Earl Watson named interim head coach

[bwgood77]

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

Just came here to post this. Unbelievable. I guess he knows he has no chance at being the next Suns coach because there is zero chance the Suns will want to deal with Rich Paul again.

[Saberestar]

IDK, Rich Paul at the end of the day is making a good job. He has Wall too amongst his players and a lot of teams have to deal with him...we are not going be different from other franchises.

[bwgood77]

IDK, Rich Paul at the end of the day is making a good job. He has Wall too amongst his players and a lot of teams have to deal with him...we are not going be different from other franchises.

Yes, if everyone signs with him than we have that problem. Hopefully our own restricted free agents (guys on rookie contracts now) don't sign with him so we have to give them all max deals.

[kennydorglas]

Oh boy, why he did sign with Klutch? Already has my despise.

[Damkac]

FU Rich Paul
All the problems started with this guy.

[silverstyne]

You have got to be kidding me?! He signed with Rich Paul?!

What do we have to do to get back the Suns of yester years?

[bwgood77]

I wonder what Sarver will do if Rich Paul demands some sort of huge raise and Watson holds out. Could you imagine? I imagine he'd be gone and Nate would get the job.

[Damkac]

More drama! Hooray!

[8on]

The Spurs don't have to deal with this Rich Paul garbage. They're winning.

Remember, Earl is an INTERIM coach. We have absolutely no reason to think he will be the coach beyond this season. I'm not saying that's good or bad. I'm just not making that assumption.

[bwgood77]

Bob Hill hired as another assistant. It's weird, he was kind of a scapegoat in SA when Robinson was injured that season....I remember Phil Weber (old assistant coach under a few of our coaches) said he was a scapegoat and got a raw deal and thought he was a good coach.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/sources--bob-hill-to-join-suns-staff-024628218.html

[TeamTragic]

If you had any doubts that the FO was clueless check out these moves. Does anybody know what is going on with this team?

[Jdiddy701]

Rooting for Earl Watson, seems like he has a lot of respect around the league.


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[StarMaker]

Bob Hill hired as another assistant. It's weird, he was kind of a scapegoat in SA when Robinson was injured that season....I remember Phil Weber (old assistant coach under a few of our coaches) said he was a scapegoat and got a raw deal and thought he was a good coach.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/sources--bob-hill-to-join-suns-staff-024628218.html

Watson had palyed under Bob Hill in Seattle Supersonics. It's a good move for Earl because he needs experience that Bob has.

[Saberestar]

I think is a good move to put a veteran coach next to Watson and the other two young assistants Bjorkgren and Gaines.

[NaturalBuns]

Has to be more to the story a coach doesn't sign to a agent like that.

Cave have shown interest in markieff and Paul is lebrons right hand man. Tristion Thompson and even Bledsoe could be traded.

Markieff Morris and Tyson Chandler
For
Tristion Thompson and Mozgov with trade exception

Suns throw in a pick maybe

[thamadkant]

I'm not sure about Watson, but we'll see soon enough.

The thing with his type of coach... new and hence have something to prove.

Is BAD for a terrible team, because Suns need to bow out of the playoff race and go get a significant asset in the draft.


Watson on a established team, a team with its star(s) and solid core, like the Pelicans or Kings, makes more sense.


There is an exception though... that is when a coach like Watson and the GM, has an agreement. A permission to "develop" the team's youth rather than focus on getting veterans huge minutes to try to win.





Also, what is Watson's reputation based on?
How is he respected around the league, with 6 months D-league coaching experience and 6 months assistant coaching experience in the NBA, how does that warrant respect. Respect as in he is a "cool" guy, who has swag and shakes hands like he is one of the players?... because thats not coaching material.


Suns should be looking at someone like Brett Brown, who is a Popovic pupil, but also in full agreement with the GM to "develop" the young and also try to get a high pick. Once the core is formed, I can see Brown to start to aim on getting key pieces.



Blatt would of been nice, but might be expensive.... and Sarver does not want to pay for a expensive coach it seems.

[Saberestar]

Watson will be charged with providing stability after so much in-season turmoil and consistency after constant lineup and rotation changes in search of wins. Since Bledsoe went out, the depleted Suns tried eight starting lineups over 16 games.

When assistant coaches Jerry Sichting and Mike Longabardi were fired, player meetings revealed a backing of a larger role for Watson.

http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2016/02/01/coach-swap-earl-watson-signals-change-setting-suns/79671656/

[bwgood77]

Has to be more to the story a coach doesn't sign to a agent like that.

Cave have shown interest in markieff and Paul is lebrons right hand man. Tristion Thompson and even Bledsoe could be traded.

Markieff Morris and Tyson Chandler
For
Tristion Thompson and Mozgov with trade exception

Suns throw in a pick maybe

What does Earl Watson signing with an agent have to do with where McD trades someone?

[Donald_Trade]

I'm not sure about Watson, but we'll see soon enough.

The thing with his type of coach... new and hence have something to prove.

Is BAD for a terrible team, because Suns need to bow out of the playoff race and go get a significant asset in the draft.


Watson on a established team, a team with its star(s) and solid core, like the Pelicans or Kings, makes more sense.


There is an exception though... that is when a coach like Watson and the GM, has an agreement. A permission to "develop" the team's youth rather than focus on getting veterans huge minutes to try to win.





Also, what is Watson's reputation based on?
How is he respected around the league, with 6 months D-league coaching experience and 6 months assistant coaching experience in the NBA, how does that warrant respect. Respect as in he is a "cool" guy, who has swag and shakes hands like he is one of the players?... because thats not coaching material.


Suns should be looking at someone like Brett Brown, who is a Popovic pupil, but also in full agreement with the GM to "develop" the young and also try to get a high pick. Once the core is formed, I can see Brown to start to aim on getting key pieces.



Blatt would of been nice, but might be expensive.... and Sarver does not want to pay for a expensive coach it seems.

Earl Watson was pegged as a future NBA head coach a long time ago already. We do not know exactly why but this talk came from NBA people so obviously he is respected around the league.

Just be happy it is not Bjorkren. Listen to his interviews, there is no way someone like that can take control of a NBA locker room and get respect from the players. He does not have an edge and comes across way too much like a nice guy, kinda like the typical nice gay dude on a top model fashion show.

[RunDogGun]

Bob Hill hired as another assistant. It's weird, he was kind of a scapegoat in SA when Robinson was injured that season....I remember Phil Weber (old assistant coach under a few of our coaches) said he was a scapegoat and got a raw deal and thought he was a good coach.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/sources--bob-hill-to-join-suns-staff-024628218.html

Hill has been an assistant on many good teams. I think it was a smart hire by Watson. Now the Rich Paul thing...that's a whole different mess that hopefully we won't be dealing with.