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Suns point guard Ricky Rubio wins FIBA World Cup MVP, gold medal with Spain
Ricky Rubio brings more than just experience at point guard to the Suns as he led Spain to a FIBA World Cup gold medal Sunday in China.
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Ricky Rubio wins FIBA World Cup MVP
The 2019 FIBA World Cup is over and Spain emerged victorious after defeating Argentina with a wire-to-wire 95-75 victory on Sunday. Spanish point guard Ricky Rubio’s evening became even sweeter after FIBA officially named him the tournament’s Most Valuable Player. .@rickyrubio9 is the @TISSOT MVP of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019!
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Valley of the Suns Sep 14, 2019
Phoenix Suns newcomers clash at the FIBA World Cup
Before they become teammates this season, two of the newest additions to the Phoenix Suns competed in the FIBA World Cup semi-finals. In the end, Spain bested Australia, giving Ricky Rubio bragging rights over Aron Baynes. While you were sleeping, Phoenix Suns newcomers Ricky Rubio and Aron Baynes battled it out in the FIBA World […] Phoenix Suns newcomers clash at the FIBA World Cup - Valley of the Suns - Valley of the Suns - A Phoenix Suns Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
Bright Side Of The Sun Sep 14, 2019
Should we expect the Suns’ rookies to earn consistent playing time this season?
Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Cam Johnson is a likely candidate to join the rotation as a rookie, but Ty Jerome and Jalen Lecque may be brought along more slowly. It’s nice, for once, for the Suns to not have the development of their first-round draft picks be based on a quick prayer answered by Lady Luck. By selecting players more NBA-ready and who fit more neatly into a box that they wanted filled, the Suns emerged from draft night with players more likely to succeed, if not the vaulted ceilings of the rawer players preferred by the last front office. The team also protected...
Inquisitr Sep 13, 2019
NBA Rumors: Sixers Could Trade Ben Simmons Or Tobias Harris For Devin Booker, ‘Metro USA’ Suggests
Since being selected as the No. 13 overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker has managed to turn himself into one of the fastest rising superstars in the NBA. Last season, Booker averaged 26.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 6.8 assists while shooting 46.7 percent from the field and 32.6 percent from beyond the arc. Unfortunately, despite Booker’s explosive performance almost every night, the Suns remain as one of the worst NBA teams in the league. The Suns may have succeeded to address the major problem in their backcourt this summer, but their roster, as...
Bright Side Of The Sun Sep 13, 2019
Locked On Suns Friday: The Suns’ big rotation is set up to maximize Deandre Ayton
Between a steadfast veteran backup and floor-spacers around him, Ayton has the help to improve in Year 2. Saving the best for last (or maybe we just went from smallest to biggest), we break down the Suns’ big man rotation as we continue previewing the 2019-20 season. Everything that went into reconstructing this group was centered around building around the lone holdover, 2018 No. 1 overall pick Deandre Ayton. His backup is better, there is more shooting around him, and the end of the rotation is filled with young developmental depth pieces. This is where James Jones shined this...
ClutchPoints Sep 13, 2019
Suns’ Deandre Ayton ‘overwhelmed’ by support for his Hurricane Dorian donation drive
Deandre Ayton may be looking to start his second season with the Phoenix Suns, but his Bahamian blood takes precedence as he is looking to raise funds to help his country in the wake of Hurricane Dorian. Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas two weeks ago, leaving nothing but destruction in its wake. The official death […] The post Suns’ Deandre Ayton ‘overwhelmed’ by support for his Hurricane Dorian donation drive appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Bright Side Of The Sun Sep 13, 2019
The Madhouse - Week of 9/13
Photo by Alex Goodlett/ Rubio, Saric, Oubre, Marbury, Booker, unions, the return of video stores, and Danny Ainge sucks. Happy Friday. Cheat on your diet this weekend. Suns Stuff In this week’s Center of the Sun Rod touched on the performances of Ricky Rubio and Aron Baynes at the FIBA World Cup. What we are seeing is very promising. I don’t blame Devin Booker one bit for not playing with the Americans at the tournament, but at the same time I’m going to heap a ton of praise on Rubio and Baynes for doing just that. I mean playing doesn’t hurt, unless it hurts, and these guys...
