2007–08 Phoenix Suns season

2007–08 Phoenix Suns season
Head coach	Mike D'Antoni
General manager	Steve Kerr
Owner(s)	Robert Sarver
Arena	US Airways Center
Results Record 55–27 (.671) Place Division: 2nd (Pacific) Conference: 5th (Western) Playoff finish Lost in first round to San Antonio (1–4) Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com Local media Television FSN Arizona, KUTP Radio KTAR < 2006–07 2008–09 >

The 2007–08 Phoenix Suns season was their 40th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season was seen as the end of the "Seven Seconds or Less" era, after four-time All-Star Shawn Marion was traded midseason to the Miami Heat for big man Shaquille O'Neal.^[1] The Suns failed to advance past the first round of the playoffs for the first time since re-signing Steve Nash in 2004, leading to the departure of head coach Mike D'Antoni.

Offseason

Forward Shawn Marion was set to earn $36 million over the next two seasons, putting the Suns over the salary cap next season and fueling speculations that he, one of the key Suns, may be traded during the offseason.

PG Steve Nash will turn 34 years of age next year and there are concerns that health issues may catch up with him and limit his tremendous impact on the team and on the league. Fans on some blogs wanted the team to trade up from the 24th and 29th picks in the 2007 NBA Draft to potentially get a young point guard to be Nash's backup and possibly a future replacement. Several top prospects worked out with the Suns (as well as with other NBA teams) leading up to the draft, including Mustafa Shakur from the University of Arizona, PG Gabe Pruitt from USC, as well as Joakim Noah and Chris Richard from the 2007 NCAA Final Four championship team of the University of Florida (Noah and teammate Corey Brewer were in attendance at some of the Suns' playoff games).

Few changes in the core of the team—Leandro Barbosa, Raja Bell, Boris Diaw, Amar'e Stoudemire, Marion and Nash—are expected, but some changes may be made in the supporting cast around them, some of whom (Marcus Banks, Jumaine Jones, Pat Burke, Jalen Rose) either performed below expectations or were underutilized under D'Antoni's system. Fans on some blogs have been calling for the Suns to make a trade for that one impact player (Kobe Bryant one notable name being mentioned) who will get them over the top, similar to the 1992 trade that brought Charles Barkley to the team and brought the Suns within one three-point shot of Game 7 of the 1993 NBA Finals.

On June 6, former TNT analyst and NBA three-point specialist Steve Kerr was appointed Suns' General Manager and President of Basketball Operations. Kerr is close to team owner Robert Sarver and University of Arizona head men's basketball coach Lute Olson (Kerr's college coach); Kerr is also a part of the Sarver-led investment group that purchased the franchise from Jerry Colangelo.

On June 28, 2007, Spanish guard Rudy Fernández was taken 24th overall in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Suns, who subsequently traded the rights to the pick to the Portland Trail Blazers for cash. SF Alando Tucker of Wisconsin was taken with the 29th pick.

On July 5, 2007, the Suns came to an agreement with former Orlando Magic SF Grant Hill on a one-year $1.8 million deal with a player option for a second season at $2 million. In August 2007, Hill and his wife, R&B vocalist Tamia, purchased a home worth $3.78 million in the exclusive upscale community of Paradise Valley, adjacent to Scottsdale and home to several prominent local residents, including many star players for the Suns, Diamondbacks and the other local sports franchises.

On August 27, Maryland guard D. J. Strawberry (son of former Major League Baseball star Darryl Strawberry) signed a two-year contract with the Suns that included a guaranteed first year and a team option for the second season. Strawberry was drafted with the 59th selection in the second round of the 2007 NBA Draft; in the 2007 NBA Summer League he averaged a league-best 6.4 assists.

NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	24	Rudy Fernández	Guard	Spain
1	29	Alando Tucker	Forward	United States	Wisconsin
2	59	D. J. Strawberry	Guard	United States	Maryland

Season

The Suns won at least 50 games for the fourth straight season and faced the defending champion San Antonio Spurs in the playoffs for the third time in four years. Even with the presence of Shaquille O'Neal who was traded to the team just before the All-Star break for Shawn Marion, the Suns were yet again eliminated, this time in five games.^[2] Just days after the loss Steve Kerr allowed Mike D'Antoni to pursue coaching positions elsewhere and he was subsequently signed as the head coach of the New York Knicks less than two weeks later.^[3]

