Suns Coach To Be Announced In A Week

[Treesquid PhD]

Sorry Irish, you can't be "very good" and have "serious blind spots."

That's a puzzling statement, why not?

 

[Rab]

Sorry Irish, you can't be "very good" and have "serious blind spots."

Amare Stoudemire fits that description in the player realm. I think it makes sense.

 

[YouJustGotSUNSD]

Fair enough.

 

[mojorizen7]

Fair enough.

Don't give in....i agree with your statement.

 

[nowagimp]

Amare Stoudemire fits that description in the player realm. I think it makes sense.

And so do steve nash, bruce bowen, baron davis, Dirk, and a whole lot of other players. They are all very good, but have their blind spots. The same can be said of alot of ASFN posters(have their blind spots, in spite of being very good fans/students of the game).

 

[SirStefan32]

And so do steve nash, bruce bowen, baron davis, Dirk, and a whole lot of other players. They are all very good, but have their blind spots. The same can be said of alot of ASFN posters(have their blind spots, in spite of being very good fans/students of the game).

I blame that on Sarver and Kerr being cheap and stupid.

 

[nowagimp]

I blame that on Sarver and Kerr being cheap and stupid.

Wait a minute, just because these guys make 500 times the salary of the average suns fan to wave the foam finger, and sell draft picks doesnt means that they should be criticized when the team gets bounced in the first round. The problem was DA and he is gone, the championship will be ours next year when we just play a little defense for a change!

 

[Mainstreet]

The problem was DA and he is gone, the championship will be ours next year when we just play a little defense for a change!

I do believe responsibility can be shared and acknowledge D'Antoni was reluctant to develop talent although I never thought he had much talent to develop. In regards to defense, the Suns just did not have many defensive players to use although D'Antoni could have placed more emphasis on this part of the game. Also the trade of KT and James Jones cannot be ignored as this move significantly hurt D'Antoni's style of play. The Suns could sure have used James Jones to spread the floor as well as KT's midrange shooting.

However, I believe the Suns FO had the responsibility to give D'Antoni the type and depth of talent to suit his system of play. D'Antoni was not the sole reason the Suns did not win a Championship in the four plus years he was with the Suns. Is the new coach supposed to win a Championship in the next four years or will he be a failure if he can't? It seems a rather high bar considering the rest of the league has a number of young and talented teams.

I'm just saying Sarver and Kerr must accept just as much blame (more IMO) than D'Antoni for the Suns not winning a Championship. I know coaches are hired to be fired but that doesn't mean they are the sole blame for not reaching the lofty goal of winning a Championship.

 

[nowagimp]

I do believe responsibility can be shared and acknowledge D'Antoni was reluctant to develop talent although I never thought he had much talent to develop. In regards to defense, the Suns just did not have many defensive players to use although D'Antoni could have placed more emphasis on this part of the game. Also the trade of KT and James Jones cannot be ignored as this move significantly hurt D'Antoni's style of play. The Suns could sure have used James Jones to spread the floor as well as KT's midrange shooting.

However, I believe the Suns FO had the responsibility to give D'Antoni the type and depth of talent to suit his system of play. D'Antoni was not the sole reason the Suns did not win a Championship in the four plus years he was with the Suns. Is the new coach supposed to win a Championship in the next four years or will he be a failure if he can't? It seems a rather high bar considering the rest of the league has a number of young and talented teams.

I'm just saying Sarver and Kerr must accept just as much blame (more IMO) than D'Antoni for the Suns not winning a Championship. I know coaches are hired to be fired but that doesn't mean they are the sole blame for not reaching the lofty goal of winning a Championship.

I was being sarcastic if it wasnt clear. When a guy makes millions and is in charge of the decision making process, he SHOULD be held responsible for his actions MORE than the average joe. Thats life, when uyou make the big bucks, you will be held to a higher standard: NO FREE RIDES. They are all culpable in their respective contributions to the slide of the team, no excuses.

 

[Mainstreet]

I was being sarcastic if it wasnt clear. When a guy makes millions and is in charge of the decision making process, he SHOULD be held responsible for his actions MORE than the average joe. Thats life, when uyou make the big bucks, you will be held to a higher standard: NO FREE RIDES. They are all culpable in their respective contributions to the slide of the team, no excuses.

I realized afterwards that you were probably being sarcastic. By bad. It seems we agree on a lot and I know this comment did not correlate with your other opinions. I just wish the Suns would select a coach and all I have to do is concentrate on the draft. Also I wish the NBA playoffs were over so it not a reminder of what could have been.

 

[nowagimp]

I realized afterwards that you were probably being sarcastic. By bad. It seems we agree on a lot and I know this comment did not correlate with your other opinions. I just wish the Suns would select a coach and all I have to do is concentrate on the draft. Also I wish the NBA playoffs were over so it not a reminder of what could have been.

We do agree on a number of issues, and yes I wish they'd get a coach, and the end of the playoffs cant happen to soon for me, either.

 

[Irish]

I will say I think Kerr is mismanaging the PR part of this process. Every media outlet in the country is listing Porter as the front running for the Suns job. If he isn't and they even up with someone like Turner, it will be perceieved as their second choice and Kerr's failure.

If Porter does becaome the coach, the damage won't be significant, but if they think one of the other guys is possible Kerr should be encouraging the reporters to dampen the "front running" label.

 

[Mainstreet]

I will say I think Kerr is mismanaging the PR part of this process. Every media outlet in the country is listing Porter as the front running for the Suns job. If he isn't and they even up with someone like Turner, it will be perceieved as their second choice and Kerr's failure.

If Porter does becaome the coach, the damage won't be significant, but if they think one of the other guys is possible Kerr should be encouraging the reporters to dampen the "front running" label.

IMO, this whole elongated formal type hiring process has dragged on too long. Kerr could have easily managed the PR part of the process by emphasizing early and often that the Suns would likely have to wait possibly until the end of the playoffs (because of the candidates that were involved) to make a hire. The Suns did so but in a sort of a trickle effect which leaves me everyday looking if they have made a hire. I mean Porter supposedly has been available for a long time.

Now the hold up appears whether Porter is going accept or reject the Suns offer. If the Suns have to make a different choice, it will now be bad PR to swing to another candidate and proclaim he was their first choice. IMO, if the Suns were inclined to hire Porter early in the interviews (and he was available), they should have pulled the trigger then. There is a difference between being methodical and having the awareness of when to seize the moment when it presents itself. The C's were excellent communicators and I sort of got spoiled by the idea that we the fans were part of their thinking process.

 

[Irish]

Reports are that Porter has agreed to become the Suns coach. Here is the thread.

http://www.arizonasportsfans.com/vb/f7/s-a-s-reporting-113534.html?posted=1#post1743886