Romana Bholat – In a season where the Golden State Warriors have been reaching milestones, setting historic records, and making headlines on a nightly basis, it was more than refreshing to see their mortality exposed at the hand s of the gritty Boston Celtics. As OTG’s resident die-hard Celtic fan, I’m more than happy to choose my team breaking the Warrior’s 54-game home winning streak as my favorite moment of the year. Now this may seem like an obligated and biased choice, b

*Photo via USA Today With just over 15 games left on the 2015-16 NBA season, what better time is there to catch-up with the rookies to see how they’ve panned out so far? It’s interesting to analyze the NBA Draft and how it might have turned out differently had General Managers knew then what they know now. The Phoenix Suns, their fans, and the media are thrilled to have snagged guard Devin Booker with the 13th pick of the first round. This article piece isn’t to pick-on the p

*Photo via USA Today The Phoenix Suns had a 14-31 record on January 23rd -- after defeating the Atlanta Hawks 98-95 on an Archie Goodwin buzzer beater at Phoenix’s Talking Stick Resort Arena. Since then, and during the time this was written, the Suns recently broke a 13 game losing streak and have a 15-44 record. Eric Bledsoe (their best player) went down with a knee injury in December, and the season has been downhill ever since. The well-publicized antics of Markieff Morris

We all have those athletes we can’t stand. Whether it’s because of their play, their off the court transgressions or simply because they’re ugly; yes, we are a shallow breed. With that in mind, we decided to ask our contributors: Who in the NBA deserves a big fuck you? Romana Bholat (@Ro_ma_na) - It’s strange to absolutely despise someone that you’ve only seen through a TV screen; someone that you know very little about but would rather not know at all. For me, even seeing a

For nearly two decades it was the NFL football team in Arizona that disappointed Phoenicians year after year. These days though the Arizona Cardinals look to be the main source of joy for local sports fans in Arizona. I say all of this with a huge “BUT”. But the Arizona Cardinals were adopted -- and while Arizonans are ecstatic about their upcoming playoff run -- those of us with historical sentiment for the state, know that the Phoenix Suns are our baby. The Suns were born i

*Photo via USA Today Take a look up and down most NBA rosters, and you'll usually find a talented point guard (or two). Some reach superstardom and receive multi-million-dollar signature shoe contracts, others make All-Star teams, and still others (with tremendous talent) fly under the radar. The fascinating aspect of ranking players at a position, is the fact that someone usually gets snubbed -- and debates arise -- as very good players drop into second and third tiers. This

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*Photo via AZcentral After four games into the 2015-2016 NBA campaign, the Phoenix Suns are off to a two and two start. What else can you ask for if you're a Suns fan in a stacked Western Conference, right? Well...that wasn't exactly the vibe on opening night in the newly crowned Talking Stick Resort Arena, so let’s take a look back at what’s transpired in the first week of play for the Suns. After a tough offseason and the lost signing of free agent center DeAndre Jordan, th

Golden State Warriors – Back to Back. *Photo via Getty Images The Warriors are already on the defense of their title in sparring Doc Rivers’ words that the team’s championship was “lucky”. Between Klay Thompson’s blunt “we smacked [the Clippers]” last year and Stephen Curry’s not-so-apologetic apology, it seems this team of young champions are ready to prove their not a one-ring-wonder. The entire Championship team is back with the exception of David Lee and little less spina

*Photo via AP The Phoenix Suns will take a youthful and talented roster into the 2015-2016 NBA campaign. General manager Ryan McDonough and head coach Jeff Hornacek are approaching their third season in Phoenix. Each were brilliant in their first season (2013-2014), as the Suns would win 48 games and become the league's biggest surprise. However, they seemingly missed the playoffs unjustly, due to a Western Conference powerhouse. The following season (2014-2015) the bar inche

*Photo via NBC Archie Goodwin is positioned to be the first guard off the bench for the Phoenix Suns in the 2015-2016 season. Training camp is not here yet -- and the Suns roster is still not finalized -- but Goodwin should be given an opportunity to earn big minutes this season. It's naturally easy to root for Archie Goodwin. He's a young and talented player -- on a guard heavy Suns roster -- who will eventually blossom on an NBA team. It's just a matter of whether it's with

*Photo via Getty Images​ All NBA fans realize it. General managers, scouts and analysts often talk about it. "It" being the need for a roster that includes an NBA superstar. These players are the difference between winning a championship and not. It was incredible watching Stephen Curry evolve into that type of player last season. If an NBA franchise is lucky enough to sign Steve Nash or Shaquille O'Neal, or to draft Hakeem Olajuwon or Tim Duncan, championship banners are usu

*Photo via Getty Images The Phoenix Suns are finding blood to be thicker than water, in the case of Markieff and Marcus Morris. When the organization traded Marcus to the Detroit Pistons in July to clear up cap space for a possible LaMarcus Aldridge signing, neither twin was happy. While Marcus was publically critical of the team after the trade, Markieff kept quiet. That was until Tuesday. Rosters and chemistry can change on a dime in the NBA, as just two seasons ago it was