Valley of the Suns Sep 12, 2019
Phoenix Suns’ center Deandre Ayton donates bus load of money and supplies to Bahamas relief
In the aftermath of hurricane Dorian, Phoenix Suns center, Deandre Ayton, donated $100,000 and led a supply drive to help support the relief effort in the Bahamas, the country where he was born and raised. Phoenix Suns star Deandre Ayton is much more generous than you and me. After Category-5 hurricane Dorian ravaged the Bahamas […] Phoenix Suns’ center Deandre Ayton donates bus load of money and supplies to Bahamas relief - Valley of the Suns - Valley of the Suns - A Phoenix Suns Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
Bright Side Of The Sun Sep 12, 2019
FIBA World Cup Buyer’s Market, Phoenix Suns edition
Photo by Yifan Ding/ Whose stock is up and whose stock is down heading into the final days of the FIBA World Cup in China? The FIBA World Cup is down to the Final Four. As a whole, the tournament has been a spectacle, showcasing basketball talents across the globe. Yes, there can only be one gold medal winner, but that doesn’t mean other players won’t be leaving the tournament as winners as well. With that, let’s take a look at whose stock we are buying after the most recent set of FIBA Games. Buy: Aron Baynes Aron Baynes has been nothing short of dominant in the FIBA World Cup....
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For Janna Williams, daughter of Suns' Monty Williams, volleyball recruiting is complicated
Scottsdale Christian Academy adds top college volleyball recruit Williams increases its three-peat 2A state title quest this season.
Bright Side Of The Sun Sep 12, 2019
Examining the Suns’ potential to improve their three-point shooting this season
Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports Can last season’s weakness be turned into this season’s strength? When I first decided to take on this article, I thought it would be a fairly straightforward endeavor. It was not. In it’s most simplistic form you can just look at the three-point percentages of the players on the roster this season and compare them to the players on the roster last season. That’s part of it but certainly not all. Hitting a high percentage of threes doesn’t have as a great an impact if the attempts per game are low. Pace figures in as a slower pace leads to fewer...
Inquisitr Sep 11, 2019
NBA Rumors: Celtics Could Explore Trading Gordon Hayward To Suns If Devin Booker Becomes Available
With the minimal improvement they made in the 2019 NBA offseason, rumors started to swirl around Devin Booker and his future with the Phoenix Suns. The Suns may have managed to address their major problem in their backcourt, but their roster, as currently constructed, still doesn’t have what it takes to contend for the NBA championship or even earn a playoff spot in the deep Western Conference. If they struggle earlier in the 2019-20 NBA season, Booker may consider following the footsteps of other NBA superstars and find his way out of Phoenix before the 2020 February NBA trade...
Bright Side Of The Sun Sep 11, 2019
Locked On Suns Wednesday: Wing rotation comes down to more than Mikal Bridges vs. Kelly Oubre Jr. starting
We continue to go position-by-position on the Suns’ roster as we discuss the wing rotation. We continue our positional breakdowns with a preview of the Suns’ wing rotation, where the question of who starts between Mikal Bridges and Kelly Oubre Jr. looms large. However, both are expected to get significant minutes regardless, which begs the question of how they fit together and improve individually. With rookie Cam Johnson rounding out the group, the depth chart is heavy on shooting and weak defensively. But before all of that, we react to the Sports Illustrated Top 100 and where a trio...
Bright Side Of The Sun Sep 11, 2019
Deandre Ayton doing his part in Hurricane Dorian relief — Here’s how you can help!
Photo by Bart Young/NBAE via Ayton grew up in the Bahamas, a chain of islands which were decimated by Hurricane Dorian last week. Few of us have ever had to see our home devastated by a natural disaster. If you grew up in Arizona, rarely would you ever have crossed paths with a deadly storm. And even if you have had the misfortune to come in contact with something like a hurricane, few in the recent past have been as deadly as Hurricane Dorian. So as Deandre Ayton gets ready for the season, he is seeing unfathomable devastation in the islands where he grew up. As of now, the death toll...
Valley of the Suns Sep 11, 2019
The Phoenix Suns have only scheduled nationally televised game
The Phoenix Suns have not been a hot television commodity for sometime, and unfortunately the league and it’s television partners do not seem to believe that the rise of Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton are enough to showcase them much this year either. The NBA released its full broadcast schedule for the Phoenix Suns recently […] The Phoenix Suns have only scheduled nationally televised game - Valley of the Suns - Valley of the Suns - A Phoenix Suns Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
