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The 2008–09 Phoenix Suns season was the 41st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season was to be a promising one, filled with All-Star talent at several positions. It was believed over the offseason, the Suns would be able to better incorporate Shaquille O'Neal, who necessitated changes to both the offense and defense after being obtained in a trade one season ago. It was also the first season head coach Terry Porter had been able to use the summer to implement his defensive approach for a team which had in seasons past scored a large number of their points off fast breaks and early in the shot clock. Sensing a need for change, team management traded for scorer Jason Richardson in December, but this did not appear to immediately reinvigorate an offense that had recently led the league in points per game. However, after Phoenix went 28–23 to start the season, Suns assistant Alvin Gentry was named to replace Porter as head coach. Less than one week after the All-Star Game, Amar'e Stoudemire sustained a season-ending eye injury while the improvement of the team never fully came. The Suns finished 46–36, second in the Pacific division but out the playoffs for the first time since Steve Nash rejoined the Suns in the 2004–05 season. ==Key dates== *June 26: The 2008 NBA Draft took place in New York City, New York. *July 1: The free agency period started. *October 1: Starting power forward Amar'e Stoudemire sustained a partially torn iris.〔Jeramie McPeek, (SUNS: Stoudemire Lucky Eye Injury Not Worse ), ''Suns.com'', October 3, 2008.〕 *October 8: The pre-season started with a game against the Atlanta Hawks. *October 29: The regular season started with a game against the San Antonio Spurs. *February 14–15: Phoenix hosted the 2009 NBA All-Star Weekend. *February 16: The Suns fired coach Terry Porter and named Alvin Gentry interim coach.〔Stefan Swiat, (SUNS: Alvin Gentry Named Interim Head Coach by the Suns ), ''Suns.com'', February 16, 2009.〕 *February 20: Stoudemire underwent surgery for a detached retina and was out for eight weeks after an injury sustained on February 18.〔(SUNS: Stoudemire Undergoes Successful Eye Surgery ), ''Suns.com'', February 20, 2009.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2008–09 Phoenix Suns season」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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