Dan Bickley

1 week ago | arizonasports.com | Dan Bickley

Early has become ugly. It’s nearly June, and the Diamondbacks are not a good team. They are far worse than a losing team. They are a team that looks lost. The lowly Pirates landed the most recent haymaker, scoring 19 unanswered runs over a swath of two games to win a shocking series at Chase Field. A series where the Diamondbacks went 13 innings without scoring a run. Red flags are everywhere. The bullpen has demoralized the team. Shaky defense speaks of a snakebit group losing confidence and belief.

2 weeks ago | bvmsports.com | Dan Bickley

Hindsight is the devil for all failed regimes. But if James Jones had only known then what he knows now, the Suns wouldn't be in a dire predicament. At the NBA draft in November 2020 - a strange date and a strange scene necessitated by the pandemic - Jones selected Jalen Smith with the 10 th overall pick. He passed on Tyrese Haliburton, the star point guard from Iowa State. Haliburton had fallen into Jones' lap. Jones refused to take the gift. It felt like madness in real time.

2 weeks ago | arizonasports.com | Dan Bickley

Hindsight is the devil for all failed regimes. But if James Jones had only known then what he knows now, the Suns wouldn’t be in a dire predicament. At the NBA draft in November 2020 – a strange date and a strange scene necessitated by the pandemic – Jones selected Jalen Smith with the 10th overall pick. He passed on Tyrese Haliburton, the star point guard from Iowa State. Haliburton had fallen into Jones’ lap. Jones refused to take the gift. It felt like madness in real time.

3 weeks ago | arizonasports.com | Dan Bickley

The Cardinals’ schedule release was a banger, just as advertised. Linebacker Mack Wilson Sr. showcased his considerable rap skills in a big-budget hype video that even came with merchandise. It wasn’t Kendrick Lamar at the Super Bowl. But it was an impressive effort from a football player who performs under the name of “Rocketship.”Still, it was the words that Wilson Sr. said about the Cardinals after a recent charity basketball game that really have people talking.

3 weeks ago | arizonasports.com | Dan Bickley

The Suns need some good publicity. Here are a pair of quick-fix, slam-dunk maneuvers for a team in the midst of a credibility crisis in Arizona:1. Announce and unveil the Jerry Colangelo statue in the plaza outside PHX Arena. The statue is already bought and paid for by a group of donors that includes Michael Jordan and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. It’s currently sitting in a warehouse gathering dust, an insult to a visionary owner who helped put the city of Phoenix on the map.