Evaluating Triano

[Mainstreet]

Bickley says the Suns need to hire Dan Majerle as Head Coach. I suggest that Thunder Dan has overcome his immaturity, has experience coaching young players as well as recruiting.

I think he's ready. And all it would take is for the brass and him to shake hands and move forward.

What are your opinions?

https://www.azcentral.com/story/spo...-dan-majerle-their-next-head-coach/379849002/

I didn't read the article... on purpose. It would likely be like the Hornacek experiment all over again.

The Suns cannot afford repeating the same mistakes.

Hire someone with more NBA coaching experience.

 

[BC867]

I didn't read the article... on purpose. It would likely be like the Hornacek experiment all over again.

The Suns cannot afford repeating the same mistakes.

Hire someone with more NBA coaching experience.

I'd like to see someone with (good) coaching experience, especially with a young team. If an NBA Head Coach has that experience with good results, and is available, that would be great. But I don't see how you can compare Majerle's experience to Hornacek's.

Majerle is now an experienced, and successful, Head Coach of young players and has fire within him.

Hornacek was never more than an Assistant and very mild mannered. Fans who loved him as a player knew that he did not have have the presence to coach NBA pro's and that has been proven multi times now.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

I'd like to see someone with (good) coaching experience, especially with a young team. If an NBA Head Coach has that experience with good results, and is available, that would be great. But I don't see how you can compare Majerle's experience to Hornacek's.

Majerle is now an experienced, and successful, Head Coach of young players and has fire within him.

Hornacek was never more than an Assistant and very mild mannered. Fans who loved him as a player knew that he did not have have the presence to coach NBA pro's and that has been proven multi times now.

Hmm just because he APPEARED mild mannered doesn’t mean he was as a coach. In fact I’d suggest all the drama surrounding him with multiple teams/players suggests he’s anything but . . .

 

[JCSunsfan]

Hmm just because he APPEARED mild mannered doesn’t mean he was as a coach. In fact I’d suggest all the drama surrounding him with multiple teams/players suggests he’s anything but . . .

Yup.

I would not mind a good college coach as long as it is coaching that makes him good and not just recruiting.

Jay Wright is intriguing. Majerle not so much. I am weary of nostalgia hires that are more about getting fan attention than wins.

 

[Ronin]

No thank you to hiring coaches out of the WAC conference. They don’t succeed in other conferences/nba. I remember the Sacramento Kings falling on their face after hiring Reggie Theus, after he turned around the NMSU basketball program.
Lou Henson is the exception not the rule.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Yup.

I would not mind a good college coach as long as it is coaching that makes him good and not just recruiting.

Jay Wright is intriguing. Majerle not so much. I am weary of nostalgia hires that are more about getting fan attention than wins.

Wright intrigued me too.

 

[Phrazbit]

Jay Wright is my number 1 preference. I'd be alright with Fizdale or Walton.

Majerle is only mentioned because of his ties to the organization, he would not even be mentioned in the back hallways of any other franchise as a head coach candidate. Zero interest in him.

 

[Mainstreet]

I'd like to see someone with (good) coaching experience, especially with a young team. If an NBA Head Coach has that experience with good results, and is available, that would be great. But I don't see how you can compare Majerle's experience to Hornacek's.

Majerle is now an experienced, and successful, Head Coach of young players and has fire within him.

Hornacek was never more than an Assistant and very mild mannered. Fans who loved him as a player knew that he did not have have the presence to coach NBA pro's and that has been proven multi times now.

I guess I'm wanting the Suns to hire someone with the best coaching credentials as possible... nothing against Majerle. Just feel the Suns went down this road with Hornacek and it's time to bring in someone new.

However, Majerle should have been hired as the Suns interim head coach over Lindsey Hunter.

 

[elindholm]

I hope the Suns don't hire a coach until after the draft lottery. If they luck into the #1 pick, maybe they could entice Jeff Van Gundy out of retirement.

 

[BC867]

I guess I'm wanting the Suns to hire someone with the best coaching credentials as possible... nothing against Majerle. Just feel the Suns went down this road with Hornacek and it's time to bring in someone new.

However, Majerle should have been hired as the Suns interim head coach over Lindsey Hunter.

Even thought I think Thunder Dan is ready now, I don't believe he had the maturity to be an NBA Head Coach at the time.

 

[BC867]

Hmm just because he APPEARED mild mannered doesn’t mean he was as a coach. In fact I’d suggest all the drama surrounding him with multiple teams/players suggests he’s anything but . . .

Or that Jeff doesn't have the fortitude or strength of personality to be able to control a team of NBA players.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Or that Jeff doesn't have the fortitude or strength of personality to be able to control a team of NBA players.

ALSO a possibility.

 

[Mainstreet]

Even thought I think Thunder Dan is ready now, I don't believe he had the maturity to be an NBA Head Coach at the time.

However, Majerle would have been better than Lindsey Hunter.

 

[Chaplin]

However, Majerle would have been better than Lindsey Hunter.

YOU would have been better than Lindsey Hunter.

 

[Mainstreet]

YOU would have been better than Lindsey Hunter.

Most anyone would have been better than Hunter.

 

[Ronin]

scott bordow
@sbordow

Ryan McDonough just said on Suns' Facebook live interview that Phoenix will interview several coaching candidates. Mentioned college coaches too. Triano will get an interview as well

 

[JCSunsfan]

This is what we should do. I hope Jay Wright gets a good look. He has been a tourney regular and has a national championship. But his best player, and only real notable player in the NBA is Kyle Lowry.

He wins with coaching, not recruiting.

 

[Mainstreet]

scott bordow
@sbordow

Ryan McDonough just said on Suns' Facebook live interview that Phoenix will interview several coaching candidates. Mentioned college coaches too. Triano will get an interview as well

Any link to the interview especially without joining Facebook?

 

[Hoop Head]

Any link to the interview especially without joining Facebook?

Not sure if you can watch it without a FB account but here's the link to the video...

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[Mainstreet]

Actually I'm watching/listening to it at the moment. Facebook gave an option for not joining now.

Thanks for checking it out.

 

[Ronin]

Former Suns coach Jay Triano enjoyed his time in Phoenix ‘immensely’

http://arizonasports.com/story/1537...ns-charlotte-hornets-igor-kokoskov-coach-nba/

 

[Hoop Head]

Glad he landed a job in Charlotte. Not sure where they're headed in the future but they do have some young pieces and the chance to add more if they trade Kemba. I thought he might end up back in Toronto or in Portland though.

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

Former Suns coach Jay Triano enjoyed his time in Phoenix ‘immensely’

http://arizonasports.com/story/1537...ns-charlotte-hornets-igor-kokoskov-coach-nba/

He also states that he doesn't feel it would have been good to stick around with a new coach because players could look to him for conformation for what Igor is saying.

He also stated that he would prefer Ayton in the draft.

 

[GatorAZ]

Class act.