Choose The Suns Next Head Coach?

[JCSunsfan]

How can anyone have this opinion? We had 2 40-point losses and we fired Watson. We had another 2 40-point losses and Triano gets a free pass. Stellar job, Jay!

Are you talking about my opinion. I said I would not be excited about it.

 

[AzStevenCal]

Are you talking about my opinion. I said I would not be excited about it.

Same with me, that seems to get lost in the translation.

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

I still highly doubt Triano gets hired. The team has already been burned by sticking with the interim guy just last year. I think Triano will be near the bottom of their list and there will be better candidates available. Especially if they are being honest about being willing to pay what it takes.

 

[AzStevenCal]

I still highly doubt Triano gets hired. The team has already been burned by sticking with the interim guy just last year. I think Triano will be near the bottom of their list and there will be better candidates available. Especially if they are being honest about being willing to pay what it takes.

That's what I believed all along until I saw the list of names we're supposedly interested in and heard that Majerle had been pumping up Triano's name. I still hope it's the case but I have doubts that weren't there a week ago. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that Nash might come back in some capacity, contingent on hiring Jay.

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

Where is this list of names? I haven’t seen or heard of there being an actual list out there.

 

[BC867]

You go out and get a entertaining one that lights up the after game...

Yup, part of the job that Triano said he does not want.

I don't want a good coach that is boring as hell like the one Charlotte just fired.

And Triano has certainly not proved himself to be a good coach for individual players this season.

 

[AzStevenCal]

Where is this list of names? I haven’t seen or heard of there being an actual list out there.

I should have stressed that it was speculative. I believe it was the names that Gambo reported we had interest in but I got it second hand so I might be mis-remembering. The names I saw were Stackhouse, Van Exel, Kidd and someone else (Fizdale?).

 

[Chaplin]

I should have stressed that it was speculative. I believe it was the names that Gambo reported we had interest in but I got it second hand so I might be mis-remembering. The names I saw were Stackhouse, Van Exel, Kidd and someone else (Fizdale?).

Wait. Van Exel? Do you mean Van Gundy? PLEASE tell me you mean Van Gundy.

 

[JCSunsfan]

I still highly doubt Triano gets hired. The team has already been burned by sticking with the interim guy just last year. I think Triano will be near the bottom of their list and there will be better candidates available. Especially if they are being honest about being willing to pay what it takes.

I think there will be tremendous pressure to rehire Triano unless they have a willing candidate that is decisively better. Those are two important factors. The candidate has to be willing. That eliminates a number (including Majerle apparently), and decisively better. Many of the names being thrown out there I believe will be decisively worse--including Mark Jackson, Kidd, and Stackhouse.

I dislike JVG personally, but he might be a good coach. Fizdale might be willing and better. Vogel probably not. I have always liked Messina. I think he will be a good strategist and manager, but I am not sure about player relations.

 

[JCSunsfan]

Wait. Van Exel? Do you mean Van Gundy? PLEASE tell me you mean Van Gundy.

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

If this doesn't make Jerry Stackhouse our next coach I don't know what does. Haha.

"Serving as an assistant coach for the Raptors in 2015, the 18-year veteran ran their G League team over the past two seasons, leading them all the way to a championship last year. He was also named the league’s coach of the year. He coached the team this season to another championship series appearance, this time falling to the Spurs’ G League franchise."

http://arizonasports.com/story/1496...for-suns-to-look-at-as-teams-next-head-coach/

In all seriousness it does appear that he has at least a small track record of success and as a G-League head coach is likely dealing with a lot of young and inexperienced players as well.

 

[Cheesebeef]

I think there will be tremendous pressure to rehire Triano unless they have a willing candidate that is decisively better. Those are two important factors. The candidate has to be willing. That eliminates a number (including Majerle apparently), and decisively better. Many of the names being thrown out there I believe will be decisively worse--including Mark Jackson, Kidd, and Stackhouse.

I dislike JVG personally, but he might be a good coach. Fizdale might be willing and better. Vogel probably not. I have always liked Messina. I think he will be a good strategist and manager, but I am not sure about player relations.

Tremendous pressure to hire Triano unless they hire someone decisively better? First, that’s a low bar to get over and if they can’t God help us.

Second... from who is this “tremendous pressure” going to come from re: Triano?

 

[Mainstreet]

This is a list of head coaching candidates listed by Arizona Sports 98.7 yesterday. I have seen other lists as well.

See link below:

http://arizonasports.com/story/1496...for-suns-to-look-at-as-teams-next-head-coach/

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

This is a list of head coaching candidates listed by Arizona Sports 98.7 yesterday. I have seen other lists as well.

See link below:

http://arizonasports.com/story/1496...for-suns-to-look-at-as-teams-next-head-coach/

Scroll up two comments for this same link.

That being said that is a speculative article on who they think the likely candidates are and to be fair it lists just about all of the top coaching candidates in it.

