The Phoenix Suns (4-9) are in the midst of a five-game losing streak that has the Purple and Orange gang sitting 13th in the Western Conference. The four wins in 13 games mark the worst start to a Suns season since 1996-97, when that team started 0-13 before collecting its first win. In a seemingly twisted stroke of irony, the 1996-97 season marked Steve Nash’s first in the Valley of the Sun while the 2011-12 campaign could be his last.

The Phoenix Suns are returning 10 players from a 2010-11 team that finished 40-42 and missed the playoffs by six games. However, prior to a Channing Frye shoulder injury, the Suns had seemingly put it together, winning 17 of 25 from January 12 – March 6. Whether Phoenix can duplicate that kind of success remains to be seen.

Right now the hot topic amongst NBA owners, players, and fans alike is the possibility of a work stoppage come July 1, 2011, which would have a devastating impact on the league and potentially destroy what can only be called an incredible comeback from the 1998-99 NBA lockout. It is clear that the [...]

It was just one year ago that the Suns found themselves in a battle with the Los Angeles Lakers for a shot at the Western Conference crown. Fast forward to 2011 and Phoenix finds itself in somewhat unfamiliar territory – the NBA lottery. The Suns will be picking 13th on June 23, which [...]

The Phoenix Suns’ playoff hopes took a significant hit Sunday night as they fell to the Dallas Mavericks 91-83 at US Airways Center.
Entering Sunday’s action, Phoenix’s hopes of a postseason birth were alive, barely, as the Suns trailed the eighth-place Memphis Grizzlies by three games. However, with a Memphis win (111-104, over visiting San [...]