Where are you from?
by Seth Pollack on Nov 21, 2009 9:36 AM MST
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PrintThere's been lots of chat lately from Suns fans from all over the world. Just curious where you are from?
Take the poll. Best answer wins three peanuts...
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that's "Other US"
…I kid! I kid!
Blogging Suns Basketball . twitter: @phoenixstan
by Seth Pollack on Nov 21, 2009 1:43 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Lakerland
A desolate wasteland of car-flag-flying bandwagoning douchebaggery.
by SoCalSun on Nov 21, 2009 11:07 AM MST reply actions 8 recs
+1
Bright Side of the Sun, where Suns basketball never looked so good.
by Trevor Paxton on Nov 21, 2009 11:16 AM MST up reply actions
so very true
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
what if i lived in the central/south america region for a couple years?
Bright Side of the Sun, where Suns basketball never looked so good.
The Other Side Of The Pond!
The basketball-wasteland otherwise known as the UK!
my favourite country.
and my preferred place to live after finishing univ.
Libertarianism is just Anarchy for rich people
Boulder CO
Born in phoenix, lived there till I was 8.
by IrrationalAgent on Nov 21, 2009 12:02 PM MST reply actions
Echo Park, Los Angeles
Before here, Tucson, before there, Phoenix.
And glad to see “The Moon” is actually where people from Africa/Canada and other unlisted options are voting. That makes more sense.
Contributor: Bright Side of the Sun Twitter: @MikeLisboa
Hungary
Kinda like the Moon, although the people are less intelligent here…
Libertarianism is just Anarchy for rich people
Holland`
Originally from Tempe, joined the Air Force and at the moment stationed in Holland. I miss the Sun here, it doesn’t really exist. Everyday is dark and cloudy with a chance of rain. Probably the same for DukeNueco in the Uk
The worst part about being a Suns fan here is that not many people have even heard of the NBA let alone Phoenix. The BBL (british basketball league) is non-existant and absolutely NO NBA games are shown on TV (Not even the one they played in London!)
Honestly, darts is a bigger sport in the UK than basketball.
Me too, good game as well.
Duke you need to get League Pass broadband, only about 12 quid a month, well worth the money.
by Toon Army Sun on Nov 21, 2009 3:53 PM MST up reply actions
How in the world did you get stationed in Holland?
Retired USAF, people would die for Holland. Good on you.
Lucky I guess
Lucky I guess to pull Holland. As I’ve found though at all bases overseas, the local area is nice, people are great working your arsz off on the base = sux. We make it extra stressful on ourselves.
Born and raised in Phoenix
Still live here, 3rd generation Suns fan
by SomeKindofGorilla on Nov 21, 2009 1:36 PM MST reply actions
Croatia
…country with most beuatiful coast and see…
l liked suns already in end ’80s with chambers and KJ… but in the finals of ’93 I rooted for MJ, sorry guys… I liked suns still but hated chuck… afterwards, with kidd-rex-kj lineup I stuck with them and became true fan until, well, now… penny was my favorite nba player already in orlando, so sad that injuries ruined his phx time… i was in phx for boston game, february 22nd ’08… just after all star break and shaq trade… we won, 85-79 I believe… even managed to sneak in 2nd row :-) …it was great…
Born in Panama
Raised in Chicago! Living in my beautiful Panama right now.
"Basketball doesn't build character. It reveals it"
Born in Pennsylvania
Lived in Maine, New Hampshire, Alaska, Phillippines, short stops in Saudia Ariabia and Bosnia, now live in Delaware.
I go back to Connie Hawkins, Van Arsdales, Neal Walk, Walter Davis and so on.
Go Suns.
From Brazil
I’ve been a fan since 1992, thanks to Sir Charles. Seeing Barbosa joining the team in 2003 was a sweet treat, since I used to watch him play in his teen years for Palmeiras (also the name of my favorite soccer team) and then root for him in Bauru (the city I went to college).
Phoenix!!!!
One of the few natives and one of the only 5th generation Phoenicians.
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
5th gen phoenician, is there such a thing??
man, and I thought I was cool because I knew who wallace and ladmo was…
LOL
Yes many moons ago my great great grandad came out from Kansas and opened a pharmacy in Phoenix. Quite a few things have changed since then to say the least.
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
Currently in Mainland China
Where basketball is becoming popular (it’s all shooting out here, I am the STAT of Xiaolan pickup games), but they only show one NBA game a day. Because the Suns were pretty much left for dead before the season started, China I guess chose not to pick up many of their games. I am living in a small ass town called Xiaolan where I teach the poor farm children of the countryside. I was born and raised in Phoenix, practice my Rex Chapman miracle shot on the blacktops when I was a fat kid going to grade school at St. Gregory’s, then attended Bourgade Catholic. Graduated from ASU. Spent a horrible year in god awful Lakers territory working for some big company that paid me well but I hated it. Now I’m in exile (by choice), stuck in a communist land that can drive a man completely insane, trying to learn a few things about the world before I come home for law school. Just trying to keep updated on my favorite NBA team, so thank you Stan and the rest of Bright Side of The Sun for giving my mind some needed distractions!
Communism is killing me..........Let Freedom Ring! How I miss you oh sweet love....AMERICA!