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

Tremendous pressure to hire Triano unless they hire someone decisively better? First, that’s a low bar to get over and if they can’t God help us.

Second... from who is this “tremendous pressure” going to come from re: Triano?

This. The pressure they should be worried about is from the fan base. A large majority of the fan base is not going to be happy with hiring Triano. Specifically after the abysmal play that happened on his watch.

 

[JCSunsfan]

This. The pressure they should be worried about is from the fan base. A large majority of the fan base is not going to be happy with hiring Triano. Specifically after the abysmal play that happened on his watch.

You can't run a team based upon fan evaluations. Fans, ultimately, care about wins only. If Triano and the Suns contend for a playoff slot next year, the fanbase will love him.

True leadership is ignoring the fickle masses and doing the right thing.

 

[Mainstreet]

Scroll up two comments for this same link.

That being said that is a speculative article on who they think the likely candidates are and to be fair it lists just about all of the top coaching candidates in it.

There is a bunch of them out there. I think even Bordow has one. Sorry if I stepped on any toes.

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

You can't run a team based upon fan evaluations. Fans, ultimately, care about wins only. If Triano and the Suns contend for a playoff slot next year, the fanbase will love him.

True leadership is ignoring the fickle masses and doing the right thing.

The only way they are hiring Triano is if they decide to go the cheap route and that is going to sit very poorly with the fans. If they truly want to win games they will pass on Triano and pay up for one of the better options.

The fans attend the games and put money into his pockets. Thus he should care about what puts more butts in the seats. Winning would do that, but hiring Triano is not a winning move.

 

[sunsfan88]

I should have stressed that it was speculative. I believe it was the names that Gambo reported we had interest in but I got it second hand so I might be mis-remembering. The names I saw were Stackhouse, Van Exel, Kidd and someone else (Fizdale?).

Yeah you got that right, heard that as well.

 

[Mainstreet]

The only way they are hiring Triano is if they decide to go the cheap route and that is going to sit very poorly with the fans. If they truly want to win games they will pass on Triano and pay up for one of the better options.

The fans attend the games and put money into his pockets. Thus he should care about what puts more butts in the seats. Winning would do that, but hiring Triano is not a winning move.

I think there will be strong support within Suns management to hire Triano in some capacity.

He went out of his way to develop the younger players at his own peril.

 

[sunsfan88]

Marjele turned us down? Hallelujah!
Glad we dodged that bullet

It’s bad press that a guy coaching Grand Canyon freaking University would rather stay there than interview for a professional coaching job. This isn’t like Wright staying at Nova.

Others were right, it would’ve better to not even give him an interview request in the first place.

Now it looks like this is an undesirable job with a bad owner in place and could turn off some of the better coaching candidates from interviewing here.

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

It’s bad press that a guy coaching Grand Canyon freaking University would rather stay there than interview for a professional coaching job. This isn’t like Wright staying at Nova.

Others were right, it would’ve better to not even give him an interview request in the first place.

Now it looks like this is an undesirable job with a bad owner in place and could turn off some of the better coaching candidates from interviewing here.

Or he is simply having a good time coaching GCU and just doesn't need the extra money that comes with an NBA job.

 

[Mainstreet]

It’s bad press that a guy coaching Grand Canyon freaking University would rather stay there than interview for a professional coaching job. This isn’t like Wright staying at Nova.

Others were right, it would’ve better to not even give him an interview request in the first place.

Now it looks like this is an undesirable job with a bad owner in place and could turn off some of the better coaching candidates from interviewing here.

I think Majerle interviews for the Suns job if he thought he had a good chance but the Suns have already gone through Triano, Watson, Hornacek and Hunter.

He knows the Suns are likely looking for a name coach and a fresh start. Why risk his credibility after being treated so poorly his last time around.

Besides, I think JC is grooming him to be an NBA coach when the right opportunity comes along... this isn't it.

 

[BC867]

I think there will be strong support within Suns management to hire Triano in some capacity.

He went out of his way to develop the younger players at his own peril.

Some capacity, fine. Triano already set the stage for that when he took the interim job, by announcing that he likes coaching, but not the many miscellaneous responsibilities of being Head Coach.

Which also addresses the "at his own peril" thought. He, and the rest of the NBA world, knew that the Suns have a doofus of a Managing General Partner, an unproven General Manager and a very unbalanced roster in all criteria, especially young vs. mid-career and front court vs. backcourt balance.

 

[Mainstreet]

Some capacity, fine. Triano already set the stage for that when he took the interim job, by announcing that he likes coaching, but not the many miscellaneous responsibilities of being Head Coach.

Which also addresses the "at his own peril" thought. He, and the rest of the NBA world, knew that the Suns have a doofus of a Managing General Partner, an unproven General Manager and a very unbalanced roster in all criteria, especially young vs. mid-career and front court vs. backcourt balance.

I would be shocked if Triano is hired as the new head coach but equally shocked if they don't offer him a job in some capacity.

He took over a team that was clearly headed for disaster.