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Just Because You Write It Doesn’t Mean the Coyotes are Winnipeg-Bound
Posted: 8th March 2010 by Greg Esposito in NHL
Originally posted on Phoenix.Fanster.com.
If you’ve ever lived in an apartment, you know what it’s like to deal with the noisy neighbor above you.
I’m sure, if you’re anything like me, you’ve even pulled out the broom and slammed on the ceiling to express your displeasure with the unnecessary and annoying distraction.
Canadian hockey fans are those neighbors above us, and they have been been making a lot of noise over ...
Steve Kerr Finally Has What He Wanted: A Physical Phoenix Suns Team
Posted: 8th March 2010 by Greg Esposito in NBA
There are certain things that are viewed as universal "truths". The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. A week is seven days long. Nicolas Cage plays the same character no matter what the script calls for. The San Antonio Spurs are dirty and the Phoenix Suns are soft. I guess four out of five ain't bad.
Things on Planet Orange have been turned upside down as the ...
Sunday Taught Me One Thing: I Still Hate the San Antonio Spurs
Posted: 2nd March 2010 by Greg Esposito in NBA
Originally Posted in the Sports Reporter Column on Phoenix.Fanster.com
Going into SundayÆs early morning affair between theáPhoenix Suns áandSan Antonio Spurs , I wasnÆt quite sure how to feel, partially because I was watching NBA basketball at 11 AM and partially because of the match up. Like a Biggest Loser contestant who finds himself at a Vegas buffet, I was torn between primal instinct, hating all things SA, and ...
NBA Trade Rumors: Phoenix Suns Have To Break Up with Amare Stoudemire
Posted: 17th February 2010 by Greg Esposito in NBA
Originally Posted on Phoenix.Fanster.com
The Phoenix Suns have gone past the point of no return this time.
After two years filled with rumors, innuendo, trade discussions, fans questioning AmareÆs talent and 10 thousand Tom Leander catchphrases, the Suns have to trade Stoudemire, or as Leander would call it ôEvaluate and Detonate.ö
It doesnÆt have to do with money, talent, or pending free agency.á It doesnÆt even have to do with Robert Sarver or ...
NBA Trade Rumors: Miami Heat Making Push for Phoenix Suns’ Amare Stoudemire
Posted: 16th February 2010 by Greg Esposito in NBA
Originally Posted on Phoenix.Fanster.com
ItÆs becoming abundantly clear that Amare Stoudemire Æs days in Phoenix are numbered (or maybe not, you just canÆt tell with the Suns). The only question left is exactly where heÆll call home, at least for the next few months.
Early Monday the answer looked to be Cleveland. As of Monday night, the answer seems less clear cut.
According to ESPNÆs Marc Stein, the Miami Heat have ...
NBA Trade Rumors: Why Phoenix Wants To Get Rid of Amar’e Stoudemire
Posted: 15th February 2010 by Greg Esposito in NBA
Every time the Phoenix Suns discuss trading Amare Stoudemire , people outside of the Valley of the Sun begin to question why a team and its fans would want to get rid of one of the most talented power forwards in the NBA.
ItÆs a question IÆve been asked numerous times, and I never could really give an answer that adequately described everyoneÆs mind-set.
Recently, it became clear: People in ...
The Sports Retorter: Pick Arizona to Beat Green Bay on Sunday
Posted: 8th January 2010 by Greg Esposito in NFL
Dear God or Roger Goodell (whichever one of you controls the outcomes in the NFL),
Please pick the Cardinals to beat the Packers this Sunday.
There are plenty of reasons I think they should win the game.
Their defense is better than it was last season and showed a new found ability to put pressure on opposing quarterbacksùthey finished sixth in the NFL in total sacks compared to 20th last yearùthat should help ...
Success of Arizona Cardinals Season Doesn’t Rest on Sunday’s Outcome
Posted: 8th January 2010 by Greg Esposito in NFL
It seems that some Cardinals fans have become the equivalent of spoiled rich L.A. teenagers.
No, they havenÆt been given their own reality show or a spread in Playboy, although some of them may be named Spencer and Heidi. And no need to worry, the closest theyÆve gotten to wearing Chanel or Prada is their $125 Kurt and Fitz jerseys.
DonÆt be fooled, though, these two groups share a common bond.
Last year, ...
Cardinals-Packers Playoff Opener is Sold Out, But is that a Good Thing?
Posted: 7th January 2010 by Greg Esposito in NFL
The Cardinals playoff opener against the Green Bay Packers has officially sold out. Whether thatÆs a good thing is yet to be seen.
Everyone has talked about the health of Anquan Boldin, Calais Campbell, and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie as keys to the game. TheyÆve pontificated about the psychological edge the Packers may have based on the fact that they have beaten the Cards twice this season at University of Phoenix Stadium. TheyÆve ...
Tiger Woods and Gilbert Arenas: What Buying a Barkley Jersey Taught Me
Posted: 7th January 2010 by Greg Esposito in NBA
(Originally written for Phoenix.Fanster.com)
I never thought I’d learn anything when I purchased a throwback purple Charles Barkley Phoenix Suns jersey on Ebay. I was wrong.
By paying twenty dollars to some random Chinese company, I learned a valuable lesson.
I learned that it takes a box forever to get from China to Phoenix, and said box is covered in a million stickers once it arrives. More importantly, I learned why we chastise athletes ...