Aldridge scores 43, lifts Blazers over Rockets for 2-0 lead
3 HRS AGO - Aldridge scores 40 points for second consecutive game, leads Blazers to 2-0 lead
Paul Coro 1-on-1 with Goran Dragic
10 HRS AGO - Suns guard Goran Dragic talks about winning the NBA's Most Improved Player award
Dragic is Most Improved Player
17 HRS AGO - Suns guard Goran Dragic won the 2013-14 NBA Most Improved Player award, collecting 65 of the Expand
17 HRS AGO - Suns guard Goran Dragic won the 2013-14 NBA Most Improved Player award, collecting 65 of the possible 125 1st-place votes. Collapse
Phoenix Suns ready to deal, but Frye and Okafor not in mix
19 HRS AGO - Channing Frye and Emeka Okafor count nearly $21 million against the Suns cap this season and both Expand
19 HRS AGO - Channing Frye and Emeka Okafor count nearly $21 million against the Suns cap this season and both may be free agents on July 1. Okafor's contract expires on June 30, and Frye can opt out of his final year as well. That means the Suns cannot include them in trades.
The Phoenix Suns want to rejoin the NBA elite in the very near future, and they have assets to burn - cap space to take on salary, youth on rookie contracts and six first round draft picks in the next 15 months.
Any incoming All-Star free agent or trade acquisition would join two rising stars at the guard positions - Goran Dragic and Eric Bledsoe - and a coaching staff that maximizes the skill sets on the roster. The Suns were supposed to win less than 20 games last year, but got 48 wins instead. Even more impressive, when both guards started the team went 23-11.
It's no wonder the Suns now see themselves as a premier destination for difference-making free agents, and a premier trading partner thanks to their available Collapse
Why not think about LeBron James?
1 DAY AGO - LeBron James may be a Suns dream, but the franchise will never be able to open new doors without Expand
1 DAY AGO - LeBron James may be a Suns dream, but the franchise will never be able to open new doors without first having the boldness to knock. Collapse
Phoenix Suns Player Profile: Leandro Barbosa
1 DAY AGO - Stats:| 18.4 MPG|7.5 PPG|1.9 RPG|1.6 APG|0.2 BPG|0.4 Expand
1 DAY AGO - Stats:| 18.4 MPG|7.5 PPG|1.9 RPG|1.6 APG|0.2 BPG|0.4 SPG|.427 FG%|.280 3P% Leandro Barbosa, known by his nickname “The Brazilian Blur” came back to Phoenix to help fill the void left at guard by Eric Bledsoe’s injury. His first stint in Phoenix lasted from 2003 to 2010/ In that time, Barbosa played a critical role off […]Phoenix Suns Player Profile: Leandro Barbosa - Sun-N-Gun - Sun-N-Gun - A Phoenix Suns Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Collapse
Popovich wins Coach of the Year, Hornacek runner-up
1 DAY AGO - Jeff Hornacek is not the NBA's coach of the year this season, but that is OK.
The Expand
1 DAY AGO - Jeff Hornacek is not the NBA's coach of the year this season, but that is OK.
The NBA announced today that Gregg Popovich was voted as the 2013-14 Coach of the Year, the third time he has taken home the Red Auerbach Trophy in his career and the second time in the last three years.
Popovich, who wins his second NBA Coach of the Year award in the past three seasons and third of his career, joins Don Nelson and Pat Riley as the only coaches to receive the honor three times. He totaled 380 points, including 59 first-place votes, from a panel of 124 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada. Coaches were awarded five points for each first-place vote, three points for each second-place vote and one point for each third-place vote.
The Spurs finished the regular season with the best record in the league at 62-20 and they also had the best point differential at +7.8. Under Popovich, the Spurs have been and continue to be a machine, pumping out 50-plus Collapse
Report Cards: Channing Frye
1 DAY AGO - Channing Frye's return to the starting line-up was almost as surprising as the Phoenix Suns' Expand
1 DAY AGO - Channing Frye's return to the starting line-up was almost as surprising as the Phoenix Suns' return to NBA relevancy. What grade did the Comeback Kid earn for the comeback Suns?
One has to wonder what the future holds for Channing Frye. According to The Arizona Republic, the 30-year-old power forward reportedly would like to work out a contract extension that would likely end his career in Phoenix. This is more amazing news than your average contract extension story considering his career nearly ended in Phoenix at the end of the 2011-12 NBA season.