Manila!
Been following the Suns since the KJ era. Had a blast watching him, Penny, J-Kidd and Rex Chapman on the same team. Oh and that Canadian rookie they had back then, what’s the name again? :D
Philippines
Been a suns fan since steve nash came to town and have been a great follower of them since the 7SOL era. They changed the way the game is being played and renewed interest at the time the lakers dynasty was falling in 2004.
Never been a fan of nash before in dallas coz i hate the mavs but never knew I would be a follower of him since he became a superstar in phoenix. simply the best point guard of today (2 MVPs, CP3, deron, rondo – 0, nuff said).
As a diehard suns fan, It bleeds me to see them have one of the best records and only to be booted out by enemy no. 1 the spurs over and over again.
Though I don’t wanna think negative, I can pretty much relate to the heartbreaking experiences of fans here, from the plenty of what-ifs (johnson wasn’t injured in 2005, amare wasn’t injured in 2006, amare and diaw not suspended in 2007) to the suns always becoming an “almost team that won the championship.”
They had their chances in 2007, but due to unavoidable circumstances (nash bleeding nose, amare and diaw getiing suspended, refs rigged the game accdg to donaghy) they just can’t seem to get over the hump.
I’m also upset with the shaq trade coz I know he can’t thrive well at the system, much more kerr’s decision to hire an inexperienced and nothing proven coach in porter, who seem to slow down the players and force the team change themselves to something they can’t be.
I understand that the past 2 years have been a tough one to be a suns fan and I’m pretty much elated now that they are rocking the west and surprising the league so far with their 10-3 record. They love running and gunning and they’re enjoying every game as if it’s their last.
What I also like about them as with the suns of the past is their resiliency and killer instinct. Time and time again, they might be down by double digits but time and again will climb back from a huge deficit and eventually win the game when it matters.
Give Coach Gentry the credit. He knows what he’s doing with this team. Trying to inspire the players to be the best they can be and improve on their weaknesses like defense. Don’t know what is it that he has that D’Antoni does not have that the players of the team respect him and listen to his instructions.
With D’Antoni, I know Dudley, Dragic and Lou will seldom see action and because of this, might be booted out later just like what happened to Strawberry.
(Just don’t like his attitude of raising the white flag though as with the ORL and LAL games, where he immediately benched the starting five when he could have thought of playing them more minutes to cut down the lead. Will never know what happens. Just ask Boston with reference to game 4 of the 2008 NBA finals.)
We really must have won in New Orleans the night before but overconfidence killed us. Anyway, as always life goes on. Just hoping that this would continue and the team improves as the playoffs come near. GO SUNS!
NASH FOR MVP!
by marlon alexander l on Nov 22, 2009 5:06 AM MST reply actions
England, United Kigndon
been a fan since Nash came to town and jumped on the cardinals bandwagon last year one day i will come and see some suns and cardinals games one day
5th generation Phoenician here.
I continued the way of life by adding the 6th generation over a year ago :^)
Wow
This is cool!
Thanks everyone for chiming in! I see a lot of new names. Hope you keep commenting more….
and since everyone is doing so….
I was born in Brooklyn, NY (Go Mets!) but moved to Phoenix w/ my family when I was two so I was raised here on late 70’s to mid 80’s Suns basketball. Walter. Buse. Ronnie Lee. Truck. Alvan. Paul…and of course Joe Proski’s hair.
I left in 1988 and was gone 11 years before coming back to Phx in 1999. I grew up on the West Side and went to Maryvale HS. Now I am a central Phx guy which is nice since I am only a few miles from USAC.
Great to hear from all the Suns fans from around the world!
Blogging Suns Basketball . twitter: @phoenixstan
San Francisco
Originally from Phx.. but moved up 3 years ago for school. There are “hella” Warrior fans here.
San Antonio, TX
heartland of Spurs mania…..
got so burnt out on everyone worshiping the Spurs that I became a Suns fan about 6 years ago. Would love to live in PHX someday.
Crashing the [message] boards from the heart of Spurs Nation, San Antonio, Texas. GO SUNS!
by PHXgp on Nov 22, 2009 1:02 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
From the Phoenix area - Gilbert, specifically...
…now a freshman at UA, down in Tucson. Born and raised in Chicago, moved out to Phx when I was 12. Never really identified with the Bulls, since I started to watch basketball in the post-MJ era, but became a HUGE Suns fan after the arrival of Steve Nash. I’m now hooked on everything Suns-related, and there’s no cure.
France
One more from Europe. I’m french, big fan of nash and amare and a bit disappointed by the trade of Diaw because there is no more french player but i like this year team and hope Suns will play playoff. (sorry for my english)
I'm from the Dark Side of the Moon...
and I intend on returning, real soon now..
"True glory consists of doing what deserves to be written, and writing what deserves to be read".
by Pliny the Elder on Nov 22, 2009 9:22 PM MST reply actions
T.O
I’m from the mythical land of snow, coffee and an affinity for men with sticks punching each other while on skates.
This land also bore the reason I watch the Phoenix Suns, a certain wheelin’ dealin’ win sealin’ floppy hair turnin two time MVP.
Oh did I mention we still have Dinosaurs up here?
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