A really (really) great Steve Nash interview

Every Suns and basketball fan should check this great interview with our own Steve Nash on the Charlie Rose Show. The host did a great job (as usual) and the interview is really great (much better than Steve's shirt...).
It was really Steve at his best, talking about the game, the players and some more.
You're great Steve !

Go Suns !

Summer Vacation !

Dear Readers, fellow Suns' fans,

it's time for a summer vacation just to re-charge batteries, study some stats and get ready for next season.

I leave you with a picture of two of the greatest players ever to call Arizona home: Steve Nash and DBacks legend Randy Johnson. I found a picture of those guys hanging out together. Thought you might like it.

Go Suns !

On STAT, P.J. and the new Dancers

Lots of nice comments on the internet today about our own Amaré Stoudemire. Here's a short list:

1. Today is: Amaré Day on the Bright Side of the Suns,


2. There's a very nice article on the Republic on STAT. It's great to know he really likes the Phoenix community and lives there in the off-season as well,


3. Amaré will help opening the new Suns.com Newsroom at U.S. Airways Center later in the day (Aug. 9 at 1.30). Catch it live on KTR 620. It should be interesting as Coach D'Antoni will be there as well.

Still waiting on P.J. Brown's answer to the Suns proposal. Let's hope P.J. will play for the Suns next year. He should be really helpful in the Suns' quest for the Championship. He's a great defensive player, a solid pro and possibly one of the best options at guarding Tim Duncan and co.

Finally, the news everyone was waiting for: the Suns unveiled the new Suns Dancers squad for the 20007-08 season. You can check it at Suns.com

Go Suns !

The 2007-08 schedule is out ! Suns play on Christmas Day

The 2007-08 NBA schedule was finally released yesterday. It's always a great day when the schedule for the new season is released, it's just so full of anticipation and excitement. Check it yourself on the Suns homepage.
The Suns will open the season against Kurt Thomas and Kevin Durant in Seattle on Nov. 1st before playing host to the Lakers on opening night in Phoenix (on Nov. 2nd) and the Cavs a couple of days later. It's a very enterteining way to open the season, since the Suns will play Durant, Kobe and Lebron in the first three games before going East for a 4-game road trip.

Here's some of the highlights of the schedule:

• Opening game: November 1st at Seattle
• Home opener: November 2nd vs the Lakers
• First Spurs game: December 17th in S.A.
• First (and of course only) KG visit: February 22nd
• Final game: April 16th vs Portland
• Longest Home stand: 6 games beginning with Atlanta on January 29th
• Longest Road trip: 5 games beginning with a visit at MSG on December 2nd
• Toughest month: December, the Suns will play 11 road games (out of 15)
• Toughest home stand or Happy Valentine's Day: How about the 4-game stand from February 14th to the 24th when the Suns play Dallas, the Lakers, Boston and Detroit
• First Steve Nash - Dirk Nowitzki reunion: December 19th in Dallas
• Biggest game of the Year (on paper): It has to be that Lakers game on Christmas day on National TV. It's better to have an early lunch thius year, tip off is at 3.00 PM
• One final note: the Suns be better play as well as they did last year on the road since of the last 15 games, 10 will be on the road.

There's one more great reason to wait for Christmas this year. By the way, start counting...it's 89 days to opening day.

Go Suns !

So KG is a Celtic...Can we have our schedule now?

NBA 2007-08 schedule was supposed to be released today, but since David Stern knows when to "use a good news" - and he needs some "real" game news lately - the schedule will be relaesed later in the week. That's because there was a big news to report already. In a League where trade talks remain "just talks" most of the time an All-star going to one of the oldest and most prestigious franchise -not to mention one the country's biggest media market - is definetly a "Big Ticket" news.

As you all know by now, Kevin Garnett is a Celtic and a good guess is that his no. 5 jersey will be the top seller in the League comes November.
On the Celtics website you're greeted by a smiling KG under the words "Now we have the Big Ticket ... click here for Celtics tickets". They know their marketing up in the Northeast.

The move put Boston back on the basketball map: with Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and KG they are possibly the, favourite to win the Atlantic with a real chance of fighting the Bulls, the Pistons and the Cavs for a place in the Finals.
Not to mention that basketball BUZZ is back in Beantown. I am sure the Commish loves this move.

The Timberwolves acquired forwards Al Jefferson, Gerald Green and Ryan Gomes, guard Sebastian Telfair and center Theo Ratliff, along with two first-round draft picks and cash considerations from the Boston Celtics in exchange for Garnett. They'll try to rebuild around Jefferson, Green, Foye and their top pick from this year's Draft, Corey Brewer. All things considered, I can't see how someone could even think this being an even trade. Minnesota got a couple of prospects and not much more for one of the best five players in the NBA. If I had just renewed my T-Wolves season ticket I think I'll ask for some money back!

Of all the comments I read over the last 24 hours, I think Marc Stein got it perfectly in his latest ESPN.com column blaming it on Minnesota owner Glen Taylor. Almost everyone (laugh with Bill Simmons about it "The tale of two Kevin" on ESPN Page two) agrees this was one of Kevin McHale greatest plays in an already great Celtics career!

To Suns fans this causes mixed feelings: we'll never see KG running the field along Steve Nash in a Suns uniform (that the bad part of it) nor we'll see him play with Kobe Bryant in a Lakers shirt (that's the good part). Above all I like the fact that he's going East.

In other Suns news, former Suns’ guard Jay Humphries has been named as an assistant coach and you can read his first one on one interview on Suns.com. He seems like a nice basketball man and I am sure he'll be of great help to Coach D'Antoni trying to replace Marc Iavaroni.

One last note...if you don't mind nice girls dancing on a basketball court yelling "Go Suns" you should check the official audition video for 2007-08 Suns Dancers.

All this said...Dear Mr. Stern, could we please have our 2007-08 schedule?

Go Suns !