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Leandro Barbosa Belts Out A Classic; The Phoenix Suns Are Awesome SB Nation (blog) Watch as the Phoenix Suns teach Leandro Barbosa the words to Lionel Ritchie's classic, “All Night Long.” See, without Barbosa's Brazilian flair on the … Is Barbosa's injury a blessing in disguise? Valley of the Suns (blog) all 6 news articles »
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I realize that the NBA season is not even ten games old, yet the Memphis Grizzlies are night-and-day different as opposed to last season; in Monday’s game against the Phoenix Suns , rookie guard O.J. Mayo pressed his case as being the real deal when he scored 19 of his 33 points in the final period. More often than not, that’s usually enough to get the win for your team, but the Suns’ Leandro Barbosa had something to say about that as he scored 16 points of his own in the final period... Read Full Story
Last year we debuted the “Highs and Lows” system — previewing the NBA season by predicting the respective ceiling and basement for each team. Same theme, different season…
Added: Earl Clark , Channing Frye, Taylor Griffin
Lost: Shaquille O’Neal, Matt Barnes, Stromile Swift
Ceiling: Conference semifinals
Two things we do know: Phoenix will have one of the two or three highest-scoring offenses in the League, and they will have one of the three or four worst defenses . Last season... Read Full Story
If you are a Cleveland Cavaliers fan, best not to get your heart set on the vision of seeing Leandro Barbosa in wine and gold any time soon. Cavaliers beat writer Bob Finan reported in the The “ News-Herald ” Thursday, that rumors that have been circulating about the Phoenix Suns sixth man being traded to Cleveland seem to be baseless. A NBA source told Finan that there is not any information that the Suns have any inclination to trade the 2007 NBA Sixth Man Award Winner. Cleveland... Read Full Story
It is a huge accomplishment for a little brother to beat a big brother, as it’s a huge accomplishment for an unabashed fan beats their idol. Saturday night that took place in New Orleans as Hornets point guard Chris Paul had a double-double, outplaying his idol Steve Nash and the Hornets beat the Phoenix Suns 101-98. Paul scored 21 points, 10 assists, 2 steals and 2 rebounds, in a tight game that went back and forth all night long. There were 12 lead changes and the 2 teams were tied 18... Read Full Story
The Toronto Raptors, whether by this road trip taking a toll on them, a lack of effort or a combination of the two, are showing some preliminary cracks. Other than Chris Bosh, there wasn’t much for Raptors coach Sam Mitchell to be happy about Saturday night. The Phoenix Suns shot 53% from the floor in the fashion they know best: run-and-gun, as they handily defeated the Raptors 122-103 at Phoenix.
Phoenix, which has been dogged by slow starts lately... Read Full Story
Suns ' Barbosa still coping with mother's death AZ Central.com 19, 2009 10:36 PM NEW ORLEANS – On Saturday, Phoenix Suns guard Leandro Barbosa went to a church to pray for his mother, just as his siblings were doing in … and more »
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One of the bigger rivalries that has blossomed this decade in the Western Conference is the one between the Lakers and Suns. Each game is full of trash talking, intentionally thrown elbows and coaches telling each other to sit the fuck down . But even in that environment, a prank call made (supposedly) by a Laker fan to the Suns' guard Leandro Barbosa right before the two teams met seems low.
Barbosa fell victim to a hoax where his hotel gave him a message saying that Suns GM Steve Kerr... Read Full Story
Phoenix Suns center Amare Stoudemire made the shots when they mattered the most. Stoudemire scored the Suns’ final six points and blocked a shot by Sacramento Kings’ swingman John Salmons with one second left, giving the Suns a close, 100-98 victory over the Kings.
Stoudemire made 2 free throws with 2:49 left in the game to give Phoenix a 96-94 lead; he followed up with a short jumper and 2 more free throws to increase the Suns’ lead to... Read Full Story
