Suns Fans Introduce Yourselves!

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I grew up in Scottsdale and attended Coronado HS where did you attend high school?

by RogerM on Jul 17, 2009 10:07 AM MST reply actions

Chaparral for 3 years and Tucson Sabino for 1.

by Wil Cantrell on Jul 17, 2009 10:09 AM MST up reply actions

BTW...

I went to Saguaro High

by Sc413 on Jul 17, 2009 10:45 AM MST up reply actions

Oh you shouldn’t have said that…We have to despise one another now…Actually I hated Chaparral so I don’t care much.

by Wil Cantrell on Jul 17, 2009 11:05 AM MST up reply actions

Dustin Watson aka watdogg10

Favorite Suns game moment: Has to be Amare over the Kandi Man – I know that’s kind of random but I’ve YouTubed that probably 8 billion times – close 2nd would be KJ over Olajuwon.

Worst, heartbreaking Suns moment: Horry’s cross body check

Favorite Suns player of all time: Shawn Marion – love the way he played without getting plays called for him

Least favorite Suns player: Goran Dragic – I seriously can’t stand the way he plays basketball! It’s not just that he sucked last year, it’s the fundamental flaws in his game compounded by the fact that the Suns completely overhyped and overpaid him and his complete lack of any sort of NBA worthy “swagger”

Secret Suns related factoid I’m not real proud of: Umm…it’s not really something I’m not proud of but I am first and foremost a Bulls fan. I follow the Suns a lot more closely (it’s a lot easier seeing as I live here) but push come to shove, if the Suns meet the Bulls in the Finals, I’m rooting for the black and red.

by watdogg10 on Jul 17, 2009 10:10 AM MST reply actions

I forgot about the cross check…That was the most infuriating…ugh I still can’t stand it. Thanks for bringing it up again.

by Wil Cantrell on Jul 17, 2009 10:29 AM MST up reply actions

Good to have you aboard

I have been lurking on this board since TexSun. I like the good, civil discussions and loyal fans here.

Favorite Suns Game Moment: KJ dunking on Olajuwon

Worst, Heartbreaking Suns Moment: Amare and Boris getting off the bench after we manhandled the Spurs in San Antonio. I was jumpin’ up and down, bad mouthing the Spurs one minute, and sitting in stunned disbelief the next.

Favorite Suns Player of All Time: The Hawk. Haven’t seen an NBA player do what he did ever since, and he was in his 30s. Imagine what he could have done in the NBA in his 20s. I thought Amare would supplant him, but Amare is a gross underachiever.

Secret Suns Related Factoid I’m Not Real Proud of: I did not follow the Suns at all in 1987, they were so bad, I couldn’t watch.

April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?

by Hawk42 on Jul 17, 2009 10:18 AM MST reply actions

I wish I could have seen Connie play. The KJ dunk was great, but we lost the game which was also a heartbreaker. Come to think of it, there have too many heartbreakers to remember.

by Wil Cantrell on Jul 17, 2009 10:30 AM MST up reply actions

The Swoop

was great. He changed his body direction in the air before Dr J or Michael did it.

April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?

by Hawk42 on Jul 18, 2009 9:08 AM MST up reply actions

yep

this was my first basketball book and maybe 2nd or 3rd book I ever read
http://airjudden2.tripod.com/books/foul.html
Book called “Foul” about connie hawkins

I was 9 or 10 when my mom bought it for me….great read

by be-the-ball on Jul 18, 2009 9:33 PM MST up reply actions

he was kareem / dj / bird / jordan level to say the least....

by be-the-ball on Jul 18, 2009 9:34 PM MST up reply actions

RE

Favorite Suns game moment: KJ over Olajuwon god I loved that moment
Favorite Suns game moment in Texas: ok its not really a suns game but it was nice to sit just behind a bunch of San Antonio fans in Houston the day affer Thanksgiving and watch their team get ripped by the Houston Rockets…Boy I had fun
Worst, heartbreaking Suns moment: losing game 6 (which I attended) of the 1976 NBA finals with Boston
Favorite Suns player of all time: KJ all the way. That man played with passion and determination.
Least favorite Suns player: Oliver Miller or Twinkie Miller. He had all the upside for a big man but somehow found that food satisfied him more than basketball.
Secret Suns related factoid I’m not real proud of: paying for the NBA league pass and not watching it. You know Its hard to watch these games being in the central time zone (Pflugerville, Texas and way to close to San Antonio) that eastern time zoned game started to early and the west started to late plus I’m a workaholic so when I did catch games I never watched a entire game at best. I wait for the playoffs instead.
Secret Suns related factoid I’m not real proud of part 2: Being a Houston Rockets fan, I tell it this way they are my phoenix suns team away from phoenix so to speak.

by RogerM on Jul 17, 2009 10:29 AM MST reply actions

The year I moved to Phoenix....

I moved to Phoenix from Boston while Bird was still playing (although it was toward the end). I loved the Celts at the time. I remember watching the Celtics vs Lakers w/my friends. I didn’t watch the Suns until the big trade for KJ and free agent signing of Tom Chambers (I think I was in middle school at the time).

Favorite Suns Game Moment: Six, Five, Four, Three, Two, One….Barkely hits the game winner over David Robinson to take out the Spurs in 6 and advance to the Western Conference Finals in 1993.

Worst, Heartbreaking Suns Moment: I thought we were heading back to Phoenix tied 3 – 3….Joe Johnson’s eye injury would be a second and the Horry thing would be 3rd (we were at the next game when Nash tried to upset San Antonio without 1/2 of the team). Still hate David Stern!

Favorite Suns Player of All Time: This one is tough…I have a few. Barkely , KJ, and Nash (Marion was too until he started crying all the time).

Interesting Factoid: I work with Tom Chambers at his Real Estate company.

by Sc413 on Jul 17, 2009 10:39 AM MST reply actions

Six, Five, Four, Three, Two, One….Barkely hits the game winner over David Robinson to take out the Spurs in 6 and advance to the Western Conference Finals in 1993.

Yeah man!. I think I’ve always hated the Spurs. Barkley was out of control that season. He finished that game with 28 pts and 21 bounds. I wish we can clone him in his early years. What a beast!

Thanks for posting, Sc!

by Wil Cantrell on Jul 17, 2009 10:43 AM MST up reply actions

You bet....

Almost forgot….there are several that would fit into the ‘worst’ Suns player category….