Roster

Phoenix Suns roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB (Y-M-D) From 1.5 !G 10 BRA ! Barbosa, Leandro style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1982-11-28 Brazil 1.5 !G 19 VIR ! Bell, Raja style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1976-09-19 Florida International 4.0 !F 3 FRA ! Diaw, Boris style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1982-04-16 France 2.5 !G/F 2 CRO ! Giriček, Gordan style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1977-06-20 Croatia 4.0 !F 33 USA ! Hill, Grant style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1972-10-05 Duke 4.0 !F 43 USA ! Johnson, Linton style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1980-06-13 Tulane 5.5 !F/C 4 NZL ! Marks, Sean style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1975-08-23 California 1.5 !G 13 CAN ! Nash, Steve (C) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1974-02-07 Santa Clara 6.0 !C 32 USA ! O'Neal, Shaquille style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 85 !7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 325 lb (147 kg) 1972-03-16 LSU 2.5 !G/F 52 USA ! Piatkowski, Eric style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1970-09-30 Nebraska 5.5 !F/C 54 USA ! Skinner, Brian style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1976-05-19 Baylor 5.5 !F/C 1 USA ! Stoudemire, Amar'e style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 249 lb (113 kg) 1982-11-16 Cypress Creek HS 1.5 !G 8 USA ! Strawberry, D. J. style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1985-06-15 Maryland 4.0 !F 29 USA ! Tucker, Alando style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1984-02-11 Wisconsin	Head coach Mike D'Antoni (Marshall) Assistant coach(es) Dan D'Antoni (Marshall) Alvin Gentry (Appalachian State) Jay Humphries (Colorado) Todd Quinter (Lebanon Valley) Phil Weber (North Carolina State) Athletic trainer(s) Aaron Nelson (Iowa State) Mike Elliott (Arizona State) Strength and conditioning coach(es) Erik Phillips (Colorado State) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve	Inactive
C	Shaquille O'Neal	Brian Skinner	Sean Marks
PF	Amar'e Stoudemire	Boris Diaw
SF	Grant Hill	Gordan Giriček		Linton Johnson Alando Tucker
SG	Raja Bell	Leandro Barbosa	Eric Piatkowski
PG	Steve Nash	D. J. Strawberry

Regular season

Standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	57	25	.695	–	30–11	27–14	12–4
x-Phoenix Suns	55	27	.671	2	30–11	25–16	10–6
Golden State Warriors	48	34	.585	9	27–14	21–20	10–6
Sacramento Kings	38	44	.463	19	26–15	12–29	3–13
Los Angeles Clippers	23	59	.284	34	13–28	10–31	5–11