Frye's recovery from his heart disease is practically a metaphor for the Phoenix Suns organization this season. After a disheartening 2012-13 campaign that saw the second worst results in franchise history, the Phoenix Suns were left for dead going into 2013-14. And like Frye's sudden and unexpected announcement that he would be at training camp, Phoenix suddenly and unexpectedly announced that they would be Collapse
Grizzlies muscle past Thunder in OT
2 DAYS AGO - Zach Randolph had 25 points, including the tiebreaking lay-up late in overtime.
The Madhouse - Week of 4/21/2014
2 DAYS AGO - lcome to the Madhouse! Bright Side of the Sun is an amazing and diverse community and it deserves Expand
2 DAYS AGO - lcome to the Madhouse! Bright Side of the Sun is an amazing and diverse community and it deserves a place where the tyranny of topicality does not rule. And that's what The Madhouse is. It's Bright Side of the Sun's place to talk about whatever you want, whenever you want: favorite TV shows, news from around the league or what a relief it is to be off the Suns' roller coaster for a few months. It's all fair game here. Collapse
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Mavs snap skid, roll past Spurs to even series at 1-1
3 HRS AGO - Monta Ellis scored 21 points to snap the Mavs 10-game skid against the Spurs
Goran Dragic wins NBA’s Most Improved Player Award
12 HRS AGO - The Suns finally won something! Goran Dragic wins the NBA’s Most Improved Player award which Expand
12 HRS AGO - The Suns finally won something! Goran Dragic wins the NBA’s Most Improved Player award which begins the recognition for the Suns spectacular season. So far, the Suns had missed out on the playoffs (barely, practically by a single game), defensive player of the year (didn’t think we’d win that one), and coach of the year (Hornacek came […]Goran Dragic wins NBA’s Most Improved Player Award - Sun-N-Gun - Sun-N-Gun - A Phoenix Suns Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Collapse
Wizards rise in OT for 2-0 lead on Bulls
17 HRS AGO - Bradley Beal scored 26 points as the Wizards let an early lead go but won in the end.
Phoenix Suns Draft Options
19 HRS AGO - The Phoenix Suns head into the 2014 NBA draft with three first-round picks. With the 14th, 17th Expand
19 HRS AGO - The Phoenix Suns head into the 2014 NBA draft with three first-round picks. With the 14th, 17th and 27th overall picks, Adam Williams with Bleacher Report provides potential options for the Suns to draft. Williams projects Phoenix will target the following small forwards or shooting guards: Doug McDermott from Creighton James Young from Kentucky Rodney Read More Collapse
Pacers' dominant second half downs Hawks
1 DAY AGO - George, Indiana Pacers use 3rd-quarter surge to rally past Atlanta 101-85, even series at 1-1
Phoenix Suns Player Profile: Marcus Morris
1 DAY AGO - Stats:| 22.0 MPG | 9.7 PPG | 3.9 RPG | 1.1 APG | 0.9 SPG | 44.2 FG% Expand
1 DAY AGO - Stats:| 22.0 MPG | 9.7 PPG | 3.9 RPG | 1.1 APG | 0.9 SPG | 44.2 FG% | 38.1 3P% | Often the forgotten twin, Marcus Morris was fairly successful in his first complete season as a member of the Phoenix Suns. This was Morris’ third year in the league, and it marked the […]Phoenix Suns Player Profile: Marcus Morris - Sun-N-Gun - Sun-N-Gun - A Phoenix Suns Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Collapse
Morning Sunshine: Phoenix Suns News (April 22)
1 DAY AGO - This is our daily feature here at SunNGun where we scavenge the internet for recent stories Expand
1 DAY AGO - This is our daily feature here at SunNGun where we scavenge the internet for recent stories related to the Phoenix Suns organization and relay them to you, so we are the one-stop-shopping for all things Phoenix Suns. We’ll have it for you everyday, hopefully posted for you in the morning. The links to these full articles are […]Morning Sunshine: Phoenix Suns News (April 22) - Sun-N-Gun - Sun-N-Gun - A Phoenix Suns Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Collapse
Suns Plumlee to Appear at Youth Basketball Camps
1 DAY AGO - Phoenix Suns’ center Miles Plumlee will make a special appearance at the Phoenix Suns youth Expand
1 DAY AGO - Phoenix Suns’ center Miles Plumlee will make a special appearance at the Phoenix Suns youth basketball camps this summer. Plumlee will attend the day camp on June 26. The camp runs June 22 to 26 at Thunderbird High in Phoenix. He will also go to the overnight camp on June 29. The camp at Pine Read More Collapse
Phoenix Suns Player Profiles: Ish Smith
2 DAYS AGO - Stats:|14.4 MPG| 3.7 PPG| 1.8 RPG|2.6 APG| 0.2 BPG| 0.7 Expand
2 DAYS AGO - Stats:|14.4 MPG| 3.7 PPG| 1.8 RPG|2.6 APG| 0.2 BPG| 0.7 SPG,|423 FG%|.043 3P% Ishmael “Ish” Smith played on five different NBA teams over the course of six years before coming to Phoenix. He served diligently as the Suns backup guard throughout the year, stepping into a more prominent role when Eric Bledsoe had to sit […]Phoenix Suns Player Profiles: Ish Smith - Sun-N-Gun - Sun-N-Gun - A Phoenix Suns Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Collapse
Phoenix Suns 2013-14 Report Cards: Archie Goodwin
2 DAYS AGO - Despite limited playing time, Archie Goodwin flashed plenty of potential for a 19 year old rookie Expand
2 DAYS AGO - Despite limited playing time, Archie Goodwin flashed plenty of potential for a 19 year old rookie with an impressive Summer League debut, dominating performances in the D-League, and by finishing the season with the best outing of his young career.
