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Thoughts, Observations, and Audio (Soon) From Suns Media Day 2009

Phoenix Suns coach Alvin Gentry and star pupils Jason Richardson, Amare Stoudemire and Steve Nash are ready to go back to school. Photo by Max Simbron

Phoenix Suns coach Alvin Gentry and star pupils Jason Richardson, Amare Stoudemire and Steve Nash are ready to go back to school. Photo by Max Simbron

Today was certainly the Bright Side of the Sun.  Steve Nash called his mood "joyous," Amare was singing and pounding a basketball playfully. J-Rich was all smiles. He even talked about playing defense, and Steve Kerr was, Steve Kerr.

Star-divide

2009 Suns media Day was enough to send me home with a smile on my face. The talk from everyone was positive. Of course it would be, they haven't played a game. But when Steve Nash says he's very comfortable with the Centers on the team, you believe him. Then later you think about it-Frye really? Lopez, really? Then you think, "well maybe we will be ok."

Stan and I picked up some awesome interviews. They will be up tomorrow. In the meantime, here are some tidbits  of interviews I remember off the top of my head: 

  • Lou Amundson wants to be called Louis.
  • Steve Nash is pretty thick in person, not frail and skinny as he looks going up against Chris Paul and Barron Davis
  • Dan Dickau is indeed a Sun. And unlike Steve Nash, he is very short and with the exception of his arms, very skinny.
  • Alvin Gentry stated Amare Stoudemire will be playing the 5 even though Mr. Tzu may not know it at the time (SHHHH Don't tell him).
  • Steve Kerr believes Channing Frye will be shooting "a lot of threes."
  • Louis Amundson is not relieved his bike is safe now that Shaq is gone. In fact he had nothing negative to say about Shaquille.
  • Amare Stoudemire likes to be the center of attention, or: Amare is just naturally wired, very vocal and full of joy because he was jumping around, bouncing a ball all over the place, smiling ear to ear talkin' this and that all over the joint.
  • Jared Dudley is still working the tweet and all over the NBA street rags doing interviews. The man can talk, and his personality is more than cordial.
  • Leandro Barbosa doesn't care if he's starting or not so we shouldn't care either.
  • Earl Clark wants a piece of Kobe and Carmello Anthony

Stay tuned, more to follow!

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I guess Louis Amundson doesn’t care to be retro, because that’s what “Lou” is—retro.

by Species8472 on Sep 28, 2009 11:08 PM MDT reply actions   0 recs

He'll be Lou whether he likes it or not

"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness

by Turambar on Sep 28, 2009 11:27 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

The important thing is:

He has nothing bad to say about Shaq. And neither should you!

This season will be even better as long as I'm drinking while watching!

by ZonaFlash on Sep 28, 2009 11:42 PM MDT up reply actions   1 recs

You know Shaq is the scapegoat, its the ignorant analysts' go-to move

Heaven forbid anyone actually look at what the rest of the roster is. Only in Phoenix could the lone dominant force and All-Star on the team (for the entire year, mind you) who shoots 60% be the scapegoat.

Well, it should be easier on the Suns players this year. They won’t be getting the national media attention…nor will anyone be expecting the team to accomplish anything significant (and rightfully so).

"I’m tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, wear Reebok." ~Shaq

by Max_in_Missouri on Sep 30, 2009 12:34 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

ever heard about

‘fitting into a team concept’? and if you’re doing very good but them team is not profiting frm your style of play then CHANGE IT??

Libertarianism is just Anarchy for rich people

by Murcy on Sep 30, 2009 1:01 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

It wasn’t his stats. It was his self-centered attitude. He wanted the same things Amare Stoudemire wanted.

by Species8472 on Sep 30, 2009 1:20 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

Amare also wasn't complaining about Shaq.

Amare wishes Shaq was still here.

If there’s one blemish on Steve Nash’s record, it’s that he couldn’t play well with Shaq.

This season will be even better as long as I'm drinking while watching!

by ZonaFlash on Sep 30, 2009 5:10 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

Shaq padded his stats

against inferior opponents and didn’t do what was necessary for the Suns to win. Oh, I already covered that.

Mmmmm ... Guinness

by JSun on Sep 30, 2009 11:18 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

hahaha, Looooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuis?

by SunsFTW on Sep 29, 2009 10:28 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

"Amare Stoudemire likes to be the center of attention,"

he just doesn’t like to be the center =D

This season will be even better as long as I'm drinking while watching!

by ZonaFlash on Sep 29, 2009 12:55 AM MDT reply actions   0 recs

question

I may ge getting too old and out of touch, but what is ‘=D’?

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

by Hawk42 on Sep 29, 2009 5:54 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

That is a happy face, Hawk!

by Wil Cantrell on Sep 29, 2009 6:22 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

Correction

it’s an extremely happy face!

by SunsFTW on Sep 29, 2009 10:29 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

If he plays defense like Raja Bell

at 6’10 and crazy athletic, we really have a find on our hands.

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

by Hawk42 on Sep 29, 2009 5:56 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’ll tell you something about Clark-I haven’t seen him play, but he is very very tall and very very long. When we put 15 more pounds of muscle on the kid, look out-he’s an absolute freak of nature.

by Wil Cantrell on Sep 29, 2009 6:23 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

we just might find

the next Matrix/Granger lurking in him. I’d even accept the next Rudy Gay as long as he doesn’t just focus on scoring as Gay does (who has all the abilities to be a multi-category contributor as evidenced by his rookie year)

Libertarianism is just Anarchy for rich people

by Murcy on Sep 29, 2009 6:40 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

He is a very good passer

for his size…I think he’s one of these tall guys that grew late and started playing basketball as a guard.

He has the potential to have pretty much all the tools. Remains to be seen if he’s got the desire and b-ball IQ to put it all together. High upside but also by no means a sure thing

Blogging Suns Basketball . twitter: @phoenixstan

by Phoenix Stan on Sep 29, 2009 9:53 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

yah definitely

it’s delicious!

Libertarianism is just Anarchy for rich people

by Murcy on Sep 29, 2009 6:38 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

Steve Kerr was, Steve Kerr

You mean the Devil?

by SunsFTW on Sep 29, 2009 10:24 AM MDT reply actions   0 recs

I love this quote!
Leandro Barbosa doesn’t care if he’s starting or not so we shouldn’t care either.

by SunsFTW on Sep 29, 2009 10:27 AM MDT reply actions   0 recs

Nah, he’s just simply happy. Gotta new wife, baby on the way, gold medal, and he is very happy Alvin Gentry is coach and the team is the way he likes it.

by Wil Cantrell on Sep 29, 2009 2:02 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't think so

You know, we really make out Barbosa to be this happy savage, but his play says he likes to start, even if he denies it.

This season will be even better as long as I'm drinking while watching!

by ZonaFlash on Sep 30, 2009 5:11 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

A happy, bouncy Stat is good to see

I can’t imagine if he was down and depressed looing. What would that fortell?

Here's to hitting your head jumping off the bandwagon.

by SunDolphin on Sep 29, 2009 8:24 PM MDT reply actions   0 recs

It's almost here!

soooooooooooooooo happy!

"Basketball doesn't build character. It reveals it"

by PanamaSun on Sep 29, 2009 9:30 PM MDT reply actions   0 recs

me tooooooooooooooooooo! Can’t wait to yell Loooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuis?

by SunsFTW on Sep 30, 2009 3:20 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

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