2008–09 Phoenix Suns season | |
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Head coach | |
General manager | Steve Kerr |
President | Steve Kerr |
Owner(s) | Robert Sarver |
Arena | US Airways Center |
Results | |
Record | 46–36 (.561) |
Place | Division: 2nd (
Pacific) Conference: 9th ( Western) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | Fox Sports Arizona, KUTP |
Radio | KTAR |
The 2008–09 Phoenix Suns season was the 41st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season was to be a promising one, filled with All-Star talent at several positions. It was believed over the offseason, the Suns would be able to better incorporate Shaquille O'Neal, who necessitated changes to both the offense and defense after being obtained in a trade one season ago. It was also the first season head coach Terry Porter had been able to use the summer to implement his defensive approach for a team which had in seasons past scored a large number of their points off fast breaks and early in the shot clock. Sensing a need for change, team management traded for scorer Jason Richardson in December, but this did not appear to immediately reinvigorate an offense that had recently led the league in points per game. However, after Phoenix went 28–23 to start the season, Suns assistant Alvin Gentry was named to replace Porter as head coach. Less than one week after the All-Star Game, Amar'e Stoudemire sustained a season-ending eye injury while the improvement of the team never fully came. The Suns finished 46–36, second in the Pacific division but out the playoffs for the first time since Steve Nash rejoined the Suns in the 2004–05 season. The Suns had the best team offensive rating in the NBA. [1]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 15 | Robin Lopez | Center | United States | Stanford |
2 | 48 | Malik Hairston | Guard | United States | Oregon |
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Roster |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP | |
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c- Los Angeles Lakers | 65 | 17 | .793 | — | 36–5 | 29–12 | 14–2 | 82 |
Phoenix Suns | 46 | 36 | .561 | 19 | 28–13 | 18–23 | 11–5 | 82 |
Golden State Warriors | 29 | 53 | .354 | 36 | 21–20 | 8–33 | 6–10 | 82 |
Los Angeles Clippers | 19 | 63 | .232 | 46 | 11–30 | 8–33 | 2–14 | 82 |
Sacramento Kings | 17 | 65 | .207 | 48 | 11–30 | 6–39 | 7–9 | 82 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c- Los Angeles Lakers | 65 | 17 | .793 | — |
2 | y- Denver Nuggets | 54 | 28 | .659 | 11 |
3 | y- San Antonio Spurs | 54 | 28 | .659 | 11 |
4 | x- Portland Trail Blazers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 11 |
5 | x- Houston Rockets | 53 | 29 | .646 | 12 |
6 | x- Dallas Mavericks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 15 |
7 | x- New Orleans Hornets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 16 |
8 | x- Utah Jazz | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17 |
9 | Phoenix Suns | 46 | 36 | .561 | 19 |
10 | Golden State Warriors | 29 | 53 | .354 | 36 |
11 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 24 | 58 | .293 | 41 |
12 | Memphis Grizzlies | 24 | 58 | .293 | 41 |
13 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 23 | 59 | .280 | 42 |
14 | Los Angeles Clippers | 19 | 63 | .232 | 46 |
15 | Sacramento Kings | 17 | 65 | .207 | 48 |
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 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Louis Amundson | 76 | 0 | 13.7 | .536 | .000 | .442 | 3.6 | 0.4 | .4 | .9 | 4.2 |
Leandro Barbosa | 70 | 11 | 24.4 | .482 | .375 | .881 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.2 | .1 | 14.2 |
Matt Barnes | 77 | 40 | 27.0 | .423 | .343 | .743 | 5.5 | 2.8 | .7 | .3 | 10.2 |
Raja Bell* | 22 | 22 | 32.4 | .429 | .468^ | .762 | 2.9 | 1.3 | .6 | .1 | 9.6 |
Dee Brown* | 2 | 0 | 14.0 | .200 | .250 | 1.000# | 0.5 | 1.5 | .0 | .0 | 2.5 |
Boris Diaw* | 22 | 0 | 24.5 | .567 | .357 | .692 | 3.8 | 2.1 | .5 | .4 | 8.3 |