2007–08 game log
November: 12–4 (Home: 6–2; Road: 6–2) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 1 November 2007 @Sonics 106–99 Amar'e Stoudemire (23) Amar'e Stoudemire and Shawn Marion (11) Steve Nash (12) 17,072 1–0 2 2 November 2007 Lakers 119–98 Leandro Barbosa (23) 18,422 1–1 3 4 November 2007 Cavaliers 92–103 Steve Nash (30) 18,422 2–1 4 6 November 2007 @Bobcats 115–83 Three-way tie (16) 12,408 3–1 5 7 November 2007 @Hawks 96–105 Steve Nash (34) 19,855 3–2 6 9 November 2007 @Heat 106–101 Steve Nash (30) 19,600 4–2 7 10 November 2007 @Magic 106–96 Leandro Barbosa (39) 17,519 5–2 8 13 November 2007 Knicks 102–113 Amar'e Stoudemire (26) 18,422 6–2 9 15 November 2007 Bulls 102–112 Leandro Barbosa (25) 18,422 7–2 10 17 November 2007 @Rockets 115–105 Two-way tie (21) 18,265 8–2 11 20 November 2007 @Kings 100–98 Amar'e Stoudemire (26) 13,592 9–2 12 21 November 2007 @Kings 111–127 Shawn Marion (25) 18,422 10–2 13 23 November 2007 Clippers 94–113 Amar'e Stoudemire (29) 18,422 11–2 14 26 November 2007 @Warriors 114–129 Steve Nash (23) 19,596 11–3 15 28 November 2007 Rockets 100–94 Steve Nash (29) 18,422 11–4 16 30 November 2007 Magic 106–110 Raja Bell (20) 18,422 12–4
December: 10–5 (Home: 3–1; Road: 7–4) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 17 2 December 2007 @Knicks 115–104 Two-way tie (28) 18,869 13–4 18 4 December 2007 @Pacers 121–117 Amar'e Stoudemire (42) 11,435 14–4 19 5 December 2007 @Raptors 136–123 Leandro Barbosa (35) 19,800 15–4 20 7 December 2007 @Wizards 122–107 Amar'e Stoudemire (27) 20,173 16–4 21 8 December 2007 @Timberwolves 93–100 Shawn Marion (18) 19,356 16–5 22 10 December 2007 Heat 117–113 Four-way tie (19) 18,422 16–6 23 12 December 2007 Jazz 98–103 Steve Nash (29) 18,422 17–6 24 15 December 2007 @Hornets 98–101 Leandro Barbosa (19) 13,705 17–7 25 17 December 2007 @Spurs 100–95 Grant Hill (22) 18,797 18–7 26 19 December 2007 @Mavericks 105–108 Amar'e Stoudemire (25) 20,316 18–8 27 22 December 2007 Raptors 103–122 Leandro Barbosa (31) 18,422 19–8 28 25 December 2007 @Lakers 115–122 Steve Nash (24) 18,997 19–9 29 27 December 2007 @Clippers 108–88 Amar'e Stoudemire (30) 17,871 20–9 30 28 December 2007 Clippers 88–94 Amar'e Stoudemire (28) 18,422 21–9 31 30 December 2007 @Kings 117–102 Amar'e Stoudemire (31) 15,962 22–9
January: 16–8 (Home: 11–5; Road: 5–3) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record # Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Attendance Record 32 3 January 2008 SuperSonics 96–104 Suns NA Amar'e Stoudemire (34) 18,422 23–9 33 5 January 2008 Hornets 118–113 Suns NA Leandro Barbosa (28) 18,422 23–10 34 7 January 2008 Nuggets 115–137 Suns NA Shawn Marion (27) 18,422 24–10 35 9 January 2008 Pacers 122–129 Suns 1 Two-way tie (27) 18,422 25–10 36 10 January 2008 Suns 86–108 Jazz NA Leandro Barbosa (25) 19,911 25–11 37 12 January 2008 Bucks 114–122 Suns NA Steve Nash (35) 18,422 26–11 38 15 January 2008 Suns 90–97 Clippers NA Amar'e Stoudemire (29) 16,063 26–12 39 17 January 2008 Suns 106–98 Lakers NA Leandro Barbosa (22) 18,997 27–12 40 18 January 2008 Timberwolves 95–115 Suns NA Amar'e Stoudemire (23) 18,422 28–12 41 20 January 2008 Nets 92–116 Suns NA Amar'e Stoudemire (28) 18,422 29–12 42 22 January 2008 Suns 114–105 Bucks NA Steve Nash (37) 14,503 30–12 43 23 January 2008 Suns 107–117 Timberwolves NA Amar'e Stoudemire (33) 15,101 30–13 44 25 January 2008 Suns 110–108 Cavaliers NA Raja Bell (27) 20,562 31–13 45 27 January 2008 Suns 88–77 Bulls NA Amar'e Stoudemire (24) 22,245 32–13 46 29 January 2008 Hawks 92–125 Suns NA Amar'e Stoudemire (24) 18,422 33–13 47 31 January 2008 Spurs 84–81 Suns NA Shawn Marion (21) 18,422 33–14
