With Amare Stoudemire back on the shelf, Steve Nash isn't sure that the power forward is needed.
“I think the later it goes, the more we should stick to this team,” Nash said. “For a guy to not really play all that time and then get thrown into the playoffs? You’re asking a lot of a young man.
“If (Stoudemire were) a 10-year vet — like a Chris Webber for example, a guy who knows the league, sees the floor and knows how to play without his jumping ability — it’s a different story. But Amaré is a young guy, he has his whole career ahead of him — you’ve got to err on the side of caution.”
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USA Today, via The Arizona Republic, are reporting that Suns star Amaré Stoudemire returned to Phoenix on Wednesday and will have a magnetic resonance imaging exam performed on both knees Friday to look into any possible issues related to their stiffness and slight swelling in the right knee.
Stoudemire's comeback lasted only three games.
"Amaré's frustrated," Stoudemire's manager, Rodney Rice, said. "He thought he'd be back to playing. Coming back was a decision to help the team and try to be the old Amaré. It was a little too soon. He needs to get back to extensive rehabbing."
Rice said no harm could have been done to Stoudemire's knees in trying to play the games. A return this season or postseason is still possible.
"Looking at him struggle made it obvious that he wasn't working his way back, and it got to the point that stepping back is the best thing to do," said Rice, noting that the air travel also was becoming a burden to his knees."
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In the third episode of RealGM Radio, Aaron Bronsteter and co-host James Gould discuss the Final Four and the miraculous run of the George Mason Patriots.
Bronsteter interviews Dan Steinberg of the Washington Post, the beat reporter for the Patriots and Jim Kleinpeter of the New Orleans Times-Picayune who covers the LSU Tigers.
Bronsteter and Gould talk with Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress.com to discuss which NCAA players are improving their draft stock and talk fantasy hoops with Craig Huffman as the season winds down.
The show also contains discussion about the Phoenix Suns among Bronsteter and Gould and in an interview that Bronsteter conducts with Paul Coro, the Suns beat reporter for the Arizona Republic.
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Suns Mar 2006 Archive
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Chicago Tribune | Mar 30, 2006
John Paxson called Tim Thomas "delusional" for saying the Bulls would have won 20 extra games and secured a playoff berth had they used him
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MSNBC | Mar 28, 2006
Phoenix Suns forward Amare Stoudemire could miss the rest of the season, Sports Illustrated reported on its Web site.
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NY Post | Mar 28, 2006
Tim Thomas, sought by the Nets when bought out by Chicago, said he would listen if the Nets call this summer, when he's a free agent.
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Arizona Republic | Mar 28, 2006
Persistent stiffness in both knees has Amare Stoudemire and head athletic trainer Aaron Nelson considering holding him out of tonight's game at Milwaukee.
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Reuters | Mar 28, 2006
Steve Nash, the NBA's reigning MVP, was held without a point for the first time this season as the New Jersey Nets crushed the Phoenix Suns 110-72 on Monday.
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NY Daily News | Mar 26, 2006
Suns coach Mike D'Antoni got himself a nice raise, from $3 million to $4 million per year, when he recently assumed GM duties.
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The Ledger | Mar 24, 2006
Amare Stoudemire made a successful return for the Suns Thursday night
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Press Release | Mar 22, 2006
The Phoenix Suns have activated forward/center Amaré Stoudemire.
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Arizona Republic | Mar 22, 2006
According to the Arizona Republic, power forward Amare Stoudemire could be back in uniform as early as Thursday.
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East Valley Tribune | Mar 21, 2006
Injured Sun Amare Stoudemire was able to practice five-on-five for the second straight day — the first time he’s done that in his rehabilitation from microfracture surgery on his left knee — and said “it felt pretty good,” the East Valley Tribune is reporting.
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Daily Republic | Mar 19, 2006
"I just reminded him that I'm the guy responsible for him to be here in the first place, I really care about him and I want what's best for him," Colangelo said.
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East Valley Tribune | Mar 19, 2006
"I haven't felt any pressure. I want to be out there when I'm healthy and they want the same thing. It's in everyone's best interest."
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Arizona Republic | Mar 18, 2006
Fred Hoiberg visited with the Suns but has decided for now that any NBA comeback this season may not be the right move after consulting with various cardiologists.
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Press Release | Mar 16, 2006
The spirit of former Suns head coach Cotton Fitzsimmons will live on with an annual coaching award in his memory – The Spirit of Cotton Award.
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East Valley Tribune | Mar 16, 2006
According to the East Valley Tribune, the Phoenix Suns brought in guard Fred Hoiberg for a workout and physical on Thursday.
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Arizona Republic | Mar 16, 2006
Suns coach Mike D'Antoni said Brian Grant might be able to return to game action Tuesday at Utah with good practices Sunday and Monday.
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Canoe | Mar 15, 2006
Andre Barrett, released Tuesday from a 10 day contract with the Phoenix Suns, has landed firmly on his feet after signing a 10 day contract with the Toronto Raptors Wednesday, according to Canoe.
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Press Release | Mar 15, 2006
The Phoenix Suns released guard Andre Barrett from his second 10-day contract today.
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Seattle PI | Mar 15, 2006
Sonics coach Bob Hill said the Suns were also interested in acquiring Chris Wilcox before the trade deadline. "If they got Wilcox and (Amare) Stoudemire, they'd be fighting over the ball above the rim, who's gonna dunk," he said.
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Arizona Republic | Mar 15, 2006
Even with injuries, the Suns are confident of their postseason chances.
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Arizona Republic | Mar 13, 2006
According to the Arizona Republic, there appears a chance that Amare Stoudemire may not be ready to return at all this season.
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NY Daily News | Mar 12, 2006
League sources say that David Stern very quietly has approached Jerry Colangelo about coming in as the replacement for deputy commissioner Russ Granik, who will step down at season's end.
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Press Release | Mar 11, 2006
The Phoenix Suns signed guard Andre Barrett to a second 10-day contract today.
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AP | Mar 10, 2006
Suns coach Mike D'Antoni was put in charge of the team's basketball operations following the departure of Bryan Colangelo to the Toronto Raptors.
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SLAM Sports | Mar 10, 2006
"He's not 100 per cent," Phoenix coach Mike D'Antoni said before the Spurs' game, "so we're not going to just parade him out there."
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USA Today | Mar 7, 2006
Tim Thomas didn't fit into the Bulls plans, but Phoenix certainly has a use for him as he was inserted into the Suns' starting-lineup on Monday.
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Fox Sports | Mar 6, 2006
The Associated Press, via Fox Sports, is reporting that Steve Nash was forced out of the game against New Orleans during the third quarter with a sprained right ankle.
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East Valley Tribune | Mar 6, 2006
After a very strenuous workout on Thursday in Phoenix.
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Arizona Republic | Mar 5, 2006
Suns fans have reason to be hopeful with the latest comment from Mike D'Antoni
"He'll be back (this season)," D'Antoni guaranteed, rebuking an anonymous source that recently handicapped Amare Stoudemire's return as "50-50.
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NY Times | Mar 5, 2006
Suns' coach Mike D'Antoni is likely to get more influence over personnel decisions while assistant GM could have become the R.C. Buford to D'Antoni's Gregg Popovich.
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Press Release | Mar 3, 2006
The Phoenix Suns announced today the signing of free-agent forward Tim Thomas, who was waived by the Chicago Bulls on March 1.
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SI.com | Mar 2, 2006
"In the event that Tim Thomas clears waivers, I hope to work something out with Phoenix," his agent Arn Tellem said in a statement released by his office.
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Suns Press Release | Mar 1, 2006
The Phoenix Suns announced today the signing of NBA Development League standout Andre Barrett to a 10-day contract.
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Suns Press Release | Mar 1, 2006
The Phoenix Suns announced today that they have waived swingman Jim Jackson.
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Newark Star-Ledger | Mar 1, 2006
The Ledger reports that while the Nets were Tim Thomas’ first choice, he now appears to be headed to the Phoenix Suns where he will step in for the injured Kurt Thomas.
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St. Paul Pioneer Press | Mar 1, 2006
Don’t expect Rex Chapman to be the point man for the Phoenix Suns any time soon.
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FoxSports/Arizona Republic | Mar 1, 2006
Amare Stoudemire's knee is feeling so good, he's been given the go-ahead to skip some steps in his rehabilitation from microfracture surgery on his knee.