Goran Dragic | 55 | 1 | 13.2 | .393 | .370 | .769 | 1.9 | 2.0 | .5 | .1 | 4.5 |
Jared Dudley* | 48 | 0 | 15.2 | .481 | .394 | .691 | 3.0 | 0.8 | .8 | .1 | 5.5 |
Grant Hill | 82 | 68 | 29.8 | .523 | .316 | .808 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 1.1 | .7 | 12.0 |
Robin Lopez | 60 | 7 | 10.2 | .518 | .000 | .691 | 2.0 | 0.1 | .2 | .7 | 3.2 |
Steve Nash | 74 | 74 | 33.6+ | .503 | .439^ | .933# | 3.0 | 9.7 | .7 | .1 | 15.7 |
Shaquille O'Neal | 75 | 75 | 30.0 | .609 | .000 | .595 | 8.4 | 1.7 | .7 | 1.4 | 17.8+ |
Jason Richardson* | 58 | 57 | 33.1 | .488 | .383 | .778 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | .4 | 16.4 |
Courtney Sims* | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | . | . | . | 0.0 | 0.0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
Sean Singletary* | 13 | 1 | 9.4 | .324 | .400 | 1.000# | 1.2 | 0.9 | .5 | .0 | 2.6 |
Amar'e Stoudemire | 53 | 53 | 36.8+ | .539 | .429 | .835 | 8.1 | 2.0 | .9 | 1.1 | 21.4+ |
Stromile Swift* | 13 | 0 | 9.3 | .366 | 1.000^ | .533 | 2.5 | 0.2 | .3 | .5 | 3.0 |
Alando Tucker | 30 | 1 | 9.4 | .430 | .348 | .788 | 1.0 | 0.4 | .2 | .0 | 4.6 |
* – Stats with the Suns.
+ – Minimum 70 games played or 2000 minutes, 1400 points.
^ – Minimum 55 three-pointers made.
# – Minimum 125 free throws made.
June 26, 2008 [8] | To
Phoenix Suns
Draft rights to Goran Dragić |
To
San Antonio Spurs
Draft rights to Malik Hairston
|
August 25, 2008 [12] | To
Phoenix Suns
Sean Singletary |
To
Houston Rockets
D. J. Strawberry |
December 10, 2008 [19] | To
Phoenix Suns
Jason Richardson
|
To
Charlotte Bobcats
Raja Bell |
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|
Media related to 2008–09 Phoenix Suns season at Wikimedia Commons
2008–09 Phoenix Suns season | |
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Head coach | |
General manager | Steve Kerr |
President | Steve Kerr |
Owner(s) | Robert Sarver |
Arena | US Airways Center |
Results | |
Record | 46–36 (.561) |
Place | Division: 2nd (
Pacific) Conference: 9th ( Western) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | Fox Sports Arizona, KUTP |
Radio | KTAR |
The 2008–09 Phoenix Suns season was the 41st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season was to be a promising one, filled with All-Star talent at several positions. It was believed over the offseason, the Suns would be able to better incorporate Shaquille O'Neal, who necessitated changes to both the offense and defense after being obtained in a trade one season ago. It was also the first season head coach Terry Porter had been able to use the summer to implement his defensive approach for a team which had in seasons past scored a large number of their points off fast breaks and early in the shot clock. Sensing a need for change, team management traded for scorer Jason Richardson in December, but this did not appear to immediately reinvigorate an offense that had recently led the league in points per game. However, after Phoenix went 28–23 to start the season, Suns assistant Alvin Gentry was named to replace Porter as head coach. Less than one week after the All-Star Game, Amar'e Stoudemire sustained a season-ending eye injury while the improvement of the team never fully came. The Suns finished 46–36, second in the Pacific division but out the playoffs for the first time since Steve Nash rejoined the Suns in the 2004–05 season. The Suns had the best team offensive rating in the NBA. [1]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 15 | Robin Lopez | Center | United States | Stanford |
2 | 48 | Malik Hairston | Guard | United States | Oregon |
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Roster |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP | |
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c- Los Angeles Lakers | 65 | 17 | .793 | — | 36–5 | 29–12 | 14–2 | 82 |
Phoenix Suns | 46 | 36 | .561 | 19 | 28–13 | 18–23 | 11–5 | 82 |
Golden State Warriors | 29 | 53 | .354 | 36 | 21–20 | 8–33 | 6–10 | 82 |
Los Angeles Clippers | 19 | 63 | .232 | 46 | 11–30 | 8–33 | 2–14 | 82 |
