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Apparently, the Suns thought Portland would just roll over and die without Brandon Roy. Their mistake. If Phoenix didn't know before, they know it now. Portland's not going away. Anyone who thought Roy was irreplaceable hasn't been watching Portland over the last three years. They've stockpiled talent through the draft and trades. Guys who might be starting on other teams (see: Jerryd Bayless, Rudy Fernandez) see more bench than playing time on Portland. ...

Hurts, don't it? That's what Steve Nash and others associated with the Suns over the last five years are saying to themselves after Portland's Brandon Roy became another victim to the injury bug. Roy has decided to undergo surgery to repair a partially torn meniscus, and Blazers fans, management, and observers are already putting asterisks and "It's too bad..." next to their takes on the Suns/Blazers first-round matchup. Just don't expect the ...

The West has never been this wild. Two games remain in the regular season, and the Suns could still end up anywhere from second to fifth when the playoff seedings are finalized. Knowing at least that much, the field of potential first-round opponents can be narrowed down to only six teams. That isn't to say the Suns should maneuver for a specific matchup; with such a fluid situation holding sway, that'd be ...

There was a time when the Suns and their fans loomed over Stoudemire like a piece of meat. Rebound. Play defense. Realize your potential or your worth. Be a captain and a man. He's doing those things now, and suddenly the position has been reversed. Management and fans watch their hopeful dreams realized in Amare's recent play, and wonder if it will become a nightmare this summer. Is he showing what he's got now ...

Eighth seed. Out of the playoffs. A breath away from rebuilding. That's what all the "experts" were saying about the Phoenix Suns before this season. Certainly they didn't expect the Suns to be a game and a half out south of second place in the mighty Western Conference. While this author had a hunch this would be the case, he was wrong about why. Sure, Phoenix is back to running, but it's ...

Last week, the Suns were woefully shorthanded in the backcourt, but steady with their frontcourt. One week has changed all that. Channing Frye is out (for one game, at least), but Leandro Barbosa and Goran Dragic will make their respective comebacks this Friday versus the Lakers. Barbosa will make his return after what seems a season-long absence. That's not an overstatement. Even before being shelved with wrist surgery, Barbosa was a shadow of his ...

If there's one thing any faithful fan holds on to, it's the idea that no matter how much your team sucks now, it can get better in the future. Unfortunately for Phoenix Suns fans, Robert Sarver's in the business of mortgaging the team's future every chance he gets. Now, a Suns fan's misery may seem paltry compared to that of the LA Clippers...who am I kidding? They've got the LA Lakers to ...

It appears the Phoenix Suns are content to play the "wait for the best offer" card until Thursday's 1PM ET deadline. Were the Suns a little more industrious, they might look into replacing their All-Star forward they're about to give away (when you're talking Zydrunas Ilguaskus, J.J. Hickson and the last pick in the first round, that's what it is). Luckily, two factors are in play for those hoping for a better ...

Too many fans suffer because of their home team's ineptitude. Check that. Not their home teamù their home team's general manager . The team wouldn't suck if the GM: 1.áKnew how to do his job right. That's the purpose of this article; think ofáit as the unofficial "How To Be an NBA GM" series. 2.áHave the cajones to do it. This probably won't help. Teams managed by the likes of Steve Kerr/Robert Sarver ...

You can say this much for David Stern. He doesn't need a nickname to live up to. His own will do just fine. Stern responded decisively to Gilbert Arenas' less-than-subtle revealing of firearms in an NBA locker room (that of the former Washington Bullets, no less)áùan indefinite suspension, with Stern alluding to "perhaps worse" to come. This shouldn't come as a surprise. Stern suspended Boris Diaw and Amare Stoudemire from a Game ...