of In The Post, Fanster.com’s Phoenix Suns Podcast. This week we talk about how we feel about the recent of events of late, discuss the light schedule and why the Spurs game hurts so much. Join Matt Blake, Michael Schwartz and Mark McLane on In The Post:
Since we last podcasted:
- Dee […]

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Could Mike D’Antoni be plotting to reunite his Suns’ roster in New York?
Prior to the Knicks’ 93-89 win over the Charlotte Bobcats last night in North Carolina, D’Antoni had (predictably) nice things to say about Boris Diaw, the forward acquired by Charlotte in the deal that sent Jason Richardson to the […]

Next time you’re at the park shooting around, try throwing a full court pass and hitting a spot. Be sure and get it over a couple of your buddies’ hands who see it coming.

If you’re able to pull that off, increase the difficulty level by att…

Arizona Cardinals Playoff Game Not Sold out
The team announced that the playoff game set for Saturday has not sold out yet. There are 6500 seats still availible at reasonable prices too. The team will probably ask for an extension to sell the tick…

With Charles Barkley hogging the “athlete on the police blotter” category today with his arrest on suspected DUI charges in Scottsdale this morning, this story hasn’t had too much attention drawn to it.
It involves Arizona Cardinals’ Pro Bowl wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, the mother of his 11-month old son, Angela Nazario, a domestic abuse charge […]

The offense, and more specifically the passing offense, has been the breadwinner of the Arizona Cardinals this season and this Saturday should be no different. It’s probably safe, and fair, to assume that the running game isn’t going to explode for 150…

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An average of 58 wins per season. Four consecutive trips to the playoffs. Two trips to the Western Conference Finals. Three straight seasons of leading the league in scoring. NBA Coach of the Year in 2004-05.
Those are just some of the credentials on the coaching resume of Mike D’Antoni. […]

As sport fans we tend to divide our lives into seasons so, unless it’s baseball or Sports Illustrated, solar years don’t mean that much. Of course there are a few other marginal things in life for which it makes much more sense to consider years as a time unit.
The amazing relationship between years and sports season […]