So how awesome was it that Goodwin sacked Sactown and provided this primo cover photo for my article? As far as grading goes, it's akin to killing his final exam. Although he definitely put an exclamation point on his rookie year with that 29 point career high performance, most of his season was much more sedate. Depending on how you want to look at it, Archie was a casualty of the Suns success.
In the end, there just wasn't a lot of spare playing time left over for a 19 year old rookie on a playoff contending team. That played into Goodwin having two quick stints in the D-League this season, one at the end of January and one in early February.
In five games (two starts) for the Bakersfield Jam Goodwin averaged 26.4 points and Collapse
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Heat hold off late Bobcats push, take 2-0 series lead
3 HRS AGO - LeBron scores 32 points and adds eight assists to lead Heat to 2-0 series lead.
Morning Sunshine: Phoenix Suns News (April 23)
15 HRS AGO - This is our daily feature here at SunNGun where we scavenge the internet for recent stories Expand
15 HRS AGO - This is our daily feature here at SunNGun where we scavenge the internet for recent stories related to the Phoenix Suns organization and relay them to you, so we are the one-stop-shopping for all things Phoenix Suns. We’ll have it for you everyday, hopefully posted for you in the morning. The links to these full articles are […]Morning Sunshine: Phoenix Suns News (April 23) - Sun-N-Gun - Sun-N-Gun - A Phoenix Suns Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Collapse
Phoenix Suns Goran Dragic named NBA's Kia Most Improved Player for 2013-14 season
18 HRS AGO - After a cinderella year both for himself and the team, the Phoenix Suns' Goran Dragic gets a Expand
18 HRS AGO - After a cinderella year both for himself and the team, the Phoenix Suns' Goran Dragic gets a trophy for his work.
After the entire Phoenix Suns team displayed Most Improved Team characteristics all year long, their star point guard Goran Dragic received the individual Most Improved Player Award.
The Suns had many candidates on their roster for Most Improved - Gerald Green nearly doubled his career scoring average (15.8 vs. 8.0). Markieff Morris led all reserves in double-doubles (11), points off bench and rebounds off bench. Eric Bledsoe was the early leader for most improved before hurting his knee in December and finished the year as a max-contract shoe-in. The list goes on and on.
Gerald Green finished 4th, getting 16 first-place votes, and Markieff Morris was 10th.
But it was Goran Dragic who put up a season that only two league MVPs and two All-Stars have ever approached. Dragic became only the fourth player in league history to score 20 points per game, dish 5 assists per game, Collapse
The Legend of Ish Smith's Three Point Shooting
22 HRS AGO - I guess it's technically a report card if you only got graded in your worst class.
As frequent Expand
22 HRS AGO - I guess it's technically a report card if you only got graded in your worst class.
As frequent readers of Bright Side of the Sun have come to know, the three point shooting adventures of Ish Smith were a bit of an obsession of mine in the late stages of the Suns season.
Those of you who have been around this site long enough may also be aware that both Suns history and awful shooting performances from members of the Phoenix Suns are two of my more significant basketball interests. Those two were first married together back in December of 2010 following the incredible 12 game reign of Sir Earl (of) Barron. I'd strongly suggest taking a quick flip through that slice of heaven, but if you have a life I can effectively boil it down to three points for you:
Earl Barron had the lowest field goal percentage of any Phoenix Suns player ever that attempted more than 27 shots in a season.
Earl Barron is one of only 3 Phoenix Suns players ever who took more than 50 shots in a season and Collapse
DeRozan drops 30 as Raptors get even
1 DAY AGO - The Brooklyn Nets almost pulled off another road win, but DeMar DeRozan came alive late.
Hornacek places 2nd in Coach of Year voting
1 DAY AGO - Phoenix Suns coach Jeff Hornacek is runner-up in NBA Coach of the Year voting to San Antonio's Expand
1 DAY AGO - Phoenix Suns coach Jeff Hornacek is runner-up in NBA Coach of the Year voting to San Antonio's Gregg Popovich Collapse
Clippers bounce back big to rout Warriors
2 DAYS AGO - Los Angeles opened the game on a 14-4 run and never trailed in a 138-98 laugher.
Wade looks like himself in Game 1 win for Heat
2 DAYS AGO - Resting no more: Dwyane Wade's postseason gets off to a flying start for champion Heat
Suns, Sarver: a Decade Together
2 DAYS AGO - The Phoenix Suns managing partner Robert Sarver led an ownership to purchase the team for $401 Expand
2 DAYS AGO - The Phoenix Suns managing partner Robert Sarver led an ownership to purchase the team for $401 million 10 years ago. “It doesn’t feel like a long time and it doesn’t feel like 10 years, but when I look at a picture of myself 10 years ago and now, I can tell it’s been a hard Read More Collapse
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