Bright Side Of The Sun: FanShots

Boris, I Love the Gold Smoking Jacket

JSun — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:19:18 -0000

Boris, I Love the Gold Smoking Jacket

He really does put Hef to shame, doesn't he?

Also, he looks a little trimmer than in the past.

Mr. Efficiency: Alando Tucker, Suns Five players (Portland's Jerryd Bayless, Houston's Donte' Gre...

Ben Q Rock — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:58:57 -0000

Mr. Efficiency: Alando Tucker, Suns
Five players (Portland's Jerryd Bayless, Houston's Donte' Greene, Sacramento's Quincy Douby, Phoenix's Alando Tucker and Golden State's Anthony Randolph) averaged more than 20 points per game. Of those five, only Tucker attempted fewer than 15 shots per game (12.6) and had a field-goal percentage over 49 percent (57.1).

ESPN - Maurice Brooks' Summer League Wrap-Up - TrueHoop By Henry Abbott. Seems like Tucker might have a future in this league.

I guess they're just really REALLY good friends

TexSUN — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:41:17 -0000

I guess they're just really REALLY good friends

Seems our favorite "rogue" ref Tim Donaghy was burning up the phone lines of fellow referee Scott Foster around the same time as the infamous betting scandal. According to the above link, he called Foster 134 times between October 2006 and April 2007, apparently more often than even his own family.

"The only person Donaghy called more often (150 times) was Thomas Martino, to whom Donaghy has said he provided picks to win games and who was the middleman between the former ref and a bookie named James Battista."

But apparently it was all innocent chit-chat:

"The government has said that they have found no evidence of criminal conduct aside from that of Mr. Donaghy. Once again, the only criminal conduct is that of Mr. Donaghy."

I guess they're just really, super-duper, best buddies.

Steve Nash retiring? Eh, probably not.

Mike Lisboa — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:59:43 -0000

Steve Nash retiring? Eh, probably not.

Steve Nash, quote machine.

James Jones agrees to deal with Heat. Well it seems like the Heat are planning a former-Suns r...

PanamaSun — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:15:58 -0000

James Jones agrees to deal with Heat.

Well it seems like the Heat are planning a former-Suns reunion.
Suddenly the Heat are getting sexy...

ESPN

Really? Again?

Phoenix Stan — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:47:17 -0000

Really? Again?

Still looking for a short-term solution to their lack of shooters, the Suns are taking a second shot at coaxing Brent Barry to Phoenix.

Darius Miles? What?

Mike Lisboa — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:57:53 -0000

Darius Miles? What?

Oh, man, say it ain't so! There has got to be a better way.

What will happen with Goran

rosewood — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:33:49 -0000

What will happen with Goran

BallinEurope has a good breakdown of Goran's contract/player rights status. Apparently, it's not even clear who owns him in Europe. Yikes.

Hurricane Boris is Coming! It's okay though, it's been downgraded to a tropical storm. Apparentl...

slyguy183 — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:22:56 -0000

Hurricane Boris is Coming!

It's okay though, it's been downgraded to a tropical storm. Apparently it posted up a few times, got kind of tired, decided to pass around open shots and fizzled out.

Haha, seriously though, uh, I think Boris Diaw is now our second best player. This is amazing and scary at the same time.

Baron Davis to LA; Clippers Suddenly Not Totally Irrelevant

Mike Lisboa — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:04:21 -0000

Baron Davis to LA; Clippers Suddenly Not Totally Irrelevant

Dragic Not Likely to Join Suns This Year

Mike Lisboa — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:04:08 -0000

Dragic Not Likely to Join Suns This Year

I think Kerr is going to make every effort to get him over here, despite the article's pessimistic title. Guess we'll have to wait and see.

Steve Kerr Hates Phoenix. Here's Proof.

Mike Lisboa — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:43:15 -0000

Steve Kerr Hates Phoenix. Here's Proof.

Ridiculous Upside REALLY hates this pick. I love those guys, but I think they're dead wrong here.

Celebrity Soccer Pickup Game

TexSUN — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:14:50 -0000

Celebrity Soccer Pickup Game

Here is CNN.com's take on that celebrity soccer pickup game that Steve Nash, Jason Kidd and several other NBA and pro soccer players put together recently. Nash makes a brief appearance, and I think I spotted LB in there too.

Goran Dragic Suns Workout

Mike Lisboa — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:31:26 -0000

Goran Dragic Suns Workout

This links to a Suns.com article about Dragic. There's also a video of his workout with the Suns about halfway down the page. Nothing out of the ordinary, but watch the spin move just after the 2 minute mark. Kid is quick. Me likey athletic point guard.

D'Antoni acknowledged he isn't much of a defender. "Hopefully somebody can teach him how to play ...

ZonaFlash — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:17:15 -0000

D'Antoni acknowledged he isn't much of a defender. "Hopefully somebody can teach him how to play defense," D'Antoni said

Defensive Expert Dan D'Antoni to teach Gallinari defense

Robin Lopez Audio Clip

Phoenix Stan — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:14:46 -0000

Robin Lopez Audio Clip

Thanks to Ryan at Hoops Addict for sharing this audio recorded during a pre-draft workout earlier this month at the Air Canada Centre

"This was a tough decision,'' Jones said from Miami, where he had just landed after a vacation in...

ZonaFlash — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:11:57 -0000

"This was a tough decision,'' Jones said from Miami, where he had just landed after a vacation in the Bahamas.

LIfe is Tough in the NBA

Ridiculous Upside Blogger Crew Hates the Lopez Pick (Haters.)

Mike Lisboa — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:53:02 -0000

Ridiculous Upside Blogger Crew Hates the Lopez Pick (Haters.)

RU's impressive roster of livebloggers absolutely eviscerated Steve Kerr for picking Robin Lopez (as opposed to Mario Chalmers) at #15 last night. It's all at the 8:57(PST) mark of their (insanely long) liveblog.

Methinks they doth protest too much, but they do have a point about that nagging need at point guard. But Chalmers? Meh.

5:23: Just took a quick look through reader e-mails from the past hour and everyone seems to agre...

Mike Lisboa — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:39:48 -0000

5:23: Just took a quick look through reader e-mails from the past hour and everyone seems to agree: We're all excited for the Gay-Love Era in Memphis.

Bill Simmons' 2008 Draft Diary. Ah, what could have been...

"It's always hard to make anything happen," said Kerr, who took on GM duties a year ago. "You tal...

Mike Lisboa — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:29:31 -0000

"It's always hard to make anything happen," said Kerr, who took on GM duties a year ago. "You talk about 100 deals (discussed) for every one you make, and that's true."

*****

"I'm perfectly happy taking our pick, because we've got a pretty good dang team," Kerr said.

Suns happy with No. 15 pick