Like when we got Cassell and Horry for Barkely (and had the towel incident)….but for me it’s probably Penny Hardaway. I think we all know how Orlando feels about Hill (even though we’re happy to have him).

by Sc413 on Jul 17, 2009 10:50 AM MST up reply actions

Introductions

I’m Scott and I’m also a hopeless Suns fan. I’ve lived in Phoenix for most of my life, save a 4 year stint in the state of Kansas (2000-2004). The first Suns game I ever saw was a Suns-Lakers Western Conference finals game in 1989 (the year my family moved to Phoenix) and I’ve been hooked ever since…

Favorite Suns Game Moment – Watching the Suns win Game 7 of the ‘93 Western Conference Finals…headed the the Finals baby. Game 7 of the ’06 First Round was pretty solid too…great to watch the Suns rally from a big hole to win the series over the hated Lakers.
Worst, Heartbreaking Suns moment – “Paxson for 3…yes!”, still the last time I cried after a sports team loss. Also contenders – Mario Elie blowing the kiss. Not so much the Horry bump for me as the aftermath or when David Stern said there was no wiggle room on the letter of the law (which is complete crap as he is an attorney and knows better).
Favorite Suns player of All-Time – KJ – he’s the only guy whose poster I had on my bedroom wall. I was also a HUGE Michael Finley fan when he was here…really rough to watch him play for the Spurs.
Secret Suns Related Factoid I’m Not Really Proud of – I thought Shawn Marion was an awful pick. Pretty smart analysis eh?

http://seasonsofdiscontent.com/

by Scott Howard on Jul 17, 2009 10:52 AM MST reply actions

Also wanted to add...

I just bought season tickets for the first time…I could not be any more excited…through thick and thin, its something I’ve wanted to do for a very long time.

http://seasonsofdiscontent.com/

by Scott Howard on Jul 17, 2009 10:54 AM MST up reply actions

READ THIS ROBERT SARVER!!!! BSOTS SELLS SEASON TICKETS!!!

Thanks for posting, Scott!

by Wil Cantrell on Jul 17, 2009 11:02 AM MST up reply actions

Name's Justin Burning

I live in Tolleson, Arizona, out near the farmlands. Been a Suns fan since about age 12.

Favorite Suns Game Moment: Not a single moment, per se, but watching the Suns come back from 3-1 down to beat the Lakers without Amare. That year’s team re-ignited my obsession with basketball.

Worst, Heartbreaking Suns Moment: The suspensions of Stoudemire and Diaw.

Favorite Suns Player of All Time: Tom Chambers. Being a tall white guy myself, I took after a lot of his game when i used to play a lot.

Secret Suns Related Factoid I’m Not Real Proud of: I stopped following the Suns as soon as Barkley was traded and didn’t come back until the aforementioned Suns season where they went to the Conference Finals without Stoudemire.

by jburning on Jul 17, 2009 11:28 AM MST reply actions

Same Story

I stopped watching the suns after Barkley. Mostly because it was just a weird time in my life where i was watching no sports at all. I remember some of what was going on like Penny and then Marbury, Kidd. I remember seing Nash’s first year and thinking this guy is awesome. I was a HUGE KJ fan and thought he is the new KJ. Then the suns got rid of him and finley. Then I rapidly lost interest until Nash came back.

by DustinEd on Jul 17, 2009 1:39 PM MST up reply actions

Great idea with getting to know the bloggers:

My name is Mike and I am a Phoenix native. Every summer I question why I live here, I guess I just enjoy the torture.

Favorite Suns Game Moment: 1) Barkley over The Admiral, nuff said, 2) Shaq into the crowd. Something about a beast of a man flying into a crowd that just cracks me up.

Worst, Heartbreaking Suns Moment: This one is tough since there are so many to choose from. I am going to go recent with the enforcement of a silly rule that kept two Suns players on the bench for a playoff game. Thank big shot Rob, I hope you get a boil on your a**.

Favorite Suns Player of All Time: This one is silly for me, Mark West. I was 9 years old with a broken arm and I ran into Mark West out in public. My dad recognized him and started small talk. He signed my cast. A few weeks later I went to my first Suns game and was able to get some more players to sign it for me. I still have the cast. This is what got me turned onto Suns basketball and I have been a fan since.

Secret Suns Related Factoid I’m Not Real Proud of: Ughh I will catch some heat for this one im sure. I gave up sports for a while. I never watched a single 2004-2005 game.

by Gorilla Game on Jul 17, 2009 11:33 AM MST reply actions

Heres some heat...

Daaaammmnn… you missed out on one hell of a year. But I’m sure you already know that.

by bangbang240 on Jul 17, 2009 11:37 AM MST up reply actions

Thanks. I have been looking to see if

I can find it anywhere. I even went to the public library and asked if they had the season on tape or DVD. The look I had was hilarious.

by Gorilla Game on Jul 17, 2009 11:39 AM MST up reply actions

There is nothing silly about having Mark West as your favorite player.

Nothing.

by Mike Lisboa on Jul 17, 2009 4:04 PM MST up reply actions

Favorite Suns Game Moment: I want to say Amare’s whole performance in the 2005 WCF.. but especially his MONSTER BLOCK of a Tim Duncan dunk attempt. At the time I thought there was no ceiling for this guy. Here he was in his third year in the league putting up something like 38 points per game against Tim Duncan in the WCF. Also, I was living in LA at the time and was watching it in a house full of Lakers fans.. So sweet.

Worst, Heartbreaking Suns Moment: I remember Paxson’s 3 pretty vividly but I think I’m going with the suspensions. They crushed me.

Favorite Suns Player of All Time: Hmm… so tough. As a kid I loved Thunder Dan but I gotta give it up to Steve Nash. He has just brought so much to this franchise the last 5 years or so..

Secret Suns Related Factoid I’m Not Real Proud of: I alienate my non baskebatll watching friends during the season.

by bangbang240 on Jul 17, 2009 11:36 AM MST reply actions

Greek Suns fan

I have been a Suns fan for 4-5 years. The reason I started following them was completely random, but I’ve become a true, die-hard fan since then. Also recently I started following the other professional teams in Arizona too. Right now, I literally live about those teams. I spend most of my time watching them, reading and talking about them.

Favorite Suns Game Moment: The 129-127 win against the Mavericks in Dallas on March 14, 2007. What a game…

Worst, Heartbreaking Suns Moment: Mason’s wide open game winning 3 in the 91-90 loss against the Spurs in Phoenix on December 25, 2008. I couldn’t sleep after that…

Favorite Suns Player of All Time: The guy with whom I share the same date of birthday (February 7), Steve Nash. I just love him…

Secret Suns Related Factoid I’m Not Real Proud of: Well, I have never attented a game, even though that’s not the easiest thing to do (although I’m really determined to visit Phoenix this or next year), but thanks to a friend my Dad has who lives in Colorado, I at least own a Nash alternate jersey! My excitement when I received it can’t be described! Oh, and I also own a cheap, ugly cap I once found in a big store here in Greece.

