Welcome to the first “By the Numbers” of 2008. Read more

The Suns cannot win tonight against the San Antonio Spurs. Read more

Not only is Amare Stoudemire doing it all at both ends of the court these days, but a couple of his swoops en route to an eye-popping 24-point performance in less than 28 minutes evoked memories of some of the moves Hall of Famer Connie Hawkins used to dazzle the local basketball populace with. Read more

Last Sunday's winter storm that battered the West Coast could have possibly KO'd the NBA heavyweight match-up between Kobe Bryant's Lakers and the LeBron James-led Cavaliers - but it didn't have anything to do with hazardous conditions outside Staples Center, but rather, inside it. Read more

Many of you have probably seen the USA Today series on NBA franchises and their Top 5 Players of All-Time lists. They recently published the Suns Top 5 as determined by a USA Today panel, a fan vote and my esteemed colleague, Eddie Johnson. Read more

Well, we've officially passed the halfway point of the season, and our team finds itself in a familiar position: atop the Western Conference standings. Read more

“Let every man shovel out his own snow and the whole city will be passable.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson Read more

Just one word for this one: Appropriate! Read more

If you're a fan of the NBC sitcom Scrubs, you're probably not surprised to hear that Donald Faison is a big basketball fan. Read more

Two words for this one: Ho and Hum. And I mean that in a nice way. Read more

For those of you who missed the game last night, you missed a lot... Read more

BULLETIN: The Suns aren't as good a team as last year!! Now, before I am criticized for being negative or overreacting, let me explain. Read more

When the Suns locked horns with the Seattle SuperSonics on January 3rd, the evening represented more than just a mid-season basketball game. It unofficially marked the 40th anniversary of our hometown NBA franchise. Read more

So the Suns are tied for the best record in the West at 26-11, they have the lead in the their division, they have the fourth-best road record in the NBA, and Phoenix fans are inching out on skyscraper ledges like stock brokers on October 29, 1929, waiting for the final bell from Wall Street. Read more

Just exactly HOW good is this Suns' offense we hear and read so much about? So good that it can overcome any defense, including their own, that’s how good. Only Memphis and Golden State give up more points in the NBA, but NOBODY scores more points. Read more

All things considered this was a remarkable win for the Suns. Granted, “remarkable” is not usually a word one would apply to actually having to stoop to stealing a game from the road-kill Pacers on one’s home court. And in overtime. Read more

The cover of the Suns’ game-night program on Monday featured a cartoon of Shawn Marion rising over a couple of frog-like aliens for one of his patented Matrix throwdowns. Read more

They needed that! What with all the internal second guessing and finger pointing, to say nothing of several ominous-sounding meetings following Saturday’s loss to New Orleans, the Suns were badly in need of a pick-me-up. Read more

This is not good. Read more

Just after my family and I had moved to Phoenix several years ago, my parents went to the local horse track – Turf Paradise – to have a relaxing day out. Read more

Some times when you watch the Suns you think they’re a cinch to get into the NBA Finals. Other times you fret they might not make it out of the first round. This was both of those times. Read more