Suns News: Week 8 12/14-12/20

[carey]

Week 7 is adios. We had a fairly good week going 3-1 with a solid win over the Bulls, and two decent wins over the upstart Magic and Wolves. We have 3 nationally televised games this week!

Last Week's Games

@ Chicago Bulls WIN 103-101
vs. Orlando Magic WIN 107-104
vs. Portland Trailblazers LOSS 106-96
vs. Minnesota Timberwolves WIN 108-101

This Week's Games

Monday, December 14th @ Dallas Mavericks 8:30PM EST NBATv
Wednesday, December 16th @ Golden State Warriors 10:30PM EST ESPN
Friday, December 18th vs. New Orleans Pelicans 10:30PM EST ESPN
Sunday, December 20th vs. Milwaukee Bucks 5:00PM EST

Suns Stories

Tyson Chandler, going strong: LINK
Suns grind out victory over Timberwolves: LINK

[Mori Chu]

Thanks, carey! Appreciate the news thread as always.

[ShelC]

Via Twitter:

Gerald Bourguet: #Suns General manager Ryan McDonough just asked Sonny Weems if they could talk in the locker room. Could be nothing, but worth mentioning...Again, could be nothing. When Weems came back to his locker, he seemed fine, chatted w/ Keef and Booker as normal. Was an odd moment though

Take it for what it's worth. Maybe McD giving him a heads up he's been talked about in potential deals so he's not caught off guard.

[carey]

Here's a link to the BSotS Markieff Morris thread: http://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2015/ ... -suns-send

[JCSunsfan]

http://hoopshabit.com/2015/12/13/phoeni ... erlooking/

Great article on Booker.

[Superbone]

Booker a trash talker?

http://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2015/ ... vin-booker

[Indy]

Booker a trash talker?

http://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2015/ ... vin-booker

That tweet was from a month ago. Based on how much Butler lit us up that night, I really doubt anyone was talking trash.

[carey]

http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/n ... /77369304/

“We’re not where we need to be,” said Chandler, who came off the bench for the past two games after an eight-game absence with a hamstring strain. “We’ve got to be honest with ourselves. The biggest thing is understanding how to play as a team. We have a lot of talented individuals but that’s what we are. Until we break through that and come every single night looking like a team, we’re in for some tough battles. You can’t do it individually in this league.”

“It shouldn’t be so much about what other teams are doing, compared to what we’re trying to accomplish,” Chandler said. “Right now, I think that’s too big of a focus.”

Weems mystery solved?

Suns general manager Ryan McDonough talked to guard Sonny Weems after Sunday’s home win, telling him to stay ready for an upcoming chance.

[Cap]

"Upcoming chance"? Cue the wild speculation. Weems is going to become a part of the rotation because Tucker is on his way out?

[Gladiator]

"Upcoming chance"? Cue the wild speculation. Weems is going to become a part of the rotation because Tucker is on his way out?

Or we need to show teams what you can do because we want to include you in a trade

[carey]

https://twitter.com/ZachLowe_NBA/status/677892600792264708