My body might be in Greece, but my mind and my heart is in Arizona. When the heck will I visit the Desert?

by Giannaros on Jul 17, 2009 12:30 PM MST reply actions

Great Game Moment

I totally forgot about that game… Is that the one where Nash scored like 10 points in the last minute or something crazy to send it to overtime?

by bangbang240 on Jul 17, 2009 1:22 PM MST up reply actions

Not sure

But he scored a great 3-pointer buzzer beater to send it to OT. BTW, before making that shot, he missed another one but Marion grabbed the offensive rebound.

My body might be in Greece, but my mind and my heart is in Arizona. When the heck will I visit the Desert?

by Giannaros on Jul 17, 2009 1:28 PM MST up reply actions

I still tell people about that game...

And any time a team is down 10 in the last 55 seconds, I loudly proclaim that Steve Nash could still win this game.

PSN ID- presbot

by presbot on Jul 17, 2009 2:16 PM MST up reply actions

I turned that game off in a prepubescent huff and knew nothing about it until the next day. I refused to talk about it at work until someone mentioned what an awesome win it was. Needless to say I felt like an un-sunsfan. Let’s not forget Amare went for 41 and 10 too.

by Wil Cantrell on Jul 17, 2009 2:20 PM MST up reply actions

gia sass! ti kanis

by Fritzy on Jul 17, 2009 1:26 PM MST up reply actions

lol

kalispera! eimai poly kala!

My body might be in Greece, but my mind and my heart is in Arizona. When the heck will I visit the Desert?

by Giannaros on Jul 17, 2009 1:29 PM MST up reply actions

lol

I’m from India. I came to UA to do my Masters in 2005, and got into basketball because there was no way to watch cricket (my favorite sport). :-).

Game 5 of the 2006 NBA playoffs, Suns Vs LAC was the first basketball game I’ve ever watched in my life. I’ve been a Suns fan ever since (its been only 3 years but I bleed purple and orange already :D).

Favorite Suns Game Moment: Raja Bell hitting the corner three in Game 5 vs LAC to send it to two overtimes.
Worst, Heartbreaking Suns Moment: Amare and Boris Diaw leaving the bench and getting suspended against the Spurs!

Favorite Suns Player of All Time: Steve Nash

Secret Suns Related Factoid I’m Not Real Proud of: I missed nearly all of 7SOL, after beginning to seriously follow the Suns only from the 2007-2008 season.

Secret NBA Related Factoid I’m Not Real Proud of: I don’t really get too excited about basketball, if the Suns aren’t playing :D

Whats up doc?

by RottPhiler on Jul 17, 2009 12:42 PM MST reply actions

Thanks for the post Rott!

That Raja shot was as clutch as they come. Think of the upset if he would have missed that. Sometimes I really miss Raja. I also loved the time he clothes-lined Kobe. Not a good team move, but we got by OK with him suspended.

by Wil Cantrell on Jul 17, 2009 1:41 PM MST up reply actions

That Clipper game remnds me

of my second favorite Suns related moment:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBdx6tBMpXk

Since Sam dissed us after the Barkley trade by playing like crap, this play is especia;;y satisfying. I laughed for ten minutes after this one.

April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?

by Hawk42 on Jul 17, 2009 10:05 PM MST up reply actions

Been a Suns fan for about 5-6 years, and living behind enemy lines in San Antonio. I have always been surrounded by Spurs fans, including all of my relatives, so I got so sick of them that I began rooting against them.

Favorite Suns Game Moment: one of the best passes I have ever seen: Steve Nash in the lane with the wrap-around-Tim-Duncan to Amare for the jam. I could watch that 100 times and never get tired of it.

Worst, Heartbreaking Suns Moment: Cheap Shot Bob hip checking Steve Nash. Sorry, but that is not basketball, thug. Oh, and David Stern. Just in general.

Favorite Suns Player of All Time: Steve Nash. Grant Hill is vying for that spot as well.

Secret Suns Related Factoid I’m Not Real Proud of: I have been to only 2 Suns games in my life, both losses and both in Texas :(

Secret NBA Related Factoid I’m Not Real Proud of: I LOVE going to Spurs games. And only because I LOVE to be ornery and root against my hometown team.

by PHXgp on Jul 17, 2009 1:11 PM MST reply actions

Hey gp, being ornery is something we do here in AZ too-cheers mate for having some cajones!

Thanks for the post!

by Wil Cantrell on Jul 17, 2009 1:42 PM MST up reply actions

thank you for all you do as an anti-Spur! Hopefully, soon we will have the upper hand in our rivalry with all that is black, grey and evil

by ArizonaCactus on Jul 19, 2009 5:46 PM MST up reply actions

East Coast Suns Fan

I have no reason to be a sun except when i was young i just happened to be watching a game on TV and it was the suns. I then decided that i really enjoyed it and became a fan. I think i was like 9 or 10. They had ceballos, west, marjle, chambers. It was right before they got Barkley. That really hooked me. I idolized KJ and that was my nickname when i played. I have always lived in North Carolina and always been a Suns fan.
FAV MOMENT – Obviously it would be the KJ dunk. although the chambers dunk was awesome too.
WORST MOMENT – pretty much anything doing with the spurs and/or David Stern.
SUNS FACT NOT PROUD OF – I still like Finley even though he is with Spurs

I got to see my first suns game ever this year when they played the Atlanta Hawks. Awesome game.

by DustinEd on Jul 17, 2009 1:45 PM MST reply actions

Gotta admit, Ceballos is in my top 5 of all time. I always loved his game. He was like a less athletic version of Marion, but a scoring machine. I’m not sure if his new job hyping up the crowd at home games is cool or depressing. I assume he’s not doing it for the money, but I guess we don’t know.

by Wil Cantrell on Jul 17, 2009 1:50 PM MST up reply actions

18/f/phoeknicks

twitter.com/aighttho

by stingy d on Jul 17, 2009 1:46 PM MST reply actions

Maciej Debiec

Hi, I am Phx fan for 15 years,
I live in Poland and I work in Institute in Archaeology,
Sun forever

by Dempson_PL on Jul 17, 2009 1:56 PM MST reply actions

So you remember Maciej Lampe? I was just thinking about him the other day. Whatever happened to him?

by Wil Cantrell on Jul 17, 2009 1:57 PM MST up reply actions

He is playing in Russia now probably,
he wasn’t even popular in Poland before draft

by Dempson_PL on Jul 17, 2009 1:59 PM MST up reply actions

Ha. I remember he had a few good moments for the Suns, but never much playing time.

Thanks for the post, Maciej. Go Suns!

by Wil Cantrell on Jul 17, 2009 2:03 PM MST up reply actions

There's a Polish guy here in Vegas - Szymon Szewczyk

He looks….bald

Blogging Suns Basketball

by Seth Pollack on Jul 17, 2009 5:18 PM MST up reply actions

Favorite Suns Game Moment – May not be my favorite ever, but Ill never forget it! Rex Chapman for three and the win off the J Kidd inbound pass over Seattle!! One of the greatest buzzer beaters ever!

