Earl Watson named interim head coach

8on · Post #21 » by **8on** » Mon Dec 7, 2015 6:40 pm

i was serious with the Steve Nash thing. it'd be much easier to incorporate him after the season, but why not? who has a higher basketball IQ?

pidi · Post #22 » by **pidi** » Mon Dec 7, 2015 7:27 pm

Maybe Steve Nash can teach our guards how to play a pass and make the game easier

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NTB · Post #23 » by **NTB** » Mon Dec 7, 2015 7:45 pm

Isn't Nash with Warriors?

JacobHoward · Post #24 » by **JacobHoward** » Mon Dec 7, 2015 9:08 pm

Nash has said he would never want to be a head coach. He's working for the Warriors part time so he can focus on film making.

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Post #25 » by **lilfishi22** » Mon Dec 7, 2015 10:40 pm

I'm against Thibs as some of you have mentioned earlier. I think he's an excellent offensive coordinator but he has serious flaws on the offensive end.

DRK · Post #26 » by **DRK** » Sat Dec 12, 2015 4:23 pm

Ive had enough of Hornacek. Same mistakes every game. Doeant instill a gameplan or shows any initiative/balls to yank players when they are playing bad (except if youre Booker/Warren.)

No discipline in his style of coaching, and seems content to run the same plays over And over again. His playbook is extremely limited and he has no real offensive philosophy that we can stick to and he promotes. I honestly feel any average Joe off the street can do what Hornacek does mid-game.

We need a coach that emphasizes ball movement and utilizes his players strengths. Hornacek is juat absolutely clueless out there. Fire the man

blacksun · Post #27 » by **blacksun** » Sun Dec 13, 2015 4:24 am

DRK wrote:Ive had enough of Hornacek. Same mistakes every game. Doeant instill a gameplan or shows any initiative/balls to yank players when they are playing bad (except if youre Booker/Warren.)

No discipline in his style of coaching, and seems content to run the same plays over And over again. His playbook is extremely limited and he has no real offensive philosophy that we can stick to and he promotes. I honestly feel any average Joe off the street can do what Hornacek does mid-game.

We need a coach that emphasizes ball movement and utilizes his players strengths. Hornacek is juat absolutely clueless out there. Fire the man

This. I've seen a lot of people here complain about the two point guard setup and how theyre both trigger happy and the ball doesnt rotate to the other guys in most possessions. Isnt it the coaches responsibility to make sure that the ball movement is good, if the point guard isnt doing a good enough job of it? And ball movement has been an issue for all of Horny's tenure with the suns. He strikes me as a coach with a weak voice, allowing for punks like the Morris twins, Isaiah Thomas to run rampant in the dressing room, and conversely do whatever they want on the court.

I still believe in the Bled-Knight backcourt combo, they are too young and talented to give up on. To me we need a better coach to guide and sustain that growth, along with marshall the other young guys up.

Post #28 » by **bwgood77** » Sun Dec 13, 2015 4:58 am

blacksun wrote: along with marshall the other young guys up.

Who's this?

blacksun · Post #29 » by **blacksun** » Sun Dec 13, 2015 6:01 am

bwgood77 wrote:
blacksun wrote: along with marshall the other young guys up.
Who's this?

Marshalling* the other young guys (Len, Book, Warren). Sorry for the ambiguity.

I remember before we hired Hornacek, there were talks around about guys like Budenholzer, Snyder, and Ettore Messina if im not mistaken. He's now working under Pop in SA. I wonder if hes someone we can look at.

NaturalBuns · Post #30 » by **NaturalBuns** » Sun Dec 13, 2015 7:43 am

I would keep him remainder of the season.
Do I like how he develops players? No but...

It's not really him or McD.
He's running a 2 PG system for 3 years now. I can't tell you of another coach doing that. Maybe just maybe you can't consistently win games like that.

My personal opinion is you can't and Jeff is stuck with it or any coach who comes to phx. Thibs coming to phx really? You think he wants to run 2 pgs on the floor majority minutes? Never would work so he would fail here just like mike D going to lakers but with a post big and ISO player.. Pau becoming a stretch 4 he wasn't going to make it work.

Nobody really fits the scheme of this roster. i would say mark Jackson he ran quite a bit of curry and Jarrett jack and had success with it. He also has very creative offensive plays.

Damkac · Post #31 » by **Damkac** » Sun Dec 13, 2015 9:25 am

Is Knight really a pg? He is short sg for me.

Suns needs new coach. Don't know who he may be but please not Thibs. I don't want Warren and Booker to rot on the bench or Bledsoe to have his knees destroyed after playing 40 minutes a game.

Revived · Post #32 » by **Revived** » Sun Dec 13, 2015 11:45 am

DRK wrote:Ive had enough of Hornacek. Same mistakes every game. Doeant instill a gameplan or shows any initiative/balls to yank players when they are playing bad (except if youre Booker/Warren.)

No discipline in his style of coaching, and seems content to run the same plays over And over again. His playbook is extremely limited and he has no real offensive philosophy that we can stick to and he promotes. I honestly feel any average Joe off the street can do what Hornacek does mid-game.

