When the Suns play the Lakers Monday night for the Western Conference sub-championship, we will see something we have not seen all season: both teams at full strength and well rested. There are reasons for Suns fans to hope, and reasons to fear.
Physical match-ups:
Hope: The Suns overall team speed will, over time, run the Lakers [...]

The Suns begin a four game road trip Indianapolis tonight, and then head south to face (in order) Atlanta, Charlotte and Memphis. None of these teams are at the top or bottom of their respective divisions. But while they are all in the middle of the pack, they all seem to be improving from last [...]

New year – same old regular season grind for the poor millionaires of the NBA.
Here’s what the Suns face next week:
January 5 – Suns @ Sacramento Kings – ARCO Arena – 8:00pm
Don’t judge the Kings by their record. Coach Paul Westphal’s young guns (one of the youngest line-ups in the league) ain’t intimidated by premier [...]

It’s the Holiday Season in Phoenix, and winter has descended upon us, meaning that if you wear a long-sleeved shirt in the afternoon, you won’t broil. And the Suns are home – mostly – to enjoy this wonderland with us. Here then is a preview of their remaining schedule for December:

Monday, 21 December, vs [...]

Part two of our December 09 preview.
Part one is here.
“It’s not a sprint. It’s a marathon.” – Charles Barkley
Sir Charles was one of the foremost critics of the brutal NBA regular season schedule (way back before he became a foremost critic of the Phoenix Suns). Eighty two games is a lot for a contact sport [...]