Worst, Heartbreaking Suns Moment – Forget John Paxton, what about Ho Grants block on KJ??? UHHHHHHH
Favorite Suns Player of All Time – Too many to list, Thunder Dan, Round Mound, and many more!

Secret Suns Related Factoid I’m Not Real Proud – seems like every game i att in person, they lose! Except for the pre seasons games down in tucson back in Barkleys hay day

by t-rain on Jul 17, 2009 2:42 PM MST reply actions

Intro

Been a Suns fan since the disasterous coin flip, madhouse on McDowell days
Best personal experience(2)
1: Won a Kits camera contest and got a press photographer pass to a Suns -Kings game,so I got to sit on the court under the basket and along the sidelines and take close-up pics throughout the game. One of the Kings thought he was getting some sports page space as I was focusing in on his foul shot , he gave me a big grin and a thumbs up before he shot.
2: Went to the arena for game 5 of the Suns -Bulls championship to watch the big game on jumbotron from Chicago with the grandkids and the wildest fans on the planet
Favorite player: Got to be The Round Mound of Rebound despite the way he bullied his way out of town.
Got a lot of suns gear much of it older logo stuff.
GO SUNS!!!!

by sapo45 on Jul 17, 2009 2:48 PM MST reply actions

I still think the madhouse is louder than US Airways. Could be because it’s smaller? Or maybe I was younger.

by Wil Cantrell on Jul 17, 2009 3:18 PM MST up reply actions

Madhouse was definitely louder

by Gorilla Game on Jul 17, 2009 3:25 PM MST up reply actions

I have theories:

1. Back in the Coliseum days Phoenix was made up mostly of natives and hard core fans. Tickets were cheaper too. Think of the influx of people from CA and the East Coast since then-consider the urban sprawl in Phoenix since the 70’s through the early 90’s.

2. Corporate Suites. Think of how many are in attendance because they got the tix for free and not because they are hard core fans (I’m guilty of this-the only time I can attend a game is when I get the tix from my employer). The average fan isn’t always at the game to cheer on the Suns. There are plenty of LA types there to be seen…Oh and let’s not forget how expensive beer is. Sobriety will keep people quiet.

I could be wrong though.

by Wil Cantrell on Jul 17, 2009 3:31 PM MST up reply actions

Good points.

You know since the light rail was put in, I have been attending games with much more regularity. It is just so nice to drive a few miles to Tempe and then ride on to the arena.

by Gorilla Game on Jul 17, 2009 3:48 PM MST up reply actions

I’d love to see a game outside of a suite. It totally ruins the experience. My 8 year old won’t even go if the seats are in suites. You really aren’t even part of the game. I probably should have tried to pick up some season tickets a few weeks ago when fans were REALLY down on the team before Hill and Frye signed.

by Wil Cantrell on Jul 17, 2009 4:05 PM MST up reply actions

Amen to that!!!

We could get that place a rockin’!!

I’m from the days of Davis, Nance. Than got to watch as KJ, EJ, Hornacek, Majerle, and Chambers.
Couple of favorite moments: Majerle dunking over Manute Bol in game one of the Warriors series in 1989 that got waved off as an “offensive foul”
1990-FINALLY beating the hated Lakers to advance in the playoffs.
1993 nuff said.
Majerle winning a game against the Lakers with a last second three, then he jumps on a table or seats to celebrate with the crowd. There’s actually a bunch of good memories.

Worst was Amare and Bopris leaving the bench in THAT game against the Sterns. I was actually in LA on a business trip and watching the game in a bar. All the Laker fans were rooting for the Suns, which surprised me at the time.

Have we sent the "Don't shoot, we're pathetic" transmission yet?

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 17, 2009 11:08 PM MST up reply actions

Walter had the purest shot of anyone I’ve ever seen…And such a smoothe player. Remember Al McCoy called him the Greyhound?….I’d love to watch some of those games now…..It’s funny, we’ve always made the Warriors our bitch, haven’t we. Whoops, sorry, guess that wasn’t good sportsmanship there now was it.

by Wil Cantrell on Jul 17, 2009 11:38 PM MST up reply actions

Suns Fan from Puebla, Mexico
Suns fan since 1992

Fav suns moment: the KJ 2001 late season comeback, KJ for JK,. awesome to see him play that good after all that time. that plus the Amare less playoff run, raja and TT’s threes.

fav suns player: the prodigal son, Nash. No doubt. plus, the first ever Mexcan born NBA player, Horacio Llamas

Worst moment(s): Amare loosing THE season, JJ getting hurt by stack, the kiss of death, paxon 3/grant block, (man its hard being a suns fan but that would make the championship even sweeter)

Ive never been to the US but ive seen the suns play in mexico city during the preseason in 1994, just after the barkley trade… and Im going to see them play in monterrey this next october!!!

Fav suns gear: My authentic Nash Jersey bought it through Ebay like most of other stuff since thats the only way to get them in mexico.

Secret Suns Related Factoid I’m Not Real Proud of: I wanted wilcox over amare before the draft. LOL!

by Cardoso on Jul 17, 2009 3:02 PM MST reply actions

Viva El LLamas!!!!! I once saw him in Rocky Point back in the day throwing ’em back with the rest of us.

Thanks for posting, Cardoso!

by Wil Cantrell on Jul 17, 2009 3:16 PM MST up reply actions

I’m from Portugal. Not a country with a great basketball tradition, but I love everything that has to do with this game.

Favorite Suns Game Moment: 161-157 win vs. Nets, the three-pointer Nash made in the end of the regular time to advance into the OT’s.

Worst, Heartbreaking Suns Moment: Bowen kneeing Nash especially, although the whole game made me sick.

Favorite Suns Player of All Time: Steve Nash/Barkley

Secret Suns Related Factoid I’m Not Real Proud of: Not having a Suns jersey, even though they are hard to find here in Portugal.

by perep on Jul 17, 2009 3:14 PM MST reply actions

Thanks for posting from Portugal, perep! Try the internet, man. You can find everything on there, especially Ebay

by Wil Cantrell on Jul 17, 2009 3:19 PM MST up reply actions

William Newbury

Surprise Arizona. I used to live overseas, so I had the luxury or choosing my favorite teams without hometown bias. First time I ever saw the Suns, something just clicked. Now my moods are perpetually ruled by my unfortunate obsession with the Suns.

Favorite Game: the double overtime loss to the Wizards a couple seasons back – I was in the country, attended the game (one of the two I have had a chance of attending), and despite the fact that we lost, the game was insane. Clutch shots from Nash, Arenas, Butler, Barbosa, everybody. Fantastic performance by both teams, great game.

