Is Paul Silas the next Suns coach?

Post #21 » by **TASTIC** » Fri May 2, 2008 9:55 pm

How bout some input from dbdynasty?

Interesting...Silas was the guy I said they'd go for at mid season when we slumped...that'd be a hell of a call...

Mr. Sun · Post #22 » by **Mr. Sun** » Fri May 2, 2008 10:14 pm

I am afraid D'Antoni isn't going anywhere. Suns can't afford to fire him and hire another... D'Antoni isn't going to resign to move out of town (remember he is married) to take on bigger headaches or leave his fate in Kerr's hands for whom he can coach.

Black_Apollo2.0 · Post #23 » by **Black_Apollo2.0** » Fri May 2, 2008 10:58 pm

Chicago Bulls coach Mike D'Antoni?

The signals are growing stronger that D'Antoni, if he gets his wish, could well be addressed as such in the very near future.

Sources say D'Antoni is increasingly likely to get an invitation to relocate to the Windy City if he can indeed extricate himself from the Suns. As covered in this article in cyberspace on Wednesday, moving to the Eastern Conference with Chicago is an idea that has D'Antoni more than intrigued and which apparently has a few Bulls players (presumably Luol Deng and Ben Gordon) already salivating.

D'Antoni is scheduled to meet Friday with Suns owner Robert Sarver and team president Steve Kerr, who will try to convince D'Antoni that he belongs in the desert and that their in-house tensions can be diffused. But sources continue to echo the sentiments revealed earlier this week bv Sports Illustrated's venerable Jack McCallum, who wrote that the highly frustrated D'Antoni considers his philosophical differences with his bosses to be "irredeemable." You'll recall that McCallum spent the 2005-06 season as a virtual member of D'Antoni's coaching staff to write the acclaimed book "Seven Seconds or Less."

D'Antoni, though, might have to resign -- with two years and $8.5 million left on his contract -- just to officially speak with the Bulls. Kerr told the Suns' flagship radio station (KTAR 620 AM) earlier this week that he would deny permission to any team wishing to interview D'Antoni.

Mr. Sun · Post #24 » by **Mr. Sun** » Sat May 3, 2008 3:30 am

Black_Apollo2.0 wrote:
D'Antoni, though, might have to resign -- with two years and $8.5 million left on his contract -- just to officially speak with the Bulls.

That is not true. He can't resign and then go talk and sign with any team he pleases. He will have to do exactly what other coaches in the past had done after resigning: Ask to be released from their contract. Suns can say NO, or yes for a particular team for something in return if they hire him.

Spurs Lucas had to beg Diller to release him after he resigned to talk to the 76ers. :lol:

Buckeye-NBAFan · Post #25 » by **Buckeye-NBAFan** » Sat May 3, 2008 7:47 am

Jerry Sloan's a lucky guy. If he started his career in 2002, he'd be fired by now.

I don't understand all the coaching shakeups. What does Phoenix expect? Grant Hill is the only net positive front office move they've made in 4 years. The franchise hasn't added anything they haven't had 4 years ago and they expected to win the title this year? Their biggest problem is depth, and they sold 4-5 draft picks so they could sign Marcus Banks.

There are what, maybe 8 teams in the league that like their head coach? The Spurs, Lakers, Blazers, Magic, Hornets, Rockets, Jazz and 76ers? But I'm sure that'll change in two years as fans grow restless. There are only three coaches who will always have front office support. Phil, Sloan and Pop. Other than that, what name does Phoenix expect to bring in to excite the fans and "win it all"?

Sarlonus · Post #26 » by **Sarlonus** » Sun May 4, 2008 3:41 pm

I have been reading up on Silas. Apparently he is a very tough coach. He sometimes rubs players the wrong way because he believes in a tough love approach (especially towards rookies). It works with players with tough egos and helps them become better players. He did this for both Baron Davis and Lebron James and it worked for them. However, some players such as Carlos Boozer don't think how he treats them.

It is possible that Kerr plans to either hire Silas if MD leaves or that Kerr wants to add him on as the lead assistant. Their is some speculation that Kerr wants to change the bench staff next to MD. Silas probably is the change Kerr wants.

Black_Apollo2.0 · Post #27 » by **Black_Apollo2.0** » Sun May 4, 2008 5:01 pm

Sarlonus wrote:I have been reading up on Silas. Apparently he is a very tough coach. He sometimes rubs players the wrong way because he believes in a tough love approach (especially towards rookies). It works with players with tough egos and helps them become better players. He did this for both Baron Davis and Lebron James and it worked for them. However, some players such as Carlos Boozer don't think how he treats them.

It is possible that Kerr plans to either hire Silas if MD leaves or that Kerr wants to add him on as the lead assistant. Their is some speculation that Kerr wants to change the bench staff next to MD. Silas probably is the change Kerr wants.

If that is true, the Diaw we saw in the playoffs is no more. It took him almost the entire season to get enough confidence for the first round of the playoffs. If Silas is the coach Diaw might just retreat to the end of the bench in the fetal position. I don't think it would bother Shaq, Nash, STAT, Hill, or Bell, but Diaw and possibly Barbosa are going to be eaten alive.

Sarlonus · Post #28 » by **Sarlonus** » Sun May 4, 2008 5:42 pm

I think that is very likely. Either a tough coach makes Diaw reach a new level or he completely busts and become useless. I can see why you would fear for Barbs too. He cried when somebody told him we was traded. That is not very tough at all. On the flip side Silas would probably be a good coach for Tucker and DJ.

BurningHeart · Post #29 » by **BurningHeart** » Sun May 4, 2008 9:19 pm

We'd be going from Mike D'Antoni to Paul f'n Silas?

Talk about puke.

Go7enKs · Post #30 » by **Go7enKs** » Sun May 4, 2008 11:32 pm

BurningHeart wrote:We'd be going from Mike D'Antoni to Paul f'n Silas?

Talk about puke.

Why do you say that?

He can't be worse than Mike D who only has a COY and 58 average wins in 4 years.

Kent · Post #31 » by **Kent** » Mon May 5, 2008 5:27 pm

I just think back to how quickly Silas was fired by the Cavs, so I don't know why Suns fans would want him as their coach if MD were to leave.

What you guys should do is bring back Paul Westphal. I always liked him back since he was your coach in the 90s. Since the Mavericks let Avery go, I doubt his assistants will be brought back so he would be available.