Phoenix Suns Preseason Game 1: Exclusive Photos

by Phoenix Stan on Oct 8, 2009 10:02 AM MDT in Game Photos Comment 19 comments

Signs of growth? Phoenix Suns young back up point guard Goran Dragic explains things to Amare Stoudemire during the Suns first preseason game. Photo by Max Simbron

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Suns fans, we are in for a treat this season. For the first time ever for SB Nation we will have our own photographer for the NBA season which is going to be fantastic for our site.This means we (you!) will have access to exclusive Suns game photo's not seen anywhere else on the internet.

Towards the end of last season we got access to AP photos which was great but the number of images were limited to maybe 8 or 10 and frankly, the quality varied widely.

Now with Max Simbron joining our team as our official Photo Editor we will get much better options for telling the story with just the right picture and as you will see below with the 78 game photos be treated to a more in-depth visual experience of the team we all love.

Max has been "shooting" the Suns for 5 years and is a true professional. Look for him on the baseline where his red baseball cap. In talking to Max over the summer at Mercury games I can assure you that he knows more about basketball then most of us and brings a very unique perspective to the game. Hopefully, he will even write a bit at times and I am guessing he'd be happy to answer questions about either sports photography or the game and players.

We will also of course be "sharing" Max's work with our friends Sports 620 KTAR as well.

For your viewing pleasure, here's the first of many exclusive Suns photo galleries. These will usually be available the day after a home game.

And hey, check out those new Suns warm ups. Sweet!

Welcome Max!!!

NBA: Partizan Belgrade at Phoenix Suns 100609 - Images by Max Simbron

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WOW

amazing pictures

one more reason why im so excited to finally start the (pre)season

by yanyanman2 on Oct 8, 2009 11:27 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Nice.

by Azreous on Oct 8, 2009 12:28 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Nice photo(s). I wonder what Dragic was “explaining” to Stoudemire.

by species8473 on Oct 8, 2009 12:33 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Dragic: I’m telling you, the goggles go OVER the eyes!

PSN ID- presbot

by presbot on Oct 8, 2009 2:57 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Awesome

These photos are great!

Looking forward to seeing them throughout the season.

by Toon Army Sun on Oct 8, 2009 4:36 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Do I see a mature Amare Stoudemire

Check me on this one but it appears to me that what I’m seeing in the photo is a very mature Amare Stoudemire, listening…I don’t know how to put it in words but that is the best photo of Amare Stoudemire I’ve seen to date. I see his intensity to absorb what is being discussed by actively listening to the young gun. Great Photo!

by RogerM on Oct 8, 2009 4:44 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs