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Written by Rob Mahoney on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 It just feels right to live in a world where the Phoenix Suns are competitive again.

One of the current top 10A players in the NBA will become a free agent on July 1, 2010, and his name is not LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, or Chris Bosh.

PHOENIX a ' Steve Nash scored 32 points, Amare Stoudemire had 18 points and 21 rebounds and Phoenix used a late three-point barrage to beat Sacramento 115-107 on Saturday night, snapping the Kings' four-game winning streak.

After a brief, semi-disastrous interlude with Shaquille O'Neal, Phoenix has returned, with considerable success, to the fast-spaced, spread-the-court offense that scorched the league earlier this deca Reporting from Phoenix Welcome back, Suns! Where have you been? Oh, you junked your damn-the-torpedoes offense that no one could guard to play ...

Whatever demerit the Miami Heat warrants for its abrasive public address announcer, this smart, stylized player introduction video by director Gil Green makes up for it tenfold.

I've read through enough of " The Book of Basketball " from Bill Simmons to get to the good stuff, or what is better known as the :07 or Less era of Suns basketball.A While I'm a bit disappointed there isn't more about those teams in this incredibly verbose tome, there's more than enough to look at in greater detail.

In a city forsaken by the basketball gods, the heavens shone for a few hours Monday on one blessed patch of hardwood on Central Park South.

At this time of year, people talk about giving thanks. Thanks for the wonderful families that they have, or that they still have a roof over their heads, or just for the things in their lives that they do for fun.

I have been reading a lot of Basketbawful lately, and it's great stuff. Consider today's monster post about the referees and the Lakers .

The Hornets' James Posey drives past the Heat's Udonis Haslem on his way to a 14-point game on Sunday.

When the Phoenix Suns really had it going under then-coach Mike D'Antoni, that team had a slogan: "Seven seconds or less" . If the Charlotte Bobcats had a slogan right now, and it in any way reflected reality, it'd be: "25 seconds or more.'' Among the various measures of the Bobcats' offensive futility, here's a fresh one to ponder: They have ...

The Bobcats hope for better behavior from Jackson. Jackson will instantly become the focal point of the Bobcats' 30th ranked offense.

It is the end of the road when the Suns play at Philadelphia tonight. Regardless of outcome, this has been a successful road trip at 3-1 so far.

On the threshold of the greatest start in Phoenix Suns history , the Orlando Magic exposed the all-too-familiar glitch that has hampered the Purple and Orange for the past decade: no defense.

Robert Horry and Steve Nash scuffle after Horry's infamous decking of Nash on May 14, 2007.

Stories of the NBA telling their referees how to officiate certain games, what players to call fouls against and what teams they wanted to win, are as old as David Stern's tenure as commissioner and usually reserved for conspiracy theorists.

One glance at the latest Sports Illustrated cover is all you need to understand what went wrong with the Phoenix Suns last season.

I'm hoping to make better use of advanced statistics during this upcoming NBA season, and to start off right I exchanged e-mails with one of the foremost leaders in NBA advanced stats, Kevin Pelton of Basketball Prospectus .

Jared Dudley Player preview: Steve Kerr knew he had picked up a special player when he traded Boris Diaw and Raja Bell to Charlotte.

Channing Frye Player preview: To call Channing Frye 's career inconsistent would be being polite.