Worst moment tossup between the Horry hipcheck and the suspension (although they were quite close)

Favorite Sun: Steve Nash, Pat Burke

Fact I am not proud of: Not really a fact, but every time I attend games, we lose in two overtimes – to Wizards and Hornets

Nothing much more to say, the depths of adoration are understood by everyone here. I hope.

by egp the great on Jul 17, 2009 4:07 PM MST reply actions

I was at that Wizards game!

That was a great game, loss aside. When Nash swung that behind-the-back dish to Amare for the jam it seemed like it happened in slow-motion. Eevryone seemed to hold their breath and went bananas after he threw it down.

They're trying to take my tortillas!

by N-Temp on Jul 18, 2009 1:45 AM MST up reply actions

I was at that game too

My wife remembers the gold and black uni’s but that was a GREAT game. Hibachi was En Feugo! Crowd was into it. Great game

Blogging Suns Basketball

by Seth Pollack on Jul 18, 2009 3:23 AM MST up reply actions

Suns For Life

Hey guys,

I currently live and work as a lawyer in costa mesa, CA- but I was raised in Phoenix until i was 15. I had season tickets to the suns with my dad when I was a kid. My favorite player used to be Arman Gilliam (how bout that for a name drop). I hate the lakers which makes it even harder to live in CA.

Favorite Suns Game Moment: Tim Thomas draining 3’s over the lakers a couple years ago.

Worst, Heartbreaking Suns Moment: Big Shot Rob (both times).

Favorite Suns Player of All Time: Used to be Arman Gilliam—- probably Jeff Hornacek now.

Secret Suns Related Factoid I’m Not Real Proud of: I am planning to take the Arizona Bar exam next year just so that I can practice law in AZ and have suns season tickets again.

Mark West Should be a Hall of Famer-----maybe

by jpartington99 on Jul 17, 2009 4:44 PM MST reply actions

Yo yo!

Great stuff everyone! Super idea Wil!

Here’s goes for Stan….

For the full intro on Stan check out: Phoenix Stan Unplugged

Favorite Suns Game Moment: Diaw’s game winner in game 1 Dallas in the 05/06 playoffs. He dropped 34 for that night. Why that one? Your guess is as good as mine.

Worst, Heartbreaking Suns Moment: The blown call in the Best Game Ever. 1976 Game 5 in Boston.

Favorite Suns Player of All Time: Tough call between childhood heroes Walter Davis and Alvin Adams

Secret Suns Related Factoid I’m Not Real Proud of: I hate the Lakers but I really don’t hate them nearly as much as I think I do. My heart has grown soft.

Blogging Suns Basketball

by Seth Pollack on Jul 17, 2009 5:25 PM MST reply actions

Suns fan from LA! but used to live in the Philippines!

suns fan since 10.

fave suns moment: tim thomas 3 vs. LAL

worst suns moment: joe johnson got injured at 2005

fave suns player: Sun Tzu and LB

Secret Suns Related Factoid I’m Not Real Proud of: i wished Kobe got traded to PHX for LB, marion, bell, etc

random thought: i always hated Nash when he was in dallas cus i thought hes a ballhog. lol

by CCArvin on Jul 17, 2009 5:27 PM MST reply actions

Nick Temporado

100% loyal Suns fan first and a fan of the NBA game second. I’ve lived here in Phoenix my whole life and my philosophy is that you should support the team of the city or state in which you live on some level. I don’t hate any team or player, but this in no way suggests that I do not dislike any team or player (Sasha Vujacic, Bruce Bowen, Roger Mason, etc. LA Lakers, Dallas Mavericks, SA Spurs)

Favorite Suns Game Moment: 1. The Suns coming back from a 3-1 series deficit to defeat the LA Lakers in 05-06. 2. The Double OT game against the Mavericks in 06-07, one of the greatest Suns games (and basketball games period) I’ve ever witnessed.

Worst, Heartbreaking Suns Moment: Watching the Suns blow a 17-point lead against the Mavericks in Game 6 of the 06 Western Conference Finals. I was so angry I was literally kicking and throwing things (a bean bag chair) around once it set in that they were about to be eliminated.

Favorite Suns Player of All Time: It would have to be KJ. Probably the greatest point guard in Suns history (please let me know if I’m forgetting someone) until Steve Nash.

Favorite Suns Player Right Now: Grant Hill and Jason Richardson.

Suns-Related Factoid I’m Not Real Proud Of: I have only been a ‘serious’ Suns fan since 04-05, when we got Steve Nash. I was also a kid who loved Michael Jordan and his Bulls and claimed them to be my favorite team, also rooting against the Suns whenever they played. When MJ retired, there was this void in time for me where I just wasn’t into sports at all. That has since changed dramatically and I have come a long, long way.

They're trying to take my tortillas!

by N-Temp on Jul 17, 2009 5:30 PM MST reply actions

As my name suggests

I am from the United Kingdon and my name is AFZAL.Male 23 years old
my biggest passion in life is Sports.
Manchester United(my first love), Formula1, Phoenix Suns,NFL just watched for fun trying to understand the game for past 5 years(picked the cardinals as my team for the playoffs last year so looks like there my team now)(hope Matt Cassel does well, i always love an underdogg)Golf, Cricket, olympics you get the idea.

i started supporting the suns when Steve Nash signed for the team. he was the only player i knew in the nba because we use to get a highlights show at 11:30 am saturday morning just before the Formula1 qualifying and i watched him being interviewed and saw some of his plays and was like this guy is good. and when i started to look up the nba again and heard he signed for the Suns i was like this is my team, then fell in love with SSOL high tempo game.

Favorite Suns Game Moment: i love the suns since nash came on board because of the way we play fun, highlight reel feel good moments

Worst, Heartbreaking Suns Moment: SA Skum, Rob Horry,the suspentions, David Stern(he got to go) when marion got traded and list goes on

Favorite Suns Player of All Time: Duh Steve Nash, Amare

Favorite Suns Player Right Now: Grant Hill and Frye(cos his back home and he is a super fan even though i dont know what his game is like)

Secret Suns Related Factoid I’m Not Real Proud of: i got no jersey would love a nash jersey, would love to come to Arizona and watch a couple of home games and watch a Cardinals Game as well and just enjoy the desert sun.

by phxuk: Ap on Jul 17, 2009 6:43 PM MST reply actions

Yay, another Man U fan!

