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Updated Nov 29, 2012 - 8:15 am
Suns Strokes: Suns suffer third-worst defeat in franchise history
Sure, you could read the box score and know who won, but we all know that won't tell you everything that happened in a basketball game. So, we will give you Suns Strokes, providing you with the analysis, quotes and notes from the Suns' 117-77 loss to the Pistons on November 28.
The Good:
The Suns didn't have much go their way Wednesday night.
Luis Scola led the team with 11 points and six rebounds in the loss, which shows just how poorly Phoenix performed.
The Bad:
Detroit handed Phoenix its third-worst loss in franchise history.
The Suns didn't notch an assist for the entire second and most of the third quarters. According to STATS, the last team to go a whole quarter without an assist was the Toronto Raptors on Nov. 13.
Phoenix suffered a complete meltdown in the third quarter, in which the starters made just one shot. The Suns were also called for four technical fouls in the period.
They also totaled 19 turnovers in the loss.
The Suns were behind by as many as 44 points in the fourth quarter.
The loss wasn't the worst in the NBA this season -- that distinction belongs to the Charlotte Bobcats, who lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder 114-69 Monday night.
He Said It:
"There was nothing that we did that you could say was even NCAA quality," head coach Alvin Gentry said. "It was an absolutely horrendous game, and we'll have to do much, much better."
Up Next:
The Suns will continue their six-game road trip on Friday night against the Toronto Raptors. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:00 p.m.
- Robert Sarver, Suns owner - Friday April 18Robert Sarver talks about possible offseason plans.
- Bickley Blast - Friday April 18Does Eric Bledsoe want to spend the prime of his career with the Suns?
- Jon Barry, ESPN NBA insider - Friday April 18Who is the team to beat in the East?
- Channing Frye, Suns forward - Thursday April 17Channing discusses the Suns' completed season, and what he is looking forward to in the offseason.
- Lon Babby, Suns president of basketball operations - Thursday April 17Lon Babby reacts to the Suns' season and talks with the guys about the optimism surrounding the org


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"I just realized that who I was four years ago is very different from the man I am today," said Zachary Nichols, a 23-year-old from Atlanta who received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice during the first of two commencement ceremonies at Pete Mathews Coliseum on Friday. But now that he's a college graduate, Nichols is already looking to his next degree — a master's in international relations. He hopes to study abroad, perhaps in Spain to improve his foreign language skills, or maybe England or Germany to pick up a third language.
Eventually, he said, he would love to do ambassadorial or humanitarian work.
He said his huge shift in focus has been the result of JSU's International House program.
"I've met people from all over the world, I've traveled the world," he said, "... and those experiences made me want to change my career and perhaps be more of a global member of the world."
Jacksonville resident Hali Boyles, 23, began her undergraduate career as a dietetics major. She made it to her junior year before she began to tire of her nutrition classes and realized she didn't want to pursue a career in food and nutrition.
At the same time, outside of classes, her photography hobby was becoming more and more serious.
"I loved it, and I could really see myself making that a career," she said.
By the summer of 2011, she had begun a business called h+m photo with her boyfriend, Micah McNair.
"It started with a family asking if I wanted to take their pictures, and now I have six or seven weddings booked next year," she said.
She quickly shifted her academic focus to business and graduated with a bachelor's degree in management and a minor in photography, which she plans to use to run h+m photo.
"I'm kind of in transition right now," Boyles said, noting that she hasn't yet decided whether she will devote herself to her business full time or take advantage of opportunities to work with established photographers in order to "gain more knowledge from being in the field learning from a small business owner who has been successful for many years."
Like Nichols, Austyn Blais is headed to graduate school to help her make the transition from her former career path to her new goal of becoming a college history professor.
The 22-year-old Jacksonville resident graduated Friday with a bachelor's degree in psychology but she discovered her passion while in history classes at JSU. After working in the tutoring center, she knows she still wants to help people, but rather than as a counselor, she'll do it in the classroom.
"Just being able to help other people understand history, I think it's something I would really be good at and that I would love doing rather than something I might make good money in," she said.
As university President Bill Meehan prepared to confer degrees on the last JSU class of 2012, he reminded them of what their education means. "Education that does not touch the heart is not true education," he said. "True education addresses the larger purposes of life. I hope that in all we have taught you, that we have given you a sense of that larger purpose."
And as Blais ends one phase of her academic journey and prepares to seek her purpose, she said having her degree in hand would definitely be a relief.
"It's taken me it seems like an eternity" she said. "I'm very excited, and I'm definitely anxious to see what happens in the future."
Staff writer Paige Rentz: 256-235-3564. On Twitter @PRentz_Star.


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"I'll be honest—I completely broke down," Neshek said. "I can't believe the support I've gotten from the team and my teammates. I couldn't be doing this without that."
The Oakland reliever pitched briefly in the Athletics' 3-1 loss to Detroit in the American League playoffs Saturday night. The A's wore patches with the initials GJN.
Gehrig John Neshek died 23 hours after his birth.
Neshek entered the game with two on and one out in the seventh inning but got out of the jam without any scoring.
"I thought that was great," manager Bob Melvin said. "We wanted to try to get him into a game sooner than later. I don't know that there's any great time to try to potentially get him a soft landing in the playoffs."
Neshek said he felt someone was watching and helping with his last pitch, which he called his best slider of the year. He touched the patch as he left the field while looking in the direction of his wife's seat.
"That was for all three of us," he said.


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Well, I'm finally ready to get rolling with this site and I suppose I should welcome everyone and talk a bit about the vision I have for it.
I love food, but I also love NOT being overweight so it puts me in a bit of a conundrum. For the past 10 years I've been battling my weight and slowly but surely it has been coming down to an acceptable number. It's hard to lose weight when food is so damn good!
So, why grumpy? Well most foods that titillate the taste-buds are calorie-laden and not very healthy. I also find that it is hard to restrain myself and have just a small amount of anything tasty, so I usually end up overdoing it.
- Indulging in too many scrumptious snacks leads to guilt = GRUMPY
- Too many unhealthy calories leads to weight gain = GRUMPY
- Weight gain leads to having to ex...