Alvin Gentry replaces Terry Porter as Head Coach of the Phoenix Suns
Monday, February 16th, 2009
The Phoenix Suns and their officials held a meeting with Alvin Gentry for him to replace Terry Porter as the head coach of the Phoenix Suns, after a mediocre start to this year’s NBA Regular Season, the Phoenix Suns are looking to rebuild after a blunder of a trade that sent Shawn Marion to the Miami Heat in exchange for Shaquille O’Neal. Alvin Gentry is lead assistant of Terry Porter in the Phoenix Suns corner who also has previously been a head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers, Detroit Pistons and the Miami Heat. Alvin Gentry would most likely be the head coach of the Phoenix Suns for the remainder of the NBA Regular Season. The Phoenix Suns are expected to formally announce the coaching change on Monday.
Terry Porter was hired eight months ago by the Phoenix Suns after tension between earlier head coach Mike D’Antoni and Phoenix Suns General Manager Steve Kerr which ushered Mike D’Antoni to take the head coach position for the New York Knicks. The Phoenix Suns management appointed Terry Porter with rebuilding the team and improving the team on the defensive end and having the younger players take charge of the team namely Amare Stoudemire, however the style of gameplay that Terry Porter brings has clearly brought chaos to the team that was once renowned as a heavy NBA Championship contender.
Terry Porter then focused…
NBA Playoff Betting Preview: Game One San Antonio Spurs at New Orleans Hornets
Sunday, May 4th, 2008
SBG Global Opening Line: Hornets – 3.5 , Total 183.5
The New Orleans Hornets will face the defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs in game one of the best of seven Western Conference semifinals on Saturday night. The Hornets took out the Dallas Mavericks easily in the first round while the Spurs dispatched of the Phoenix Suns in five games in their opening series. SBG Global reports that early NBA betting has the public taking Spurs on the Road.
The matchup in this series should be intriguing as the Spurs are the league’s oldest and most experienced team with 11 players in their 30s. They have star players in Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili. New Orleans has eight players who are under the age of 30. Their stars are league MVP candidate Chris Paul and David West. The two teams look very evenly matched in this series. They finished the season with identical 56-26 records and they split their four head-to-head meetings. The reason New Orleans got the higher seed was based on their superior conference record but that was only by one game…
NBA Betting News: Shaq For Shawn!
Friday, February 8th, 2008
Miami Heat all-star Shaquille O’ Neal is leaving the NBA’s worst team in favor for some “hotter” pastures. What else can be hotter than the “heat” except for the sun. The Miami Heat decided to trade Shaquille O’ Neal for Phoenix Suns all-star Shawn Marion and substitute point guard Marcus Banks. Now, is this a fair trade?
NBA Betting Results: New Orleans Beat Phoenix Suns in 2OT, 132-130
Thursday, February 7th, 2008
NBA Betting line: New Orleans Hornets at Phoenix Suns -4.5
It was indeed an exciting match-up of the two NBA teams with the best record in the powerful Western Conference at the US Airways Center in Phoenix. The New Orleans Hornets took a double overtime to beat the Pacific division leader Phoenix Suns, 132-130, on Wednesday night.
Hornets’ guard-forward Peja Stojakovic hit the game-winning buzzer beater to improve the Hornets’ record to 3-0 against the Phoenix Suns, with two of the victories in the Suns’ home court. Newly acquired NBA All-Star Shaquille O’Neal watched as his new team the Phoenix Suns was toppled by the Hornets.
Steve Nash managed a three-pointer with 1.02 to go in the fourth, but Chris Paul also sank a three-pointer to tie the game at 109, 51.2 seconds left from the end of the regulation. Peja Stojakovic and Nash made mid-range jumpers that tied the game at 111. Cris Paul of the Hornets missed a jumper that led to the first overtime. Guard Leandro Barbosa managed a three-point play that cut the Hornets’ lead to 122-121.
Then Steve Nash made an open three-pointer that tied the game at 124 with 8.2 seconds to play. Hornets’ point guard Chris Paul missed a shot under a tight defense that led to the 2nd overtime.
In double OT, with 3.2 seconds left to play, Suns’ guard Leandro Barbosa made another 3-point shot to tie the game. Just as it looked like it was headed for a 3rd OT, Peja Stojakovic stole the spotlight when he made a 22-footer at the buzzer that lifts the Hornets past the Suns.
The New Orleans Hornets are on track for their 1st winning season and are top contenders for the 1st division title. The win made the New Orleans Hornets 3-0 against the Phoenix Suns this season, with two of the victories in Phoenix. The Hornets still hold the top position in the Western Conference and hold a record of 34-15 SU and30-27-1 ATS in the NBA regular season. The loss ended the 9-game winning streak of the Phoenix Suns and their NBA record had dropped to 34-17 SU and 22-25-2 ATS. The Phoenix Suns failed to cover the 4.5 spread at home, thus making the New Orleans Hornets ATS winners.
NBA Betting Results: Phoenix Suns Burn The Charlotte Bobcats, 118-104
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
NBA BETTING: PHOENIX SUNS BURN THE CHARLOTTE BOBCATS, 118-104
NBA Betting Line: Charlotte Bobcats at Phoenix Suns -14
The Phoenix Suns were blazing hot at the US Airways Center and burned the Charlotte Bobcats with a 118-104 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats. Phoenix Suns’ guard Raja Bell with his impressive season-high seven 3 pointers helped the [...]
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