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Revision as of 12:52, 20 December 2010

2009–10 Phoenix Suns season
Head coachAlvin Gentry
ArenaUS Airways Center
Results
Record54–28 (.659)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Pacific)
Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishEliminated in Western Conference Finals
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Arizona, KUTP
RadioKTAR
< 2008–09 2010–11 >

The 2009–10 Phoenix Suns season was the 42nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Head coach Alvin Gentry, who coached the Suns the final 31 games during the previous season, re-instilled the offensive tendencies the Suns had developed in seasons past, as Phoenix was the only team in the league to hit 40% or more of their three-point field goal percentage and led the NBA in scoring at 110 points per contest. The Suns returned to the playoffs after a one-season absence, defeating the Portland Trail Blazers in six games and sweeping the San Antonio Spurs in four. Returning to the Western Conference Finals for the first time in four seasons, the Suns met the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers but lost the series in six games to the eventual league champions.

Key dates

Draft picks

Main article: 2009 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Team
1 14 Earl Clark SF  United States Louisville Jr.
2 48 Taylor Griffin PF  United States Oklahoma Sr.
2 57 Emir Preldžič SF  Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Slovenia[a] 		Fenerbahçe Ülker (Turkey) 1988

^ a: Emir Preldžič was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but competes internationally for Slovenia.[1]

Free agency

Roster

Phoenix Suns roster
Players Coaches
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Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F/C 17 United States Amundson, Louis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) UNLV
G 10 Brazil Barbosa, Leandro 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Brazil
F 55 United States Clark, Earl 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Louisville
C 20 United States Collins, Jarron 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 249 lb (113 kg) Stanford
G 2 Slovenia Dragić, Goran 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Slovenia
F 3 United States Dudley, Jared 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Boston College
C 8 United States Frye, Channing 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Arizona
F 32 United States Griffin, Taylor (IN) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Oklahoma
G/F 33 United States Hill, Grant (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Duke
F/C 21 United States Jones, Dwayne 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 251 lb (114 kg) Saint Joseph's
C 15 United States Lopez, Robin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Stanford
G 13 Canada Nash, Steve (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Santa Clara
G/F 23 United States Richardson, Jason 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Michigan State
F/C 1 United States Stoudemire, Amar'e (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 249 lb (113 kg) Cypress Creek HS (FL)
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Depth chart

Pos. Starter Bench Reserve Reserve Inactive
C Robin Lopez Channing Frye Jarron Collins Dwayne Jones
PF Amar'e Stoudemire Louis Amundson Earl Clark
SF Grant Hill Jared Dudley Taylor Griffin
SG Jason Richardson Leandro Barbosa
PG Steve Nash Goran Dragić

Pre-season

2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 3–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Attendance Record Recap
1 October 6 Partizan Belgrade (Serbia) 111–80 Phoenix Suns
2 October 10 (in Indian Wells, CA) Phoenix Suns 101–104 Golden State Warriors
3 October 12 Phoenix Suns 105–110 Oklahoma City Thunder
4 October 14 Phoenix Suns 110–104 Portland Trail Blazers
5 October 16 Philadelphia 76ers 115–113 Phoenix Suns
6 October 18 (in Monterrey, Mexico) Philadelphia 76ers 94–116 Phoenix Suns
7 October 20 Sacramento Kings 143–127 Phoenix Suns
8 October 22 (in Vancouver, BC) Portland Trail Blazers 93–113 Phoenix Suns

Regular season

Standings

Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
c-Los Angeles Lakers 57 25 .695 – 34–7 23–18 13–3
x-Phoenix Suns 54 28 .659 3 32–9 22–19 12–4
Los Angeles Clippers 29 53 .354 28 21–20 8–33 5–11
Golden State Warriors 26 56 .317 31 18–23 8–33 5–11
Sacramento Kings 25 57 .305 32 18–23 7–34 5–11
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers 57 25 .695 –
2 y-Dallas Mavericks 55 27 .671 2
3 x-Phoenix Suns 54 28 .659 3
4 y-Denver Nuggets 53 29 .646 4
5 x-Utah Jazz 53 29 .646 4
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers 50 32 .610 7
7 x-San Antonio Spurs 50 32 .610 7
8 x-Oklahoma City Thunder 50 32 .610 7
9 Houston Rockets 42 40 .512 15
10 Memphis Grizzlies 40 42 .488 17
11 New Orleans Hornets 37 45 .451 20
12 Los Angeles Clippers 29 53 .354 28
13 Golden State Warriors 26 56 .317 31
14 Sacramento Kings 25 57 .305 32
15 Minnesota Timberwolves 15 67 .183 42