Sacramento Kings | 17 | 65 | .207 | 48 | 11–30 | 6–39 | 7–9 | 82 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c- Los Angeles Lakers | 65 | 17 | .793 | — |
2 | y- Denver Nuggets | 54 | 28 | .659 | 11 |
3 | y- San Antonio Spurs | 54 | 28 | .659 | 11 |
4 | x- Portland Trail Blazers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 11 |
5 | x- Houston Rockets | 53 | 29 | .646 | 12 |
6 | x- Dallas Mavericks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 15 |
7 | x- New Orleans Hornets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 16 |
8 | x- Utah Jazz | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17 |
9 | Phoenix Suns | 46 | 36 | .561 | 19 |
10 | Golden State Warriors | 29 | 53 | .354 | 36 |
11 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 24 | 58 | .293 | 41 |
12 | Memphis Grizzlies | 24 | 58 | .293 | 41 |
13 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 23 | 59 | .280 | 42 |
14 | Los Angeles Clippers | 19 | 63 | .232 | 46 |
15 | Sacramento Kings | 17 | 65 | .207 | 48 |
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October: 1–1 (home: 0–1; road: 1–0)
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November: 10–6 (home: 4–4; road: 6–2)
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December: 7–5 (home: 5–1; road: 2–4)
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January: 7–8 (home: 3–4; road: 4–4)
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February: 8–5 (home: 6–1; road: 2–4)
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March: 7–9 (home: 6–2; road: 1–7)
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April: 5–2 (home: 3–0; road: 2–2)
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2015–16 season schedule |
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 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Louis Amundson | 76 | 0 | 13.7 | .536 | .000 | .442 | 3.6 | 0.4 | .4 | .9 | 4.2 |
Leandro Barbosa | 70 | 11 | 24.4 | .482 | .375 | .881 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.2 | .1 | 14.2 |
Matt Barnes | 77 | 40 | 27.0 | .423 | .343 | .743 | 5.5 | 2.8 | .7 | .3 | 10.2 |
Raja Bell* | 22 | 22 | 32.4 | .429 | .468^ | .762 | 2.9 | 1.3 | .6 | .1 | 9.6 |
Dee Brown* | 2 | 0 | 14.0 | .200 | .250 | 1.000# | 0.5 | 1.5 | .0 | .0 | 2.5 |
Boris Diaw* | 22 | 0 | 24.5 | .567 | .357 | .692 | 3.8 | 2.1 | .5 | .4 | 8.3 |
Goran Dragic | 55 | 1 | 13.2 | .393 | .370 | .769 | 1.9 | 2.0 | .5 | .1 | 4.5 |
Jared Dudley* | 48 | 0 | 15.2 | .481 | .394 | .691 | 3.0 | 0.8 | .8 | .1 | 5.5 |
Grant Hill | 82 | 68 | 29.8 | .523 | .316 | .808 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 1.1 | .7 | 12.0 |
Robin Lopez | 60 | 7 | 10.2 | .518 | .000 | .691 | 2.0 | 0.1 | .2 | .7 | 3.2 |
Steve Nash | 74 | 74 | 33.6+ | .503 | .439^ | .933# | 3.0 | 9.7 | .7 | .1 | 15.7 |
Shaquille O'Neal | 75 | 75 | 30.0 | .609 | .000 | .595 | 8.4 | 1.7 | .7 | 1.4 | 17.8+ |
Jason Richardson* | 58 | 57 | 33.1 | .488 | .383 | .778 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | .4 | 16.4 |
Courtney Sims* | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | . | . | . | 0.0 | 0.0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
Sean Singletary* | 13 | 1 | 9.4 | .324 | .400 | 1.000# | 1.2 | 0.9 | .5 | .0 | 2.6 |
Amar'e Stoudemire | 53 | 53 | 36.8+ | .539 | .429 | .835 | 8.1 | 2.0 | .9 | 1.1 | 21.4+ |
Stromile Swift* | 13 | 0 | 9.3 | .366 | 1.000^ | .533 | 2.5 | 0.2 | .3 | .5 | 3.0 |
Alando Tucker | 30 | 1 | 9.4 | .430 | .348 | .788 | 1.0 | 0.4 | .2 | .0 | 4.6 |
* – Stats with the Suns.
+ – Minimum 70 games played or 2000 minutes, 1400 points.
^ – Minimum 55 three-pointers made.
# – Minimum 125 free throws made.
June 26, 2008 [8] | To
Phoenix Suns
Draft rights to Goran Dragić |
To
San Antonio Spurs
Draft rights to Malik Hairston
|
August 25, 2008 [12] | To
Phoenix Suns
Sean Singletary |
To
Houston Rockets
D. J. Strawberry |
December 10, 2008 [19] | To
Phoenix Suns
Jason Richardson
|
To
Charlotte Bobcats
Raja Bell |
|
|
Media related to 2008–09 Phoenix Suns season at Wikimedia Commons