The Suns are going to have to make some hard decisions this summer. First up is Amare Stoudemire who is going to opt out of his contract thus becoming a unrestricted free agent. I think he’s going to leave as he has turned down offers to extend his contract. Grant Hill is saying that he’s going to exercise his player option for 2010-11 valued at $3.4 million bucks and he’s definitely worth that kind of money. Channing Frye is going to opt out of his player option for 2010-11 and he might get an offer too big for the Suns to match although he hasn’t closed the door on coming back. Louis Amundson is a player the Suns would like to keep but he really improved this year so he might get a decent offer from some team. Jarron Collins will likely be allowed to walk away as I don’t see the Suns making him an offer.

The Suns showed some fight in the 4th quarter Saturday Night but they dug too much of a hole in the first three quarters when they were losing 91-74. The Suns were also outrebounded 41-31 in this game which certainly didn’t help their cause. Amare Stoudemire led the way for the Suns in this game with 27 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocked shots. Steve Nash helped the cause offensively with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists. Jason Richardson pitched in with 13 points in 29 minutes on the floor. Channing Frye (12 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 blocked shot) and Goran Dragic (12 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists in only 18 minutes) helped out off the bench for the Suns. The Suns fought hard in this series before falling 4-2 to the Lakers.

The Suns played a hard game last night leaving everything on the floor but they forgot to block out under the basket giving Ron Artest a chance to beat them and he did with a layup. Steve Nash led the way for the Suns in this game with 29 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists. Amare Stoudemire was working hard with 19 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals and 3 blocked shots. Channing Frye filled up the stat sheet off the bench last night with 14 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot. Jason Richardson had a rough game with 12 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot. The Suns are now down 3-2 to the Lakers with Game #6 in Phoenix tomorrow night.

The Suns outrebounded the Lakers 51-36 last night but it was the bench that won the game for them as they outscored the Lakers’ bench 54-20! Amare Stoudemire led the way for the Suns last night with 21 points and 8 rebounds. Steve Nash played with his newly fixed up nose but he only shot 3 of 11 from the floor as he finished up with 15 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists. Channing Frye was a beast off the bench for the Suns in this game with 14 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot in 35 minutes on the floor. Leandro Barbosa pitched in with 14 points and 2 rebounds in only 17 minutes off the bench. The Suns have evened up this series at 2 games apiece.

The Suns took charge last night as they outran the Lakers getting a very needed win. Amare Stoudemire came alive last night as he led the way for the Suns with 42 points and 11 rebounds. Robin Lopez also had a good offensive game finishing with 20 points and 3 rebounds. Jason Richardson pitched in with 19 points and 3 rebounds in this game. Steve Nash was great in directing the offense with 17 points, 2 rebounds and 15 assists but he broke his nose late in the game last night when Derek Fisher hit him with his coconut. The Suns are down 2-1 in this series but they have life unlike the Magic in the Eastern Conference.