With the Suns' acquisition of Shaquille O'Neal earlier this month, they acquired something never before seen in a Phoenix uniform in the team’s long, and generally successful, history - A bona-fide franchise center. Read more

Ah yes, we have good news and bad news today. The good news is they broke out the boos at US Airways Center Sunday. The bad news is that when the home fans break out the boos this is not a signal it’s party time. Read more

As I go deep into the memory vault, I have come up with some vivid recollections of an outdoor game we played in Puerto Rico in the early 1970s. Read more

Since there is no such thing, I'm not going to try to sell this as a good loss. But I will tell you that if you're a thinking Suns fan you have to feel better than you ever have after any loss to the Lakers. Read more

Everything I can say to introduce the latest "By the Numbers" has already been said in the two weeks since the Shaquille O’Neal trade. It's the beginning of a new era. Things are going to be different for the Suns now. The team is going to play differently. Read more

I just finished one of the best experiences since I retired from the NBA eight years ago. I was able to compete in an All-Star event for the first time. I must admit that it was bitter-sweet and not because we did not win the contest and I did not deliver my fatal jumpshot on time. Read more

The last time I was in New Orleans, Steve Nash was six years old and Amare Stoudemire was not even born. Read more

Suns.com's Stefan Swiat brings you continuous updates of everything that's going on at All-Star Weekend in New Orleans.

So, as we arrive at the All Star break there is a wild cavalry charge shaping up in the West, with not just two or three teams eying the top spot but more like five or six. And the good news is that Your Phoenix Suns go into the break very well positioned for the stretch drive. Read more

It’s a classic plot in countless love stories: Boy falls for girl. Boy loses girl. Boy gets girl back. The Phoenix Suns are counting on a happy ending of their own this season. Read more

Last night I watched the Miami play Chicago to get an idea of Shawn Marion's new reality in the Heat's lineup. It was a little sad to see a career player of the Phoenix Suns in a new uniform surrounded by new players. Read more

The past couple of weeks have been extremely eventful for sports fans in the Valley of the Sun. The Super Bowl, the FBR Open (code name: Golfapalooza), the Sun Devils completing a season basketball sweep down at McHale Center...and a little trade you may have heard about that involved the Suns. Read more

Ever since The Trade was announced, the Suns have been mostly plodding along and Shaquille O’Neal has been entirely sitting. But fortunately, Shaq sits a great bench, and the Suns do a very decent plod, thank you very much. Read more

A few weeks ago I heard about a potential deal the Suns might be involved in, but I brushed it off because around this time of year we hear all kinds of rumors. Read more

I was unable to attend the press conference at which Shaquille O’Neal was introduced as the newest member of the Phoenix Suns (I was out with a bad hip), but I had all my questions ready to go. It’s my hope that, by posting them here, he might read them and respond. Read more

It has truly been a surreal week for Suns Basketball Fans! The trade for Shaquille O'Neal has been if not shocking, certainly surprising! Read more

Okay, I was wrong. For years I have said and felt that The Charles Barkley Years were a blessing and a curse for the Phoenix Suns franchise. A blessing because this town was turned upside down by the most charismatic player the league had ever seen. Read more

When the dust cleared yesterday and the Shaq-for-Shawn deal was finalized, many of my friends checked in with me to see if I was all right, mentally and physically. I admit it, I spent the first part of yesterday feeling confused and unsure. Read more

The 1992-93 season was one full of memorable moments for the Phoenix Suns and their fans. But one of the most amazing stories was written by the newest member of the roster, Shaquille O’Neal, who was just a 20-year-old rookie with the Orlando Magic at the time. Read more

Finally! After 40 long years of wandering the desert in search of an all powerful center the Suns have FINALLY found one. Read more

It’s very hard for me, personally, to see Shawn Marion go. He’s a great guy and he’s always a lot of fun on the team plane and in the locker room. He’s a good guy to be around and is definitely going to be missed. Read more

The Suns collectively were lukewarm, especially early, but fortunately Leandro Barbosa was red hot in the first half and Raja Bell was just as hot in the second half, so the “scheduled” romp over the Bobcats came out as scheduled. Read more

Warning to Suns fans: Reader discretion is advised because the following paragraph may be harmful to your insular proclivities and cause you to fly into a rage, burst a blood vessel, and throw things at your computer screen: Read more