“It limits your options, but Shawn (Marion) is so versatile that he can take up the slack easily”
Paul Coro The Arizona Republic Jan. 10, 2008 12:00 AM Suns forward Grant Hill is expected to miss two to three weeks after undergoing a successful appendectomy Wednesday night. via Arizona Republic
Raja Bell sank two 3-pointers in the final 2 1/2 minutes of overtime and the Phoenix Suns rallied from 16 points down in regulation without Steve Nash to beat the Indiana Pacers 129-122 on Wednesday night. via Contra Costa Times
We’ve talked for the last two-and-a-half seasons about Josh Howard’s dramatic improvement. via Quick
“I told Marcus before this season, ‘We needed you last year, and we need you this year,’ “
No one wants Marcus Banks to succeed more than Suns coach Mike D’Antoni. He’s the guy who gave Banks $21.5 million as a free agent during his short stint as Suns general manager. via East Valley Tribune
The Phoenix Suns wrap up a four-game homestand when they host the slumping Indiana Pacers tonight at US Airways Center. via WKRC-TV Cincinnati
“They got happy and they got cocky and they rubbed our faces in the game a little bit”
Denver Nuggets’ Carmelo Anthony and Phoenix Suns’ Amare Stoudemire battle for a loose ball in Phoenix. via Shanghai Daily
“If he can keep this up, they can keep this up.”
No-names from nowhere, playing before nobody in a long-running game of musical franchises. via Los Angeles Times
“He has to get at a specific weight, and where he can run up and down and not have any issues with the leg.”
Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports Heat coach Pat Riley is worried about Dwyane Wade’s health: “Riley revealed for the first time the seriousness of the surgery Wade underwent on his left … via True Hoop
Shawn Marion scored 27 points, pulled down 14 rebounds and blocked six shots when the Phoenix Suns ended the Denver Nuggets’ three-game winning streak with a crushing 137-115 home victory on Monday. via Boston Globe
“I’m getting more comfortable around my teammates, with everything in the league, everything in the city of Seattle”
On Thursday night, there stood Kevin Durant, the Seattle SuperSonics’ rookie forward, alone, with a simple assignment: guard Steve Nash in the fourth quarter from the top of the key. via Houston Chronicle
“And with the addition of (Marbury), we feel we have taken a major step towards achieving that goal.”
Stephon Marbury and Isiah Thomas haven’t been best of friends this season. Isiah Thomas first talked about winning championships four years ago after pulling off a fast one - or so he believed - by acquiring … via New York Daily News
“If that stuff is going on, it needs to be stopped or else we can kiss it goodbye, because you can’t win at this level if you don’t have great chemistry and you don’t pull for each other”
Paul Coro The Arizona Republic Jan. 6, 2008 09:43 PM It is alarming when Suns center Amare Stoudemire sends a morning text message that he will not be coming to practice a day after showing frustration in a … via Arizona Republic
“I’m going to probably keep doing it until I retire just for prevention”
Paul Coro The Arizona Republic Jan. 5, 2008 08:08 PM In his 2 1/2 seasons on the Suns bench, Suns assistant Dan D’Antoni had never seen Phoenix play a game in which its defense forced the other team to “really … via Arizona Republic
“Coach (Herb) Sendek is doing a terrific job”
Jerry Brown , Tribune Ankles, knees, backs … and now the stomach flu has put Raja Bell on the sideline. via East Valley Tribune
The Phoenix Suns go for their fifth straight victory when they host the New Orleans Hornets tonight at US Airways Center. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer
