Question for Suns fans Earl Watson as Coach

[BC867]

Do you really think UCLA is dumb enough to hire Watson as their head coach?

I will be shocked if he even gets an interview.

Gimme a break.

Replacing Watson as Suns Head Coach doesn't necessarily require UCLA hiring him.

 

[JustWinBaby]

What an ridiculously stupid argument.

Luke Walton also has one of the worst records in the history of the NBA as a head coach. What a surprise when a rookie coach coaches a team that is expected to be bottom 3.[/QUOTE}

Your support of this guy is quite unbelievable.

 

[Russ Smith]

IT is interesting, Alford obviously is still UCLA's coach, but 2 of the assistants are rumored to be looking at moving on. Schilling is both looking at a possible HC job, and is one of the targets of Archie Miller for the IU staff, and Schilling is from Indiana. David Grace is looking at a couple of possible HC assignments. So if the Suns were to fire Watson it would not surprise me at all to see UCLA hire him as an assistant if he were willing.

But he's not going to leave Phoenix to become an assistant at UCLA that seems pretty apparent.

 

[Errntknght]

I'm hoping Earl gets his dream job with UCLA. I don't care for his offense at all and he wasted most of a golden opportunity to have our young guys gain experience together and to sort them out.

 

[sunsfan88]

Replacing Watson as Suns Head Coach doesn't necessarily require UCLA hiring him.

I don't think the Suns would replace Watson (Fire him) unless he wanted to actually go somewhere else. And UCLA is about the only other place that he could think is better for him.

Watson is a great motivator but he might be the worst in the league when it comes to Xs and Os. His play sets and system they run are just so bland.

 

[JustWinBaby]

I don't think the Suns would replace Watson (Fire him) unless he wanted to actually go somewhere else. And UCLA is about the only other place that he could think is better for him.

Watson is a great motivator but he might be the worst in the league when it comes to Xs and Os. His play sets and system they run are just so bland.

Not arguing with your statement, but how is he such a great motivator?

What am I missing?

 

[sunsfan88]

Not arguing with your statement, but how is he such a great motivator?

What am I missing?

When Kieff was dogging it, he only started playing well enough for Washington to trade their 1st for him after Watson became HC and Kieff played a lot better. He's also got Bledsoe to break out this season and have a career year and Bledsoe himself has credited Watson for giving him the encouragement and confidence for it.

He's good at all that stuff, just not running plays or an actual system or anything like that.

 

[slinslin]

plus we are playing very enjoable basketball even in this losing streak it is fun to watch our guys

team chemistry is at an all time high

Basically zero negativity around the team despite the Knight situation and sitting Chandler and Bledsoe.

Our young guys are steadily improving.

I am pretty sure there is less than 1% chance of the Suns replacing Earl Watson and I am pretty sure that he is getting high grades for this season.

 

[Mainstreet]

There is an article written by Doug Haller at azcentral that gives a window into Earl Watson's thinking.

Below are some snippets from the article:

“I don’t have all the answers at all, and I don’t try to (act like) I do," Watson continues. “But I do feel like what helps me is you come to a better understanding if you realize you don’t know.”

“If it’s up to me, everyone would play,” Watson says. “They’d still be out there with our entire group, building.”

In regard to a lesson learned from a former teacher Watson goes on:

“You always told us a smart man knows where to find the answer,” he said.

“That’s correct,” Mr. Piper said.

“So can I open up my book for the test?”

The teacher laughed. Watson laughed.

“That’s something I’ve never forgotten,” Watson says.

Over the summer, Watson might put Mr. Piper’s lesson in motion, contacting one of his mentors, someone such as former Memphis coach Hubie Brown, asking how he would’ve handled a situation such as this, trying to win in the short-term while management positions for the long-term. He's done this in the past, evaluating his performance, then asking others for input.

For now, however, Watson prefers to learn in the moment, leaning on assistants Jay Triano and Tyrone Corbin, two coaches with NBA head-coaching experience.

“They’ve seen it all before," Watson says. “They understand the bigger picture. They understand this happens. With me, I came into coaching, I didn’t have enough time to play this out in my mind because it happened so quick. I was like, ‘I want to play this way. I want to win. I want to get in the playoffs.’ I never thought about players sitting or the other side of the game. That was like a right hook I didn’t see coming. But I got back up. And I think our young guys have responded well.”

I guess Watson is still learning how to look at the game from different aspects.

http://www.azcentral.com/story/spor...son-surprised-management-right-hook/99827044/