George Hill is a player on the rise; Steve Nash an established two-time MVP. Monday night Nash was quick to put into perspective just how far apart those first two statements truly are. At every turn Phoenix Suns head coach Alvin Gentry seemed to have an answer for the San Antonio Spurs second-year combo guard. [...]
Michael Schwartz of Valley of the Suns and I engaged in a little pre-series conversation. My predictions concerning the Spurs-Suns series are currently running at Valley of the Suns. There is a slight chance Michael’s readers could stage a revolt because of my contribution, so race on over to defend the cause. Or, more importantly, [...]
Is Jared Dudley some kind of secret weapon for the Suns to deploy against the Spurs? Wayne Winston emailed this morning to say the Spurs should “be ready with a good lineup” whenever Jared Dudley is on the floor. The substance of his concerns is fleshed out in his Spurs-Suns preview. Dudley, as it turns [...]
With just two days left in the 2009-10 regular season, only the first and eighth spots in the Western Conference have been decided. After the Oklahoma City Thunder slipped up against a Brandon Roy-less Portland Trailblazers last night, the Thunder have booked themselves a first round date with the Los Angeles Lakers. As has been [...]
San Antonio began the fourth quarter of this afternoon’s game against Phoenix with a three point lead. Over the next 12 minutes, the Spurs did not make too many defensive stops; Amare Stoudemire, Steve Nash, and Jason Richardson all scored with ease. Luckily the Suns aren’t exactly known for their lockdown defense either, and the [...]
We’ve all had time to digest the rumor of the Spurs trading for Amare Stoudemire. And I’d like to think that after mulling it over, we’d have to agree it’s highly unlikely. More likely, as commenter krista tipped us to, is the Spurs acting as a third team in an Amare Stoudemire deal, where they [...]
According to Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski, they’re giving it a shot: Multiple league sources say the Spurs’ front office has researched and debated pursuing Stoudemire to play alongside Tim Duncan. There are questions for the Spurs to answer: Would they be willing to part with the personnel – including possibly Manu Ginobili – to make [...]
