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Al Bianchi is a former professional basketball player, coach, general manager, consultant and scout. He now resides full-time in Phoenix and does independent consulting and scouting for teams desirous of his experience in both the NBA and college basketball.

PHOENIX SUNS

We are just about at the end of the NBA season and people are talking about problems that could arise next year. I mean, playoffs or not, can’t we just enjoy what the Suns have accomplished this year?

By |2015-01-30T19:33:54-07:00April 18th, 2014|Uncategorized|0 Comments

QUESTIONS

1. Who named LeBron James “King James”? 2. Was it the same guy that named Dwight Howard “Superman”? 3. Does anyone watch “The Starters” on NBA-TV? I feel better, already.

By |2015-01-30T19:33:54-07:00April 16th, 2014|Uncategorized|0 Comments

PLAYOFFS

With the playoffs just around the corner, it is a bad time of year to have your team sideways. Sideways was a term we used in Phoenix with John MacLeod to describe a team that was not together and had some internal problems going on . If you really want to see a […]

By |2015-01-30T19:33:54-07:00April 14th, 2014|Uncategorized|0 Comments

PALMING THE BALL

The other night in the Dallas Maverick/ LA Clipper game, Darren Collison was called for a palming violation. Looked like he was in a state of shock because like most of the other high profile point guards that dominate the NBA today, they have been doing that since high school. […]

By |2015-01-30T19:33:54-07:00April 6th, 2014|Uncategorized|0 Comments

More March Madness

I forgot to publish this blog after the Wisconsin/Arizona,last week. I thought you would enjoy reading it anyway. Charles Barkley doesn’t always get it right, but he was dead-on while interviewing Frank (The Tank) Kaminsky, star of the Wisconsin win over Arizona. “You had 28 points and you could have […]

By |2017-03-17T16:51:02-07:00April 6th, 2014|Uncategorized|0 Comments

MARCH MADNESS

After all is said and done, what we found out is that the so-called “elite teams” are not as good as their hype and the so-called “mid-majors” are better than people think. And that, as we all know, is because they keep their kids in a program for four years. ++++

By |2015-01-30T19:33:54-07:00March 29th, 2014|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Nash & The Point Guard Revolution

Setting Oscar Robertson & Ervin “Magic” Johnson to one side, NBA teams for three decades seldom, if ever, devoted No. 1 draft picks to point guards. Not until the Rockets grabbed John Lucas (1976) did a “small” man get the top spot. And then it was another 20 years, until 1996, before it happened […]

By |2017-03-17T16:51:02-07:00March 20th, 2014|Uncategorized|0 Comments

A Couple of Underrateds

I said it before and I will say it again: ”Mike Conley is one of the most underrated point guards in the NBA.” No one controls the game better. While I am at it, Joakim Noah is the most underrated big man. Chicago is staying competitive because of him. I’ve got to […]

By |2015-01-30T19:33:54-07:00March 19th, 2014|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Ish Smith

Bledsoe’s injury and, later, Barbosa’s mishap gave Ish Smith his chance. Because of all the pee-wee guards now in the NBA, he could become an invaluable tool for the Phoenix Suns.

By |2015-01-30T19:33:54-07:00March 19th, 2014|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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