February: 6–4 (Home: 5–3; Road: 1–1) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record # Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Attendance Record 48 4 February 2008 Bobcats 104–118 Suns NA Leandro Barbosa (30) 18,422 34–14 49 6 February 2008 Hornets 132–130 Suns 2 Steve Nash (32) 18,422 34–15 50 8 February 2008 SuperSonics 99–103 Suns NA Amar'e Stoudemire (33) 18,422 35–15 51 10 February 2008 Wizards 107–108 Suns NA Amar'e Stoudemire (31) 18,422 36–15 52 13 February 2008 Suns 118–120 Warriors NA Amar'e Stoudemire (29) 19,754 36–16 53 14 February 2008 Mavericks 97–109 Suns NA Two-way tie (26) 18,422 37–16 54 20 February 2008 Lakers 130–124 Suns NA Amar'e Stoudemire (37) 18,422 37–17 55 22 February 2008 Celtics 77–85 Suns NA Amar'e Stoudemire (28) 18,422 38–17 56 24 February 2008 Pistons 116–86 Suns NA Amar'e Stoudemire (31) 18,422 38–18 57 26 February 2008 Suns 127–113 Grizzlies NA Two-way tie (25) 13,482 39–18 58 27 February 2008 Suns 103–120 Hornets NA Amar'e Stoudemire (32) 17,931 39–19
March: 11–5 (Home: 6–2; Road: 5–3) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record # Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Attendance Record 59 1 March 2008 Sixers 119–114 Suns NA Amar'e Stoudemire (26) 18,422 39–20 60 4 March 2008 Suns 97–92 Trail Blazers NA Amar'e Stoudemire (22) 20,595 40–20 61 5 March 2008 Suns 113–126 Nuggets NA Amar'e Stoudemire (22) 18,383 40–21 62 7 March 2008 Jazz 126–118 Suns NA Amar'e Stoudemire (37) 18,422 40–22 63 9 March 2008 Spurs 87–94 Suns NA Steve Nash (19) 18,422 41–22 64 12 March 2008 Grizzlies 111–132 Suns NA Amar'e Stoudemire (29) 18,422 42–22 65 13 March 2008 Warriors 115–123 Suns NA Amar'e Stoudemire (36) 18,422 43–22 66 15 March 2008 Kings 99–127 Suns NA Amar'e Stoudemire (30) 18,422 44–22 67 18 March 2008 Suns 111–98 Trail Blazers NA Amar'e Stoudemire (25) 20,580 45–22 68 19 March 2008 Suns 110–98 Sonics NA Amar'e Stoudemire (26) 17,072 46–22 69 22 March 2008 Rockets 113–122 Suns NA Amar'e Stoudemire (38) 18,422 47–22 70 24 March 2008 Suns 105–110 Pistons 1 Amar'e Stoudemire (33) 22,076 47–23 71 26 March 2008 Suns 97–117 Celtics NA Amar'e Stoudemire (32) 18,624 47–24 72 28 March 2008 Suns 107–93 Sixers NA Amar'e Stoudemire (22) 20,707 48–24 73 29 March 2008 Suns 110–104 Nets NA Amar'e Stoudemire (33) 19,990 49–24 74 31 March 2008 Nuggets 117–132 Suns NA Amar'e Stoudemire (41) 18,422 50–24
April: 5–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–2) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 75 1 April 2008 @Nuggets 120–126 Leandro Barbosa (27) 18,870 50–25 76 4 April 2008 Timberwolves 88–117 Amar'e Stoudemire (24) 18,422 51–25 77 6 April 2008 Mavericks 105–98 Amar'e Stoudemire (31) 18,422 51–26 78 8 April 2008 @Grizzlies 127–113 Amar'e Stoudemire (28) 13,987 52–26 79 9 April 2008 @Spurs 96–79 Amar'e Stoudemire (21) 18,797 53–26 80 11 April 2008 @Rockets 90–101 Amar'e Stoudemire (37) 18,489 53–27 81 14 April 2008 Warriors 116–122 Amar'e Stoudemire (28) 18,422 54–27 82 16 April 2008 Trail Blazers 91–100 Gordon Giricek (17) 18,422 55–27

