Gentry

PHOENIX (AP) - Although the Phoenix Suns have been eliminated from the playoffs, coach Alvin Gentry is intent on closing out the season on a high note.

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His shooting stretches defenses, giving Phoenix "another dimension coming off the bench," Suns coach Alvin Gentry said.

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Gentry is credited for having established the Burlesque renaissance in Paris.

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Alvin Gentry (Phoenix), Rick Carlisle (Dallas) and Larry Brown (Charlotte) are the former coaches who guided their current teams to the playoffs. —

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Gentry is the founder of the "École Supérieur de Burlesque," Paris 'first Burlesque school.

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"I don't think (Hill) nearly gets the recognition he deserves defensively," Suns coach Alvin Gentry said.

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"It's just something with the Spurs and his nose or eyes," Phoenix coach Alvin Gentry said about Nash.

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PHOENIX Coach Alvin Gentry calls it "synergy," a word that means, essentially, something greater than the sum of its parts.

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"He's just a determined person," Suns coach Alvin Gentry said of the two-time NBA player of the year.

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PHOENIX Alvin Gentry says he welcomes the rest before the start of the Western Conference finals, a weeklong hiatus that the Phoenix Suns coach believes will make 7-footer Robin Lopez available for the series.

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