by egp the great on Jul 18, 2009 9:33 AM MST up reply actions

Frankie O

Scottsdale born and raised, and Surprise resident now, but always a Suns fan. When I was young I was introduced to the Suns in the early 90’s, so it was when Barkley and the team were in their heyday. Unfortunately since I was introduced to the Suns in the 90’s I was introduced to heartbreak (PAXSON!!). I grew up playing basketball and as the years went on I just morphed into different Suns players while playing on my drive way. It began with KJ, then Kidd, unfortunately Starbury, and to the best of my abilities Nash. I even had a brief stink as Rex Chapman, but who didn’t try to recreate his shot against the Sonics in the playoffs. Despite being an Arizona native, the Suns are the only local team I actually root for. I’m a Yankees fan during baseball season, but in all honesty I was a Yanks fan long before we actually got a team so I just couldn’t switch alliances. I’m a Giants fan during football season and you can blame that on my dad and the fact that until this past year the Cardinals were… well the Cardinals. But the Suns have always been my team. There just isn’t a more exciting team to watch. Even in the down years, we are at the very least fun to watch. I caught a Suns/Spurs game from early this decade on ESPN classic (not sure why this game was on, and you’ll see why in a minute). It was the transition time between Starbury and Nash. This game was after Starbury was a Knick but before Nash was back home. We fielded a line up of Barbosa, Casey Jacobson, Tom Gugiliota, Tskasilidis (or however you spell it), and Maciej Lampe (Amare was out for some reason). Despite the fact that the Spurs had Duncan, Parker, Ginobili, Hedo, and Rasho; these Suns kept the game close and fun to watch. That’s just what the Suns do. I tried watching other games during the Suns-free post season this year, but I just couldn’t get excited watching boring teams like the Magic and Sixers or Rockets and Portland battle it out. No one plays like the Suns, they truly are sports entertainment (that’s got to be the only reason why I would spend $40.00 a ticket to sit in the top level to watch the Suns/Spurs). Overall, I’m proud to say that I’m a Suns fan, even if I am hopelessly devoted to the best franchise to never win a title.

Favorite Suns Game Moment: It is a toss up between Rex’s shot against the Sonics in the playoffs or Raja’s against the Clips in the playoffs. Sure these guys were both role players and there may have been more prolific players and better plays, but these were buzzer beaters in the playoffs, it just doesn’t get any better. Raja’s shot hurts a little though, since I had a chance to be at that game but had to work, only to find out that while I was watching this amazingness unfold from a crappy TV at work, that my brother, who got to go in my place, left the game early and wasn’t even there to witness this historic moment live.

Worst, Heartbreaking Suns Moment: The Paxson shot hurts, but the Horry check was worse because if that doesn’t happen the Suns go on to beat young Lebron in the finals and erase every nightmare of John Mother F**king Paxson!

Favorite Suns Player of All Time: It’s got to be Steve Nash. I went to a Suns camp hosted by J. Kidd when I was young and the point guard out of Santa Clara that we drafted was there. If I only knew then that I was in the presence of the guy I would grow up to model my game after. Despite being a Suns fan, I always insisted that a Nash was the best PG in the league, even when he was a Mav. Steve coming back and revitalizing this team was the best this to ever happen to the Suns.

Secret Suns Related Factoid I’m Not Real Proud of: As a young basketball enthusiast I had a Jordan jersey, an Orlando O’Neal jersey, and an Orlando Penny jersey but a Sun never graced my back. I’m ashamed to say it. But hey I was young.

by moe722 on Jul 17, 2009 7:11 PM MST reply actions

Sandeep Shah

33 yo, living in Arizona since 2001, following religiously since then but only peripherally since 1993 when I first saw the Suns plays.

Favorite Suns Game Moment Maybe not the greatest Suns moment of all time but Game 7 against the Lakers when we absolutely blew them out forcing Kobe to throw a hissy-fit in the fourth quarter and just stand there passing the ball. Gosh, I hate the Lakers.

Worst Suns Moment Being in the crowd for game 5 against the Spurs when Amare and Boris were suspended. Watching our team fight so hard for 45 minutes, up the entire game, with an electric crowd (most engaged crowd at any Suns game I’ve ever been to), and then watch it all slip away the last 3 minutes. It still tugs at my heart; I felt so bad for our boys and wish so badly that we would have been able to overcome.

Favorite Suns Player On the current roster my favorite is LB. Of all time my favorite is Kevin Johnson

Secret Suns Related Factoid I’m Not Real Proud Of I have a picture of me with Terry Porter from the Suns Celebrity Waiters event and it makes me laugh every time I see it. Also his first sentence spoken to me contained no less than 3 curse words.

by ArizonaCactus on Jul 17, 2009 7:14 PM MST reply actions

Good stuff AZ Cactus. I’m really curious what Porter said to you. He probably was pissed about having to serve people…..That game 7 against the Lakers was for the ages, man. It reminds me how important it is to make them our b*tches every year. One day soon we’ll be back on top .

by Wil Cantrell on Jul 17, 2009 7:28 PM MST reply actions

my Terry Porter story

So at the Celebrity Waiters event I was playing blackjack with Goran Dragic at my table. Goran was extremely pleasant, nice, and fun to talk to. And then Porter showed up. The life seemed to get sucked out of Dragic. Porter was just dicking on Dragic, reminded me of pledging my fraternity years ago. So Dragic was playing blackjack and Porter was basically saying that Dragic didn’t know how to gamble. I jokingly said that Slovenia is pretty close to Monaco where gambling is an art form….

To which Porter responded to me, “shit, well what the f*** is your f***ing excuse then?”

I then very quickly realized two things:
1. Dragic is a nice guy but was never going to get minutes in Porter’s system, and just being around the guy probably set his NBA career back a few years. That is why I always give Dragic the benefit of the doubt. So much of basketball is confidence and rhythm and I think Porter probably fucked with him too much.

2. Terry Porter wasn’t gonna be a Suns coach for long. Prior to that I had asked LB at a seasons ticket event about Terry Porter, and it was the only time I’ve ever seen such sadness out of LB off the court. You could tell LB didn’t like playing for him, and that means a lot coming from a player whose sole mission seems to please those around him.

Anyway, hope that sheds some light on my tales.

by ArizonaCactus on Jul 18, 2009 5:33 PM MST up reply actions

the best part of the Suns celebrity waiters event was watching my wife go up to every Suns player asking for them to sign her basketball. we’ve had season tickets the last three years now, and because i work nights for my job some times, she’s been to more games than me. She knows every player and still wonders why Richardson left Mason open on Christmas day.

Every now and then she grabs her basketball, comes out to the living room with a big smile on her face and says “LB signed my ball”

by ArizonaCactus on Jul 18, 2009 5:40 PM MST up reply actions

Great story AZ Cactus….Souns like Porter still has some ego problems or something. We probably have the two nices, most sensitive guys in the league in Dragic and Barbosa. Too bad there isn’t an All-NBA nice guy team.

by Wil Cantrell on Jul 18, 2009 5:47 PM MST up reply actions

wow...great dirt

I agree…confidence has a ton to do with success…and dragic and l.b. clearly appeared to have been hurt by porter being coach….my question…didn’t kerr know porter really well…then WTF!!!!

what a jerk!

by be-the-ball on Jul 18, 2009 9:40 PM MST up reply actions

Mike Lisboa

Born and raised in Phoenix, went to U of A and now call LA home. Until this past season, being a Suns fan in LA has been great the past few years. Though, worst Suns fan moment in LA was misjudging the start time for Game 4 in 05-06 and ending up at an outdoor mall when Kobe hit the game winner. I nearly threw my cell phone into a fountain and started punching strangers.

