March 14, 2005: Suns’ college scout John Shumate was named to Notre Dame’s
All-Century Team at a halftime ceremony during the Fighting Irish’s March 5 game against Pittsburgh.
March 5, 2005: For one night, at least, the Suns
answered some questions, showing enough moxie and determination to pull out a 100-97 win in the final minutes over the NBA’s hottest (and perhaps best) team, reports eastvalleytribune.com.
Feb. 27, 2005: The Suns may not be the NBA's best team, but so far they're far and away the
best road team. They're a stunning 22-7 away from home, a record that includes the toughest portion of their road schedule, reports eastvalleytribune.com.
Feb. 24, 2005: The Suns extended the contracts of
assistant coaches Marc Iavaroni and Phil Weber.
Feb. 23, 2005: With the prospect of selling out 25 games this season, the Suns may turn a small profit, club president Rick Welts said. The team’s
financial health figures to be important in its bid to keep the starting five intact, reports eastvalleytribune.com.
Feb. 20, 2005: For the first time since 1981, the Suns had three participants in the
NBA All-Star Game. With the additional participation in All-Star Saturday Night, the entire Phoenix starting lineup was represented in Denver and Suns.com was there to catch every dunk, dish and three.
Photos: All-Star Weekend Gallery
Feb. 14, 2005: For the sixth time this season, a Suns player was named Western Conference
Player of the Week as guard Steve Nash took the honor for February 7-13 after averaging 26.0 points and 14.3 assists in three games.
Feb. 10, 2005: Suns Head Coach Mike D'Antoni's willingness to
subjugate his ego has been instrumental in the team's ascension to the top of the Western Conference, reports East Valley Tribune columnist Scott Bordow.
Feb. 8, 2005: The Suns continued to bolster its bench by acquiring veteran
forward Walter McCarty and an undisclosed amount of cash from the Boston Celtics in exchange for the 2005 conditional second-round pick the Suns acquired last month from Golden State in a trade for forward Zarko Cabarkapa.
McCarty raring to go as a Sun
Feb. 5, 2005: In conjunction with the Suns' '80s Night celebration, Suns.com asked fans to pick their
team of the '80s. Check to see if your favorites made the cut.
Feb. 1, 2005: The worst is over as the Suns
survived 15 of 21 games on the road between late December and early February, and despite a six-game losing streak, have come out of it in pretty good shape, reports eastvalleytribune.com.
Feb. 1, 2005: The game is officially back on as far as Downtown Phoenix is concerned as
professional hockey will return to America West Arena next October when the East Coast Hockey League’s expansion Phoenix Roadrunners take to the ice for their inaugural season.
Jan. 28, 2005: Riding a three-game winning streak and in the midst of their longest road trip of the season, the Suns stopped off at the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. on Thursday to receive and deliver a dose of inspiration.
Jan. 24, 2005: Former Suns guard Jeff Hornacek has moved back to the Valley with his family and is
ready to help out with the organization in any way he can.
Jan. 20, 2005: Through a collaborative effort, the Phoenix Suns
raised $40,000 for victims of the recent tsunami in Southeast Asia.
Jan. 19, 2005: Smush Parker began the season with the NBA Champion Pistons, but wound up playing for the Florida Flame of the National Basketball Development League, before being signing a 10-day contract with Phoenix after the Suns lost two playmakers in one freak accident in practice.
Dec. 19: Nash, Barbosa injured in practice
Dec. 18: Suns need to find way to save Nash
Jan. 17, 2005: The Suns have become
the antidote to the halfcourt, plodding style that’s popularized the league since the Detroit Pistons’ Bad Boys bullied their way to back-to-back championships in 1989 and 1990, reports eastvalleytribune.com columnist Scott Bordow.
Jan 11: Just how high can Suns go?
Jan. 11, 2005: Suns managing partner Robert Sarver has been enjoying himself all season long as his Suns have
taken the NBA by storm with the league's best record.
Jan. 8, 2005: Steven Hunter is
playing a lot these days and giving Phoenix some badly needed defensive resistance, reports eastvalleytribune.com.
Jan. 3, 2004: The Phoenix Suns today acquired two future second-round
draft picks from Golden State in exchange for second-year forward Zarko Cabarkapa.
Dec. 30, 2004: Suns Chairman Jerry Colangelo underwent successful prostate cancer
surgery in New York and is expected to have a full recovery.
Dec. 23, 2004: After spending much of the early season blowing opponents out big time, the Suns — thanks in part to the improvisational ability of Steve Nash — have been
eking out wins down the stretch lately, reports eastvalleytribune.com
Dec. 7: Can Suns win 60 games this season?
Dec. 13, 2004: For the second time in the last four weeks, Phoenix Suns forward/center Amaré Stoudemire was named the NBA Western Conference
Player of the Week for December 6-12.
Dec. 10, 2004: Joe Johnson has quietly emerged as one of the most reliable
three-point shooters in the league, reports eastvalleytribune.com. The three players ahead of him did not have as many tries combined, reports azcentral.com.
Dec. 5, 2004: Mike D’Antoni had been wondering about
going small ever since the Suns bagged 6-foot-6 Quentin Richardson but he didn’t commit to the idea until about "halfway through the exhibition season" in October.
Nov. 26, 2004: Success has a way of masking deeper issues, but for now, the Suns should be applauded for
rising above the trappings of ego, to the tune of a 10-2 record and a six-game winning streak, reports azcentral.com columnist Paola Boivin.
Nov. 26, 2004: The Suns are coming off a
highly entertaining win that drew a standing ovation from fans in the final 40 second, but it wasn’t accomplished in a way generally associated with championship basketball, reports eastvalleytribune.com.
Nov. 19, 2004: With the Suns just eight games into the season and already having demonstrated
proficiency on the road, it's just as important that they take care of the home front, reports azcentral.com.
Nov. 15, 2004: Former Suns foward Wayman Tisdale has traded in playing time for
"Hang Time," his latest venture into the Jazz music world. Sun.com spoke with Tisdale to get his thoughts on his basketball playing career and his equally successful jazz career.
Jan. 23, 2005: Just hours before making his Phoenix debut, the Suns’ newest forward Jim Jackson met the media prior to the Suns-Nets game.
Jan. 14, 2005: Suns fans may have been wondering if Quentin Richardson really could shoot when he started the seaon, but they're not wondering now, reports eastvalleytribune.com.