Game log

Template:2009–10 Phoenix Suns season game log

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Season

Phoenix Suns statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Louis Amundson 79 0 14.8 .551 .000 .545 4.4 0.4 0.30 0.92 4.7
Leandro Barbosa 44 5 17.9 .425 .324 .877 1.6 1.6 0.52 0.27 9.5
Earl Clark 51 0 7.5 .371 .400 .722 1.2 0.4 0.14 0.25 2.7
Jarron Collins 34 10 7.7 .387 .000 .400 1.8 0.5 0.06 0.09 1.0
Jared Dudley 82 1 24.3 .459 .458 .754 3.4 1.4 0.99 0.20 8.2
Goran Dragic 80 2 18.0 .452 .394 .736 2.1 3.0 0.60 0.10 7.9
Channing Frye 81 41 27.0 .451 .439 .810 5.3 1.4 0.79 0.91 11.2
Taylor Griffin 8 0 4.0 .400 .000 .500 0.3 0.1 0.00 0.25 1.3
Grant Hill 81 81 30.0 .478 .438 .817 5.5 2.4 0.74 0.44 11.3
Dwayne Jones 2 0 3.5 .000 .000 .000 1.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Robin Lopez 51 31 19.3 .588 .000 .704 4.9 0.1 0.20 1.04 8.4
Steve Nash 81 81 32.8 .507 .426 .938 3.3 11.0 0.52 0.15 16.5
Jason Richardson 79 76 31.5 .474 .393 .739 5.1 1.8 0.84 0.42 15.7
Amar'e Stoudemire 82 82 34.6 .557 .167 .771 8.9 1.0 0.63 1.01 23.1
Alando Tucker* 11 0 6.5 .433 .143 .762 0.6 0.3 0.00 0.00 3.9

*Statistics with the Suns.

Playoffs

The Suns defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in six games in the first round. They swept the San Antonio Spurs in four games in the Western Conference Semifinals, defeating them for the second time in 10 years, after having been eliminated by them in recent seasons four times times in five playoff series. The Suns would face the Pacific division-winners Los Angeles Lakers, also the West's top seed, in the Western Conference Finals, but lose the series in six games.


Phoenix Suns statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Louis Amundson 16 0 12.1 .528 .000 .429 3.50 .1 .38 .44 2.9
Leandro Barbosa 16 0 15.6 .417 .343 .708 1.30 1.3 .31 .13 7.2
Earl Clark 3 0 4.3 .333 .000 1.000 .70 .3 .33 .00 1.3
Jarron Collins 11 10 10.5 .333 .000 1.000 1.50 .0 .09 .09 1.1
Goran Dragic 16 0 14.8 .430 .325 .742 1.80 2.3 .25 .06 7.6
Jared Dudley 16 0 23.6 .465 .424 .607 3.80 1.8 1.13 .38 7.6
Channing Frye 16 0 27.2 .364 .349 .938 5.60 .9 .75 .56 8.2
Grant Hill 16 16 28.3 .480 .188 .868 5.80 2.3 .81 .63 9.6
Dwayne Jones 2 0 5.0 .500 .000 .750 2.50 .0 .00 .00 2.5
Robin Lopez 6 6 17.3 .543 .000 1.000 4.00 .0 .33 .17 7.8
Steve Nash 16 16 33.7 .518 .380 .893 3.30 10.1 .25 .06 17.8
Jason Richardson 16 16 33.3 .502 .475 .759 5.40 1.1 1.06 .25 19.8
Amar'e Stoudemire 16 16 36.5 .519 .000 .754 6.60 1.1 .69 1.50 22.2

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Week/Month

  • Alvin Gentry (West Coach of the Month – November 2009)
  • Alvin Gentry (West Coach of the Month – March 2010)
  • Amar'e Stoudemire (West Player of the Month – March 2010)

All-Star

Season

  • Nash and Stoudemire were named to the All-NBA Second Team.[2]
  • Nash led the league in two statistical categories: assists per game (11.0) and free throw percentage (93.8%).

Records

Milestones

  • On January 16, 2010, Stoudemire scored his 10,000th career point in a loss to the Charlotte Bobcats.[3]
  • On January 26, 2010, Nash became the eighth player in NBA history to surpass 8,000 assists in the Suns' loss to the Utah Jazz.[4]

Injuries and surgeries

Transactions

Trades

June
June 25, 2009

 To Cleveland Cavaliers
 To Phoenix Suns
June 26, 2009
To Phoenix Suns
  • Cash considerations
 To Cleveland Cavaliers

Free agents

Additions

On July 11, the Suns re-signed Grant Hill and Louis Amundson. On July 13, the Suns signed a two-year contract with former University of Arizona center Channing Frye.[5]

Subtractions

Depth chart

References

  1. ^ "NBA.com – Draft 2009 Prospects – Emir Preldzic". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved June 26, 2009.
  2. ^ "Best on offense (Durant), defense (Howard) pace All-NBA team". NBA.com. May 6, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
  3. ^ http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=300116030
  4. ^ http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=300125026
  5. ^ "Suns reach two-year agreement with Frye". NBA.com. July 13, 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
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