Favorite Suns Game Moment: I’ve tried to research when this game was, but to little avail. The Lakers were playing the Suns in Phoenix during the 1988-89 season. The Suns put T.R. Dunn on Magic Johnson and he locked him up completely. He held Magic to 1 point in the first half and 3 points in the second for a total of 4 points in the game. Suns win, Lakers humiliated. Fan-tastic.

Worst Suns Game Moment: I have no idea. There are several. I’ll tell you what, even though they won the series, Kobe hitting that game winner in 05-06 might be it. We knew what he was going to do and let him do it anyway. We went down 3-1 and it was just humiliating to be a Suns fan. In public. In LA.

Favorite Suns Player: All time: Mark West. Read why here. Current roster? Probably Leandro Barbosa. When he’s on his game, he’s just a joy to watch. It’s like watching a wild horse run around.

Secret Suns Related Factoid I’m Not Real Proud Of: Trying to “adopt” the Clippers as my 2nd team right after I moved to LA. More out of spite for the Lakers, but still, pretty bad sports bigamy. (Though I do follow the Dodgers much more closely than the D’Backs. It’s just easier.)

by Mike Lisboa on Jul 17, 2009 7:30 PM MST reply actions

A fellow Wildcat. We’re going to get along just fine, Mr. Lisboa. We have “Louie’s Lower Level” in common, always.

by Wil Cantrell on Jul 17, 2009 10:10 PM MST up reply actions

I'm still in touch with several of the Comedy Corner peeps.

by Mike Lisboa on Jul 19, 2009 4:54 PM MST up reply actions

Chris Martinez

from Albuquerque, NEW Mexico, emphasis on new because so many people don’t realize that there is a state called New Mexico. I have been a lurker on this site for quite some time but never decided to post anything until now. I enjoy reading true suns fan literature, with honest and thoughtful opinions, without faker trolls putting in their two cents.

Favorite Suns game(s) moment: Barkley over Robinson, the comeback of the season against the Mavs March 14 2007 (favorite game), coming back down three games to one against the dreaded Lakers, Tom Chambers over Mark Jackson, & Rex’s 3 against the Sonics.

Worst heartbreaking Suns moment: Cheap Shot Bob’s hip check that got STAT suspended. Probably could have gone all the way that year and most sports writers would agree. The 3 by Pax was another heart breaker that I will never forget.

Favorite Suns player of all time: The round mound of rebound, the whole reason why I became a suns fan in the first place. His domination of the ’93 season was spectacular.

Secret Suns Related Factoid I’m Not Real Proud of: I stopped following the Suns when Barkley signed with the Rockets to become a Rockets fan. After Barkley retired I came back to the Suns. I don’t really dig the new logo with the mythical phoenix and PHX as much as the previous but I am glad they still use both.

Because there is no hometown team in NM, and since the suns are my all time favorite team it felt natural to root for all of the Arizona teams, even the Cardinals before the 08-09 season. Also, Arizona is a neighboring state with similar landscape to NM. But, Texas is also a neighboring state and you will never catch me rooting for a Texas team again, mostly due to the many ignorant people that live there.

My friend’s teams are the likes of the Cowboys, Lakers, the Lebrons, Bulls, Spurs, Celtics, 49ers, Steelers, Yankees, Redsox, or Dodgers. But, as you can see I am not a bandwagon fan like everyone else in this state, which gives me the ability to take a lashing from arrogant fair-weather fans and the alike. But, as the phoenix arose from the ashes so will the 09-10 SUNS!!!

by chrisjmtz on Jul 17, 2009 7:35 PM MST reply actions

It's interesting to read everyones stories...

Me, myself.. I grew up in Phoenix and went to UofA for a couple years, until I transfered to school in San Francisco 2.5 years ago.

Favorite Suns Game Moment
Probably a tie between the Tim Thomas 3pter to send game 6 into overtime against the Lakers and Raja Bell’s 3pter over Daniel Ewing to send the game against the Clippers to double overtime! Wow… Those were some exciting playoff series!

Worst Suns Game Moment
It’s been mentioned a few times already.. but I HATE John Paxson! I was 7 and I cried for about an hour after the game. Second worse for me was Mario Elie’s kiss of death… ouch.

Favorite Suns Player
Kevin Johnson.. Class act with a killer first step.

Secret Suns Related Factoid I’m Not Real Proud Of
I’ve always been a Suns fan but in high school (2001-2004) I didn’t really follow the Suns like I do now. Nash and D’Antoni’s 7SOL really rejuvenated me as a Suns fan.

by brian13 on Jul 17, 2009 10:07 PM MST reply actions

Sam Cassel: “You don’t let him take that shot, you put him in the third row.”

by Wil Cantrell on Jul 17, 2009 10:12 PM MST up reply actions

thank god for Mike Dunleavy

by ArizonaCactus on Jul 18, 2009 5:34 PM MST up reply actions

jason myer

how did I become a fan

This should’ve been on the list, i grew up in phoenix and around 1981 (when I was 10) when I was playing basketball at the scottsdale boysclub, I won a contest and got an autographed suns basketball with westphal, davis, alvin adams, truck robinson, larry nance, etc….I loved that thing and my dad took me to a game or 2. A lot of fun, didn’t hurt that the gorilla was/and is the coolest mascot in any sport. Later on, I got to go as a cubscout and hold the flag during the anthem at the beginning of the game, met larry nance (i think he won the dunk contest later that same year).

I live in dallas now, but have been a close suns fan, watching or taping (dvr) the suns games off nba league pass. I actually had verizon fios 2 years ago and then fios didn’t have nba league pass, so I switched to direct tv for that single reason!! Kept fios for internet…if you know what it is…you know why.

I’ll likely get the nba league pass again…as my suns worship is slowing down, my following the nba and other teams is growing. And now with marion on the mavs, joe johnson on the hawks, rubio if he ever plays in the nba, and shaq on cleveland…I’m finding that I want to watch too many other games.

