Press Conference today. 4/24/19

[Ronin]

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[Ronin]

FOX Sports Arizona
@FOXSPORTSAZ
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Sound GM James Jones will address the media shortly here at TSR. We’ll have all the details.

 

[Ronin]

98.7 Arizona Sports
@AZSports
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A press conference with #Suns GM James Jones begins now, and we'll take it live on 98.7 FM, the app or online.

Listen: (link: http://bit.ly/ListenAZSports) bit.ly/ListenAZSports

 

[Ronin]

Phoenix Suns (@Suns)
4/24/19, 11:14 AM
“Our priorities are still the same. We need to add guys in their prime… We will focus on acquiring those guys via all the channels we can.”

- GM James Jones on offseason plans pic.twitter.com/QgnAPLymOX

 

[Ronin]

Phoenix Suns (@Suns)
4/24/19, 11:06 AM
“We want a leader. Someone that can relate to our players. Someone that will challenge them.”

- GM James Jones on coaching search pic.twitter.com/mo0zCOSAFv

 

[Ronin]

Gina Mizell (@ginamizell)
4/24/19, 11:04 AM
James Jones on Igor Kokoskov’s firing: “The decision (on) Igor was mine and mine alone. That’s why it was tough.” #Suns

 

[Ronin]

Phoenix Suns (@Suns)
4/24/19, 11:10 AM
“I thought it was in the best interest of the franchise to go in a different direction…This is my decision. The job that I agreed to is to make decisions for the franchise.”

- GM James Jones on coaching decision pic.twitter.com/jR3HUTlhqh

 

[Ronin]

FOX Sports Arizona (@FOXSPORTSAZ)
4/24/19, 11:14 AM
James Jones says that he's not interested in stability for the sake of stability. He says the goal is to position the franchise to be stable in the future. pic.twitter.com/8Zz9sIcvon

 

[slinslin]

James Jones is the best thing that happened to his franchise I am sure of that.

 

[Yuma]

I just heard Vince Morota say more assistants will be allowed to interview for the coaching job.

 

[Ronin]

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[Ronin]

Phoenix Suns (@Suns)
4/24/19, 11:31 AM
“That’s my message to the fans,

although we’ve had instability in the past, I’m only focused forward. I’m not concerned with previous regimes or previous teams. The players on this team, this is their team, their future and that’s where my focus is.”

- GM James Jones pic.twitter.com/35Iev6FK7F

 

[RON_IN_OC]

Phoenix Suns (@Suns)
4/24/19, 11:31 AM
“That’s my message to the fans,

although we’ve had instability in the past, I’m only focused forward. I’m not concerned with previous regimes or previous teams. The players on this team, this is their team, their future and that’s where my focus is.”

- GM James Jones pic.twitter.com/35Iev6FK7F

At least he sounds the part...

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[Chaplin]

So no input from Booker, Jones stressed it was ONLY his decision to let go of Igor. But said that he wasn't going to get into the actual reasons. I think the speculation here is probably correct -- players had problems with him.

Seems to me Igor had a major strength and being a head coach took him away from that strength -- one-on-one developmental work. And the guys we did get to actually do that work sucked at it, so that's why we're where we are.

 

[Krangodnzr]

I'm in the "Cautiously Optimistic about Jones" Camp.

He sounds competent and when he gives his reasons for a move he made, I feel confident in what he is saying.

I like the front office team that has been put together, but from listening to the NBA insiders, Sarver is the real problem and we have to hope that Bowers and Jones can finally get Sarver to stop meddling.

 

[Ronin]

Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin)
4/24/19, 12:51 PM
"I take a lot of factors into consideration, but ultimately, the job that I agreed to is to make decisions for the franchise. So the decision with Igor was mine and mine alone." #Suns GM James Jones when asked how much input Robert Sarver had on his decision to fire Igor Kokoskov pic.twitter.com/D4BnIcqPJl

 

[SirStefan32]

Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin)
4/24/19, 12:51 PM
"I take a lot of factors into consideration, but ultimately, the job that I agreed to is to make decisions for the franchise. So the decision with Igor was mine and mine alone." #Suns GM James Jones when asked how much input Robert Sarver had on his decision to fire Igor Kokoskov pic.twitter.com/D4BnIcqPJl

That's exactly what Sarver would order him to say.

EDIT: Just to clarify, I am joking.

 

[ArizonaSportsFan]

Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin)
4/24/19, 12:51 PM
"I take a lot of factors into consideration, but ultimately, the job that I agreed to is to make decisions for the franchise. So the decision with Igor was mine and mine alone." #Suns GM James Jones when asked how much input Robert Sarver had on his decision to fire Igor Kokoskov pic.twitter.com/D4BnIcqPJl

Dodged the question nearly completely...

 

[Chaplin]

Dodged the question nearly completely...

He did? "So the decision with Igor was mine and mine alone," seems pretty definite. Whether you believe him or not is another story, but he did answer the question.

 

[ArizonaSportsFan]

He did? "So the decision with Igor was mine and mine alone," seems pretty definite. Whether you believe him or not is another story, but he did answer the question.

The question was "when asked how much input Robert Sarver had on his decision to fire Igor Kokoskov". He said the decision was his and his alone. That is not answering the question at all. That is asking the hearer to infer that Sarver had no input. He could have been directly told to fire Igor, and the decision to do it was still his decision. I don't personally care either way - we've been dealing with political double-speak for ages now...

 

[Krangodnzr]

From looking at all available info, Igor's biggest undoing was his poor communication with players. I know any time I listened to his radio interviews, I struggled to understand what he was saying.

I like the two main candidates so far, and I think the Suns are on the right track. Young coach with experience and respect around the league.

 

[Krangodnzr]

The question was "when asked how much input Robert Sarver had on his decision to fire Igor Kokoskov". He said the decision was his and his alone. That is not answering the question at all. That is asking the hearer to infer an answer to the question. He could have been directly told to fire Igor, and the decision to do it was still his decision. I don't personally care either way - we've been dealing with political double-speak for ages now...

I read it differently. James Jones made the decision. I think it's pretty definitive.

 

[ArizonaSportsFan]

I read it differently. James Jones made the decision. I think it's pretty definitive.

Yes, we know Jones made the decision... never mind.

 

[Mainstreet]

From looking at all available info, Igor's biggest undoing was his poor communication with players. I know any time I listened to his radio interviews, I struggled to understand what he was saying.

I like the two main candidates so far, and I think the Suns are on the right track. Young coach with experience and respect around the league.

The only thing I would say, after being around someone with a foreign accent or manner of speaking, it doesn't take long to adjust.

Kokoskov didn't seem to have communication problems when he was an assistant coach.

 

[Mainstreet]

Phoenix Suns (@Suns)
4/24/19, 11:14 AM
“Our priorities are still the same. We need to add guys in their prime… We will focus on acquiring those guys via all the channels we can.”

- GM James Jones on offseason plans pic.twitter.com/QgnAPLymOX

I'm hoping Jones realizes he can do both.