Phoenix Suns 2011-2012 season

[sqloudane]

Telfair/ Warrick/Lopez = TANKING

[sqloudane]

Somebody tell Nash and Gortat we are tanking...

back to back to back PNR with nash and gortat

[QuincyHernandez]

NBA @NBA
Monta's jumper with a 1.0 left propelled the @warriors past the @phoenixsuns 106-104. Wright finished with 23 points and 7 rebounds.

[sqloudane]

2nd half of the season, suns says they'll make a late playoff push...

74-77 against the wolves in the 3rd is in the right direction...

[Impenneteri]

they're just 3.5 games behind from the 8th place. I wish they can make a late surge starting with the Wolves win.

[•lex•]

lol Frye. 0-10

[sqloudane]

lol Frye. 0-10

May 14 boards naman daw....


ang ayoko lang he led the team sa FGA @ 2/18....

[Impenneteri]

Great win by the Suns with their defense. Frye may have shot poorly but his defense against Blake was the game changer.

At 39, Grant Hill is still a great defensive player by stopping CP3's 4th qtr onslaught.

[sqloudane]

[myas110]

no. 13 pala sa west standings ang Suns, pero within reach nila ang 8th spot if the playoffs starts soon.

ganoon talaga ka-competitive ang West.

[Impenneteri]

Nice win by the suns sayang yung game kahapon against OKC just collapsed at the 4th.

[sqloudane]

lol we're tied with the knicks(Melo/Stud/Linsanity/Davis/Smith)/Chandler)...D'Antoni must really suck as a coach...

The Suns with two aging stars in grant and steve a solid center in marcin and a d-league bench

[sqloudane]

Sheeesh found this in another forum

http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2012/03/01/m...odom-for-nash/
http://news.lalate.com/2012/03/01/la...rsued-reports/
http://eye-on-basketball.blogs.cbssp...48484/35043283
http://www.iamagm.com/news/2012/03/0...dom.steve.nash

http://www.youtube.com/v/glC9_8Ijt9k

[Impenneteri]

^^

Ano gagawin ng Suns kay Odom baka layasan lang sila nun, maybe add Beaubois and a 1st round draft pick pwede pa.

[nwfirstranger]

Lakas ni Gortat, borderline all-star na. Kung di siya naging back-up ni Dwight at naging starter sa ibang team, all-star calibre na siguro sya.

[sqloudane]

With way Suns are playing...Nash wouldn't be traded
-2 games below .500
-beaten the higher-seeded Mavericks, Clippers, Timberwolves and Lakers.
-Rubio going out thus 8th seed still obtainable

[sqloudane]

Another comeback win for the Suns...10th seed baby....

[sqloudane]

Frye, Gortat help Suns rally past Jazz

PHOENIX (AP)—Coming off a miserable performance, Marcin Gortat was ready to go from the start Wednesday night.

Gortat scored 25 points and Channing Frye had a game-high 26 to help the Phoenix Suns overcome a 13-point deficit and beat the Utah Jazz 120-111 on Wednesday night.

Gortat scored 13 of his points in the first half on 6-of-8 shooting two nights after finishing with eight points in 19 foul-riddled minutes against Minnesota.

“I definitely wanted to forget about that last game,” said Gortat, who finished 10 of 12 with five rebounds. “I was trying to come out and be aggressive from the first whistle. I know my team needs that, so that was my first goal.”
Phoenix Suns ' Jared Dudley (3) turns to celebrate with fans after scoring against the Utah Jazz in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, March 14, 2012, in Phoenix. The Suns defeated the Jazz 120-111.


Gortat’s first-half effort wasn’t enough to keep the Suns from falling behind 46-33 with 6:03 left before halftime, continuing what has been a season-long trend.

Phoenix has won six of its last seven games at home and in each of those games, the Suns trailed by double digits before turning the tide.

“We’re doing this on purpose,” Gortat said. “We just like playing from behind. Even in practice, the coaches put us down minus-10.”

Suns coach Alvin Gentry would be just as happy to see the trend end.

“We had three guys with 20 or more and all the starters in double figures and that’s great and fine,” Gentry said. “But we are just going to have to zero in and get a little better defensively. The last two games have been a little alarming.”

Jared Dudley added 21 points and Steve Nash finished with 12 points and 16 assists for the Suns, who tied the Jazz for 10th place in the Western Conference, two games behind eighth place Houston.

“That can’t continue for us to be successful,” Dudley said, “especially going on the road.”

Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap each scored 18 points for Utah, which has lost six straight against Phoenix.

The Suns took their first lead since early in the first quarter on Gortat’s free throw 48 seconds into the second half and never trailed after Frye hit an 8-foot jumper with 10:39 left in the third.

Utah tied it at 91 with 9:28 remaining after Gentry was assessed a technical foul, but Frye hit a 3-pointer to key a 7-2 run and Phoenix took a 101-95 lead with 7:21 to play.

“We got right there,” Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin said. “We even got an offensive rebound, but we tipped it out of bounds and they got a second chance. We had a couple of opportunities to get the possession and just didn’t get it.”

The Jazz pulled back within three on Jefferson’s 16-foot jumper with 6:35 left. But Grant Hill followed his own miss for a layup, hit a 14-foot jumper and fed Dudley for a breakaway dunk to put the Suns ahead 107-100 with 4:39 remaining.

“We couldn’t get over the hump,” Corbin said. “We didn’t get the break we needed, but we have another one tomorrow.”

Frye was 10 of 18 from the field, including five 3-pointers, and blocked four shots.

“Dudley didn’t miss too many shots, Channing Frye didn’t miss too many shots, so we had to pick our poison,” Millsap said. “It’s tough because they spread four guys on the wing and, if not, Gortat is driving down the lane. You have to pick and choose.”

[deronwilliams08]

gg suns fans. our backcourt got exposed tonight.

[sqloudane]

gg suns fans. our backcourt got exposed tonight.

while our bench got raped by yours....

-55 in total....no plus against +35 of your bench