Favorite Suns Game Moment:

Tough one here…so many to choose from…but…honestly….it wasn’t a game where the suns won….it was one of the few games I was able to attend, when the suns were playing the celtics, and larry bird was playing. The suns were up by 2 if I recall, and there was 1 or 2 seconds left, and bird got the ball deep in the corner and shot this high arching shot that dropped in for a celtic win….funny….unlike most suns losses, this one didn’t bother me…instead I just felt lucky to see such a legend….probably what watching jordan in person was like. When I watch old video of bird, I’m so impressed by his passing, and shooting, and confidence, awesome! Nash is good, but he isn’t even close to bird/jordan level.

There was also the playoff run in 1993. I was working at a dennys as a cook and my friend and I brought in a tv to watch the games. I remember the reception wasn’t so good on the tv….so we used a full box of tin foil creating an antenna that literally went to and through the ceiling…don’t think it helped much…but we were trying….one of the busboys got confused and ripped off a mercedes car emblem on the front thinking it would help our antenna…kind of funny now. What a great run.

Worst, Heartbreaking Suns Moment:

cheap shot bob hip check or joe johnson injury…the timing made me sick. Also many of the suns seasons after barkley / kj / chambers years leading up to getting nash….those seasons i didn’t follow…and quite frankly….I don’t think I missed much…between starbury and others….sounds like we had a lot of thugs on our team for awhile. That’s what made that 7sol team without amare so cool…they were a great group of guys with heart…we should’ve dumped amare then

Favorite Suns Player of All Time:

Walter Davis, KJ, Thunder Dan, or Nash

Favorite Suns Player Right Now:

On current team…none…
My feelings for nash have slowly begun to fade, he’s simply not the same player from 2-3 years ago. Funny, with chambers and kj and others, my “loving them as a suns fan” never really faded…but I think a lot of it had to do with them leaving before they were 50. Nash trying to get 13 million and stay for another 2 years is ridiculous. But….I call it like I see it….whether I like what I see or not. Too many fans don’t.

Plus the nba has so many negatives….stern is clearly not a man or woman, he’s like something else, something that’d scare children….seriously….he must have not been able to breathe air for 5 minutes when being born or something….hard to explain his thinking or lack there of. I don’t believe the league is fixed, but I also don’t believe that nothing is going on, it’s clear big market teams have advantages…cletics…lakers….(ok NY…there’s always an exception…kind of a funny on also)

Suns-Related Factoid I’m Not Real Proud Of:

that I’m starting to fade again as being a suns fan…but it’s understandable…it has nothing to do with me being loyal or not…that’s just not correct…it has to do with me having to work extra jobs to get by with things being tougher right now….especially while having kids right now…we’ve had 4 children in 6 yrs now. Also it’s clear to those that want to hear it (suns fans that will listen, not just blindly follow) that shaq thought that amare was a gross underachiever who will never amount to anything on the rebounding or defensive end (ok…he does have spurts of being great…but they’re just spurts and that should tell you what many already know…he’s not a player we should be building around). I do admit amare’s dunks are spectacular, and his 15-18 foot shot is sweet, I expect it to go in every time……

One final note….I’d strongly recommend that any suns fan here go to the suns website, and buy a ticket through the fan ticket sales website…I bought a front row…center court…2 tickets during the 2004-2005 season and brought my wife’s dad. We played sacramento and lost, it was close. But watching them play was so much fun that I wasn’t too bent out of shape by the loss…..it cost me $300 but it was worth it…I would’ve paid a $1000 for those seats. As things improve for me financially…which they’re slowing starting to…I plan on visiting phoenix and taking different friends to games with this strategy…even though the 7sol is gone….i know they’re trying to bring that style back…but we’re missing some things
1. the coach
2. marion…a marvel really
3. a great defensive guard who is also a great shooter….joe johnson
4. a tough agitator..raja bell…granted he’s not that guy anymore

by be-the-ball on Jul 18, 2009 8:27 AM MST reply actions

Great Idea...

Well, here is my story… am from Croatia and probably biggest Suns fan in the region… attended a game during my holidays in US, in phoenix last year, vs Celtics, February 22nd, just after shaq trade… and was I happy… 85-77 we won… hey 77 points allowed!!!!

http://www.nba.com/suns/news/notes_080222.html

We were just one game behind lakers… Shaq was crushing boards, I thought that is it, this is our year… we all know how that ended… I bought tickets via tix exchange, but having a friend there, she managed to squeeze me into the third row!!!! I came in phoenix from europe few hours before the game, afterwards we went to that sport’s bar owned by thunder Dan, got a picture and chat with him… he actually has roots in my area… and after 24 hours without sleep I was still high up…. will never forget that day… planned to go to Rome two summers ago, but couldn’t manage with work…

But coming back to my first days as suns fan… actually I liked chambers-KJ time, before barkley but could not consider myself as die-hard fun (like now)… then, I didn’t like Chuck that much, so I became real fan after he was gone… someone mentioned chapman’s buzzer-beater; that season really got me into the suns…kidd-KJ-rex, was it ainge on the bench, cant recall? They were fun to watch… I was extremely happy to see my fav. player at the time, penny, coming to phx… again, we all know how that ended… still feel sad that we didn’t see much of him… there was not much from see here during those time, one game a week (not suns every time, of course)+ nba action, and then thanks to satellite TV and internet started to develop rapidly, just in time for 7SOL era… enjoyed every season of it, and hoping to see our team again contending… I am really living with the team, hard to explain why, being so far away… this blog is like ‘must open’ link every day, great job guys… there is something in that orange dress (which is my favorite btw) I guess… I have Stevie’s #13 in orange and wear it during playoffs while watching the games, hopefully soon again…

Favorite Suns Game Moment: many, but first one would be that game 4 vs. spurs… in addition, boris’ buzzer beater in game one and nash’s crazy game over dallas in OT

Worst, Heartbreaking Suns Moment: suspensions, of course, followed by 5 at home when guys really died on court to win … if they could have only played 70% of D in that game during rest of the seasons… I really felt that was our season after game 4… that one on xmas day last year also hurt…

Favorite Suns Player of All Time: KJ, I feel bad that I couldn’t watch more of him… but during 04-05, I fell in love with JJ’s game… he was my favorite player in that season and I was really crushed when he left…

Favorite Suns Player Right Now: Barby, just love his speed and skills… and he is still getting better…

Suns-Related Factoid I’m Not Real Proud Of: OK, out with it… I was rooting for bulls in finaly series ’93… sorry… :-(

Sorry for my english…

by zeze_999 on Jul 18, 2009 11:04 AM MST reply actions

great idea

Greg Fair

greatest moment: westphal telling the media after losing two at home to the Lakers in 93’, " When we win game 5 at home, everyone will say what a great series this has been"
Also KJ’s dunk on Hakeem was beautiful.

Favorite Player: Alvin Adams and KJ

Least: Paxson was brutal and Horry was Horry, jackass Horry

"Have You heard of the Boom on Mizar 5?"

by Grockcubs on Jul 18, 2009 5:05 PM MST reply actions