Phoenix Suns 2011-2012 season

[Impenneteri]

Good to hear that Grant Hill is still with the team. Shannon Brown is a good pickup, I don't know about Telfair since I haven't seen him play but as far as I know he doesn't possess a good outside shooting.

[mac04]

Go Suns!


Go Amare in NY!

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Ronnie Price Signed By Phoenix Suns, Adds Defense And Hops

Dec 13 8:15a by Seth Pollack

Read More: Ronnie Price (G - PHO), Zabian Dowdell (G - PHO), Phoenix Suns, Utah Jazz

The Phoenix Suns will reportedly add veteran backup guard Ronnie Price to the team according to Hoops World. Price is said to be signing a one-year deal with the Suns as soon as Tuesday afternoon.

UPDATE: The Phoenix Suns officially announced signing Price at about 11:00 a.m. Tuesday.

Ronnie Price is a 6-2 combo guard who played the last four years with the Utah Jazz as the backup to Deron Wiilliams. He's known for being athletic and a strong, aggressive defender but his point guard and shooting skills are limited according to ESPN's player profile:

Ronnie Price Hollinger Stats - ESPN
Price also had the worst shooting percentage among point guards at a ghastly 35.2 percent, and the worst true shooting percentage too. Needless to say, his PER was the worst at the position and very nearly the worst in the league...

Defensively, Price had his moments. He pressures the ball, can guard bigger players and is very athletic...

The signing of Price replaces backup guard Zabian Dowdell who was waived by the Suns Tuesday morning. Dowdell spent most of last season on the roster as the third point guard and is also known for his defense but is perhaps more of a "pure point" than Price when it comes to running the offense.

Dowdell missed the start of Suns' training camp with a knee injury which seems to have come at a very bad time for him.

Price, 28, was undrafted out of Utah Valley State College and got his first NBA contract from the Sacramento Kings. He played for the Kings for two years before spending the next four with the Jazz. He recently told the media in Salt Lake City that he wanted to stay in Utah but they apparently were ready for a change.

He was described by the the Salt Lake Tribune as being, "Well-liked by his longtime friends and former teammates, a quiet-but-strong leader in the locker room, and a proven commodity on the hardwood..."

Price is a career 30 percent three-point shooter who averaged 3.6 points and 1.3 assists in six years as an NBA pro.

Price would compete for minutes with Sebastian Telfair. Telfair would seem to be more of a pure point who can push the ball and run the offense while Price is bigger, more athletic and a better defender. The combination of the two would give the Suns options behind Steve Nash depending on match-ups.

Price would bring more athleticism and NBA experience, including 28 playoff games, than Dowdell.

PhoenixSuns NBA Phoenix Suns
The Phoenix Suns today waived guard Zabian Dowdell, the team has announced.

[idle]

it will be very interesting to see how the roster will look like in the summer of 2012.

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Lawson scores 21 to lead Nuggets past Suns 127-110
39 minutes ago

DENVER (AP)—Ty Lawson had 21 points and seven rebounds, Danilo Gallinari scored 15 and the Denver Nuggets beat the Phoenix Suns 127-110 Tuesday night in the preseason opener for both teams.

Nuggets rookie Kenneth Faried added 14 points and Al Harrington had 12.

Marcin Gortat and Hakim Warrick led Phoenix with 14 points each. Steve Nash had 11.

The Nuggets took the lead for good on a layup by Lawson late in the first quarter. The lead grew to 11 midway through the second before Andre Miller’s steal and layup just before halftime gave Denver a 63-49 cushion.

The Nuggets continued to push the pace and increase the lead in the third quarter. Lawson hit a 3-pointer and two free throws to give Denver an 82-65 advantage midway through the period. Faried brought the crowd to its feet with consecutive dunks to give the Nuggets a 97-81 lead heading into the fourth.

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paulcoro Paul Coro
Suns center Marcin Gortat suffered a right thumb hairline fracture tonight. If he misses time, it likely won't be much.

[Impenneteri]

Our team suck.

[RamboMapua]

Our team suck.

agree but still let see what nash and hill magical show for the suns

[sqloudane]

Morris is doin fine in his 2nd game 6pts 4brs 3 blks in less than 10 minutes...

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siler sighting....

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warrick more consistent with his J right now...

[sqloudane]

better all around 2nd preseason game for the suns...

suns-nuggets
50-52

[kinetic_soldier]

Well, looks like it's still gonna be a long season for us but at least I won't have to see VC throw bricks anymore.

And Mickael Pietrus just got waived.

[sqloudane]

same old same old...suns compete with nash..out nash... out suns...

2nd straight fouled out game for morris...

[sqloudane]

better all around 2nd preseason game for the suns...

suns-nuggets
50-52

i take it back...
Denver 110
Phoenix 85

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Phoenix Suns waive swingman Mickael Pietrus

PHOENIX (AP)—The Phoenix Suns have waived swingman Mickael Pietrus after reaching a financial agreement.

The move was announced by the team Thursday and lowered Phoenix’s roster to 14 players.

In July, Pietrus exercised a player option to return to the Suns this season for a $5.3 million salary.

Pietrus underwent minor right knee surgery in July after the French national team declared him unable to play.

He also missed the final 12 games of the NBA season last season because of a quadriceps-tendon strain near the same knee.

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Rolo's lookin good for the suns first game...there's a lot more bounce in him...

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I'm liking the so called lesser Morris...suns badly need a banger pf... already 4 boards in 8 minutes

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Finally a shot by frye... he's been cold since the preseason...

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shucks 71% shooting by hornets...WTF Turner....