We need a coach that emphasizes ball movement and utilizes his players strengths. Hornacek is juat absolutely clueless out there. Fire the man

He's been this way for quite a while now.

I am glad that at least more people are starting to see this.

Post #33 » by **bwgood77** » Mon Feb 1, 2016 4:25 pm

Poll reset now that it is between these three.

Post #34 » by **bwgood77** » Mon Feb 1, 2016 9:23 pm

I think I'd go with Bjorkren because of this:

Bjorkgren is a high energy coach who led the Jam to a 34-16 record last year using the Suns playbook to make the transition between the Jam and the Suns easier for players. Archie Goodwin, T.J. Warren, Tyler Ennis, Reggie Bullock, Earl Barron and Jerel McNeal all played for both teams last season.

Bjorkgren was signed to the Suns staff soon after the season ended, and led the Summer Suns to a 5-2 record behind the efforts of Goodwin, Warren, Alex Len and rookie Devin Booker. They made the SL Championship game, coming up just short to the Spurs entry.

"My biggest focus is player development," Bjorkgren said, "And keeping track of what these guys are doing before practice, during practice, after practice, preseason, before games. It's a lot of fun. We go in great detail on how to get these guys better."

After his coaching career ends, or even during the off season, Bjorkgren could make a good living as a motivational speaker. He's entirely focused on the conversation at hand, dialed in to what he's saying, and talks at a brisk but completely coherent pace.

Nate and I talked specifically about the players with whom he'd spent the most time this past year, Archie Goodwin and T.J. Warren. I focused on those two because recent talk has been consumed with many of the other roster players, including Len and Booker, but little has been said about Warren and Goodwin lately.

On Archie Goodwin

"He's still very young, going into his third year," Bjorkgren said of Goodwin, who just turned 21 years old. "His confidence, his demeanor keeps getting better and better and both those guys (Goodwin and Warren) have put in a lot of time this summer."

He said there's one thing he goes back to when asked about Goodwin, a sign of what Bjorkgren looks for in players to give him a glimpse of their potential success.

"He always did everything I asked of him," Bjorkgren said, with emphasis on always and everything. "He's very coachable. And he plays hard."

On T.J. Warren

The accolades come a bit easier for Warren, simply because his on-court skills are more refined. Where Goodwin gets tons of praise for his work ethic and effort, Warren's best skills can be easily seen on a highlight reel.

"He has that feel, that instinct, at a very high level," Bjorkgren said with a smile. "You know, T.J. has just an unbelievable feel for the game. I noticed it the very first day in Bakersfield last year and of course all the way through summer league."

I asked Nate about Warren's development on defense, and he was ready to address the obvious in a very Bjorkgren way.

"He's got a great feel, a great nose for the ball," Bjorkgren said. "And that's both sides of the ball. You know, his defense has been great as well. T.J. has shown, with teams playing smaller now, he can guard 1 through 4. He's a great guy that if you need to switch a ball screen he can guard multiple positions. he's done a good job getting deflections, getting his hands in the passing lanes."

Coach Hornacek has talked about Warren's defensive abilities since he was drafted, but the on-court facts are that Warren needs to raise his level of consistency in that area. He doesn't stay focused on every possession unless his man has the ball, a bad trait both Warren and Goodwin share.

Bjorkgren will use positive reinforcement and coaching to tease that out of Warren

http://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2015/10/2/9438967/new-phoenix-suns-assistant-nate-bjorkgren-talks-warren-goodwin-hornacek

Damkac · Post #35 » by **Damkac** » Mon Feb 1, 2016 9:40 pm

Whoever will play youngsters 30 minutes a game should get this duty.

Post #36 » by **bwgood77** » Mon Feb 1, 2016 11:14 pm

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8on · Post #37 » by **8on** » Mon Feb 1, 2016 11:19 pm

OK. Don't know if it's good or bad, but I'll give him a shot.

Saberestar · Post #38 » by **Saberestar** » Mon Feb 1, 2016 11:45 pm

Earl Watson, new interim coach of Phoenix Suns, will hire agent Rich Paul of Klutch Sports Group, league sources inform @clevelanddotcom.

https://mobile.twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/694296975194333184

.@ChrisBHaynes reports Watson will hire agent Rich Paul, which violates never enforced NBPA rules against player agents repping coaches.

https://mobile.twitter.com/KBergCBS/status/694304688569749505

letsgosuns · Post #39 » by **letsgosuns** » Mon Feb 1, 2016 11:57 pm

Maybe Earl Watson does a good job and can attract free agents. Idk. Apparently he was a popular player with his former teammates and a lot of guys like him supposedly.

Saberestar · Post #40 » by **Saberestar** » Tue Feb 2, 2016 12:10 am

letsgosuns wrote:Maybe Earl Watson does a good job and can attract free agents. Idk. Apparently he was a popular player with his former teammates and a lot of guys like him supposedly.

Yes, one thing that I have noticed is that he is really good interacting with people and If you watch some interview you will be able to see that he is smart. I like him.

He is going to have his oportunity.

Which assistant do you think should take over if Hornacek was fired?