East Valley Tribune - Suns / NBA

Brownie Points: Barnes gives Suns flexibility, even at point

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:48:53 -0700

Matt Barnes will fill a lot of holes for the Suns next year. Might he help fill the backup point guard spot as well?

Brown: Childress to Greece changes the NBA free agent game

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:44:16 -0700

When Tiago Splitter spurned the Spurs to stay overseas, eyebrows were raised. When the likes of Primoz Brezec, Carlos Delfino, Bostjan Nachbar and Juan Carlos Navarro left the NBA and headed back to Europe, the grumbling started around the league.

Barnes ready to return to his old style for Suns

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:48:34 -0700

This time last summer, Matt Barnes was coming off an electric postseason with Golden State — capped by the No. 8 seed’s stunning upset of the 67-win Dallas Mavericks — while his mother, Ann, was gearing up for another emotional wave as one of the team’s biggest cheerleaders from the family home in nearby Sacramento, Calif.

Barnes arrives for physical with Suns

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:28:01 -0700

Free agent forward Matt Barnes arrived in Phoenix on Monday and completed much of the physical required to clear the way for him to join the Suns.

Suns sign free agent Matt Barnes

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:40:26 -0700

The Suns put a shot of adrenaline into their team and what had been a sleepy free-agency period by signing ex-Golden State small forward Matt Barnes to a one-year contract.

Young Suns show improvement, flaws

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:52:48 -0700

Team-wise, the Suns ended the Vegas Summer League on a positive note, using a 30-6 explosion in the fourth quarter Sunday to rally for an 88-69 win over Washington and finishing with a respectable 2-3 record.

Tucker leads Suns to summer league win

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:50:35 -0700

LAS VEGAS - Alando Tucker scored 25 points Sunday to lead the Phoenix Suns past the Washington Wizards 88-69 in the finale for both teams in the Las Vegas Summer League at UNLV.

Suns fall to Blazers on Bayless' late shot

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:46:49 -0700

LAS VEGAS - Jerryd Bayless scored 17 fourth-quarter points and hit the game-winning jumper with 18 seconds left to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 74-73 victory over the Phoenix Suns in the Vegas Summer League on Saturday.

Suns: 40 Years in the Valley

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:57:54 -0700

Take a walk down memory lane as the Tribune remembers some Phoenix Suns playmakers, the club's history, and looks forward at the 2007-08 Suns' season, players and schedule.