Playoffs

2008 playoff game log
First Round: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 19 @ San Antonio L 115–117 (2OT) Amar'e Stoudemire (33) Leandro Barbosa (8) Steve Nash (13) AT&T Center 18,797 0–1 2 April 22 @ San Antonio L 96–102 Amar'e Stoudemire (33) Shaquille O'Neal (14) Steve Nash (10) AT&T Center 18,797 0–2 3 April 25 San Antonio L 99–115 Amar'e Stoudemire (28) Amar'e Stoudemire (11) Steve Nash (9) US Airways Center 18,422 0–3 4 April 27 San Antonio W 105–86 Raja Bell (27) Shaquille O'Neal (12) Boris Diaw (8) US Airways Center 18,422 1–3 5 April 29 @ San Antonio L 87–92 Boris Diaw (22) Amar'e Stoudemire (11) Boris Diaw (8) AT&T Center 18,797 1–4
2008 playoff schedule

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

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Banks, Marcus !Marcus Banks*	24	1	12.9	.404	.385	.750	0.8	1.0	.3	.3	5.2
Barbosa, Leandro !Leandro Barbosa	82	12	29.5	.462	.389	.822	2.8	2.6	.9	.2	15.6
Bell, Raja !Raja Bell	75	75	35.3+	.421	.401	.868	3.7	2.2	.7	.4	11.9
Diaw, Boris !Boris Diaw	82	19	28.1	.477	.317	.744	4.6	3.9	.7	.5	8.8
Giriček, Gordan !Gordan Giriček*	22	0	20.1	.497	.380	.941#	2.3	1.6	.4	.1	8.8
Hill, Grant !Grant Hill	70	68	31.7	.503	.317	.867	5.0	2.9	.9+	.8	13.1
Johnson, Linton !Linton Johnson*	6	0	8.8	.500	.500^	.	2.2	0.5	.0	.2	2.5
Marion, Shawn !Shawn Marion*	47	47	36.4+	.526	.347	.713	9.9+	2.1	2.0+	1.5	15.8
Marks, Sean !Sean Marks	19	0	6.8	.535	.250	.632	1.9	0.2	.2	.5	3.1
Nash, Steve !Steve Nash	81	81	34.3	.504	.470^	.906#	3.5	11.1	.7	.1	16.9
O'Neal, Shaquille !Shaquille O'Neal*	28	28	28.7	.611†	.	.513	10.6+	1.7	.5	1.2	12.9
Piatkowski, Eric !Eric Piatkowski	16	0	7.1	.364	.423	1.000#	0.8	0.6	.0	.1	2.4
Skinner, Brian !Brian Skinner	66	0	12.8	.465	.667^	.524	3.6	0.2	.3	1.2	3.3
Stoudemire, Amar'e !Amar'e Stoudemire	79	79	33.9	.590†	.161	.805	9.1	1.5	.8	2.1	25.2
Strawberry, D. J. !D. J. Strawberry	33	0	8.2	.315	.240	.474	0.8	0.9	.4	.2	2.2
Tucker, Alando !Alando Tucker	6	0	8.0	.364	.250	.833	1.3	0.0	.0	.2	3.7

* - Stats with the Suns.
+ - Minimum 70 games played or 2000 minutes, 800 rebounds, 125 steals.
† - Minimum 300 field goals made.
^ - Minimum 55 three-pointers made.
# - Minimum 125 free throws made.

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Barbosa, Leandro !Leandro Barbosa	5	1	28.6	.345	.222	.909	4.0	1.8	.6	.0	10.4
Bell, Raja !Raja Bell	5	5	43.0	.568	.650	.813	5.6	2.2	.4	.2	13.6
Diaw, Boris !Boris Diaw	5	2	35.6	.547	.000	.500	5.6	4.6	.6	.8	14.6
Giriček, Gordan !Gordan Giriček	5	0	16.0	.333	.250	1.000#	1.4	0.4	.4	.0	16.0
Hill, Grant !Grant Hill	3	2	22.7	.455	.	1.000#	5.3	1.0	.7	.3	3.7
Marks, Sean !Sean Marks	1	0	3.0	.	.	.	0.0	0.0	.0	.0	0.0
Nash, Steve !Steve Nash	5	5	36.6	.457	.300	.917#	2.8	7.8	.4	.2	16.2
O'Neal, Shaquille !Shaquille O'Neal	5	5	30.0	.440	.	.500	9.2	1.0	1.0	2.6	15.2
Piatkowski, Eric !Eric Piatkowski	1	0	2.0	.	.	.	0.0	0.0	.0	.0	0.0
Skinner, Brian !Brian Skinner	4	0	5.3	.500	.	.500	0.8	0.0	.0	.8	2.0
Stoudemire, Amar'e !Amar'e Stoudemire	5	5	40.8	.485	.250	.633	9.0	0.4	1.4	2.4	23.2
Strawberry, D. J. !D. J. Strawberry	1	0	5.0	.000	.000	.	1.0	0.0	.0	.0	0.0

# - Minimum 10 free throws made.

Transactions

The Suns have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007-08 season.

Trades

July 11, 2007	To Phoenix Suns----Cash considerations	To Portland Trail Blazers----James Jones and draft rights to Rudy Fernández
July 20, 2007	To Phoenix Suns----Second round draft pick (2008)	To Seattle SuperSonics----Kurt Thomas and 2 first round picks (2008, 2010)
February 6, 2008	To Phoenix Suns ----Shaquille O'Neal	To Miami Heat ----Shawn Marion & Marcus Banks

Free Agents

Player Former team Grant Hill Orlando Magic Gordan Giricek Philadelphia 76ers

Player New team Pat Burke Golden State Warriors (was released and sent to Khimki BC)

See also

• 2007-08 NBA season

References

External links

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