Phoenix Suns 2010-11 Media Guide - NBA Media Central
Phoenix Suns 2010-11 Media Guide - NBA Media Central
Phoenix Suns 2010-11 Media Guide - NBA Media Central
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Season<br />
RECORD<br />
Competing in the toughest conference in <strong>NBA</strong> history, the <strong>Suns</strong> owned the<br />
eighth-best record in the <strong>NBA</strong> and finished with 50-plus wins for the 10th time 51-31<br />
in 13 seasons as seven Western Conference teams had 50 or more victories.<br />
<strong>Phoenix</strong> posted its top defensive season in club history by allowing 91.8 points per game,<br />
fewest in the team’s existence, and held opponents to .435 shooting from the field, second-best<br />
in club history.<br />
<strong>Phoenix</strong> was the only <strong>NBA</strong> team to have five people average double figures in scoring with<br />
Shawn Marion topping the team with 17.3, Jason Kidd at 16.9, Clifford Robinson averaging<br />
16.4 points, newcomer Tony Delk adding 12.3 points and Rodney Rogers at 12.2 points. Marion<br />
also emerged as a factor on the glass in his second season as he finished eighth in the <strong>NBA</strong> with<br />
10.8 rebounds to become the first Sun since 1995-96 and sixth player in team history to average<br />
10-plus rebounds for a season.<br />
For the second-straight season the <strong>Suns</strong> had a player score 50 points as Delk reached the mark<br />
at Sacramento, his former team, with an ARCO Arena record 53 points on January 2 in an<br />
overtime loss to the Kings.<br />
Kidd joined Oscar Robertson, Bob Cousy and John Stockton as the only players in <strong>NBA</strong> history<br />
to win the assist title three-straight seasons with a league-high 9.8 assists. Kidd was also named<br />
All-<strong>NBA</strong> First Team for the third consecutive season and <strong>NBA</strong> All-Defensive First Team.<br />
The <strong>Suns</strong> finished the season with an <strong>NBA</strong>-best 13-4 mark after March 19, a stretch that<br />
included a nine-game home winning streak to close out the year. <strong>Phoenix</strong> placed third in the<br />
Pacific Division and sixth in the Western Conference.<br />
That led to a first-round playoff matchup against Sacramento and the <strong>Suns</strong> opened the series<br />
with a win at Sacramento but then lost three in a row to fall to the Kings.<br />
FRONT ROW: Equipment Manager Rich Howell, Basketball Operations Assistant David Griffin, Assistant Coach Phil<br />
Weber, Assistant Coach Frank Johnson, Tony Delk, Jason Kidd, Vinny Del Negro, Elliot Perry, Head Coach Scott<br />
Skiles, Assistant Coach Jim Boylan, Head Trainer Aaron Nelson, Scout Todd Quinter, Assistant Trainer Casey Smith.<br />
BACK ROW: Video Coordinator Garrick Barr, Mario Elie, Rodney Rogers, Tom Gugliotta, Chris Dudley, Jake Tsakalidis,<br />
Daniel Santiago, Clifford Robinson, Shawn Marion, Anfernee Hardaway, Strength Coach Robin Pound.
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