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Calvin Klein wrote:Saberestar wrote:The Suns released the following statement:Competing at the highest level remains our goal, and we failed to meet expectations this season. Our fans deserve better. Change is needed.
are they talking about themselves?
Sunlight wrote:Booker sets record for fired coaches? What does that tell you?
Sunlight wrote:Booker sets record for fired coaches? What does that tell you?
Budenholzer had issues connecting with the locker room this season, with team officials concluding that the roster failed to respond to the 2021 NBA championship coach, sources said.
Budenholzer's inability to coexist with his players centered around the franchise's cornerstone, Devin Booker, and went down the roster, those sources said.
The Suns will now hold a wide-ranging coaching search, sources said.
Over two years into ownership, Ishbia has shown supreme aggressiveness and willingness to spend for players, coaches and resources for the organization. This iteration of the team did not work, however, and the franchise is set to retool around Booker.
This marks the first action in a summer of change coming to the Suns. Phoenix is expected to engage in trade conversations involving Durant and will have discussions on the future of Beal, according to sources. Multiple teams will seriously pursue Durant, who finished another stellar season, and the franchise is expected to work with Durant and his business partner and Boardroom CEO Rich Kleiman on the next landing spot for the future Hall of Famer.
Steve Nashidis wrote:
Get him now !
BobbieL wrote:Steve Nashidis wrote:
Get him now !
The Suns job is truly about the GM. Until there is a vision for the roster, the HC is meaningless
Is Ainge happy in SLC? The Suns would be his ultimate GM challenge
Saberestar wrote:Shams:Budenholzer had issues connecting with the locker room this season, with team officials concluding that the roster failed to respond to the 2021 NBA championship coach, sources said.
Budenholzer's inability to coexist with his players centered around the franchise's cornerstone, Devin Booker, and went down the roster, those sources said.
The Suns will now hold a wide-ranging coaching search, sources said.Over two years into ownership, Ishbia has shown supreme aggressiveness and willingness to spend for players, coaches and resources for the organization. This iteration of the team did not work, however, and the franchise is set to retool around Booker.This marks the first action in a summer of change coming to the Suns. Phoenix is expected to engage in trade conversations involving Durant and will have discussions on the future of Beal, according to sources. Multiple teams will seriously pursue Durant, who finished another stellar season, and the franchise is expected to work with Durant and his business partner and Boardroom CEO Rich Kleiman on the next landing spot for the future Hall of Famer.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/44671389/sources-suns-fire-coach-mike-budenholzer-one-season
BobbieL wrote:Saberestar wrote:Shams:Budenholzer had issues connecting with the locker room this season, with team officials concluding that the roster failed to respond to the 2021 NBA championship coach, sources said.
Budenholzer's inability to coexist with his players centered around the franchise's cornerstone, Devin Booker, and went down the roster, those sources said.
The Suns will now hold a wide-ranging coaching search, sources said.Over two years into ownership, Ishbia has shown supreme aggressiveness and willingness to spend for players, coaches and resources for the organization. This iteration of the team did not work, however, and the franchise is set to retool around Booker.This marks the first action in a summer of change coming to the Suns. Phoenix is expected to engage in trade conversations involving Durant and will have discussions on the future of Beal, according to sources. Multiple teams will seriously pursue Durant, who finished another stellar season, and the franchise is expected to work with Durant and his business partner and Boardroom CEO Rich Kleiman on the next landing spot for the future Hall of Famer.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/44671389/sources-suns-fire-coach-mike-budenholzer-one-season
So-- they are going to keep Durant and not only that, extend Durant
Trade Beal with a bunch of draft picks
and think a coach will fix the roster.
Saberestar wrote:BobbieL wrote:
So-- they are going to keep Durant and not only that, extend Durant
Trade Beal with a bunch of draft picks
and think a coach will fix the roster.
Shams says pretty clearly that KD and the Suns are gonna work together in a trade for KD.
If you look at what he said about Beal he used the sentence "discussions on the future of Beal", they are gonna look every possible option available for his contract.
Revived wrote:
Honestly after Ted Stepien, Ishbia has to be the dumbest owner in NBA history.
Their gonna create an “Ishbia rule” that teams can’t give up pick swapping rights in back to back years either.
BobbieL wrote:Revived wrote:
Honestly after Ted Stepien, Ishbia has to be the dumbest owner in NBA history.
Their gonna create an “Ishbia rule” that teams can’t give up pick swapping rights in back to back years either.
The emotional Durant trade started the whole thing.
I always said it at at the time: Booker, Ayton, Bridges and Cam was a good core. I know some were better, and some worse - -but the trade did two things - -depleted the roster and took away any future chance to build a roster. Ishbia could have gotten by with either players or expirings/picks -- he gave up both!
SweaterBae wrote:It's the perfect trade when nobody is happy.
SkyBill40 wrote:What a damned mess Ishbia has created. And to think Sarver was so bad? In retrospect, he seems like exactly what this team needs right now.
Inevitably we'll get another coach, but as long as we have Mister Impatient as owner, it'll be a constantly revolving door. If we don't trade Booker because we could use what he'd draw, I won't be the least bit surprised to hear him ask out.
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