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Re: Suns hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach

Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 1:40 pm
by TOO
Superbone wrote:
Fri May 10, 2024 1:19 pm
And I’m not kidding.

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Carvin Ham.

Re: Suns hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach

Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 2:17 pm
by AmareIsGod
For the Win's Mike D. Sykes, II wrote: "There are some bad team owners in the NBA. James Dolan, Ted Leonsis, Tilman Fertitta. I could go on and on and on. The jury was out on the Suns’ new owner, Mat Ishbia. But I think the case just closed with the Suns firing Frank Vogel after one single season as the team’s head coach. News of Vogel getting fired broke on Thursday through a report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. I couldn’t call it shocking, really. Somebody’s head had to roll after the Suns’ disappointing season and, well, it certainly wasn’t going to be the team owner’s. But in reality, that’s who’s at fault here!"

"This Suns team stinks because Mat Ishbia couldn’t just relive his glory days at Michigan State by playing in some random rec league around his way like any other washed-up college athlete would. Nope. He’s too rich for that. Instead, he chose to buy an NBA team and run it into the ground. See why I keep telling y’all billionaires are dangerous? No one man should have all that power. …"

"… This speedrun to becoming the most incompetent owner in the league has been quite the ride. For Suns fan’s sake, I hope he turns it around soon. I can’t imagine going from being in the NBA Finals a few years ago to this."

Re: Suns hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach

Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 2:17 pm
by AmareIsGod
For the record, I disagree with the above.

Re: Suns hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach

Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 2:19 pm
by In2ition
I would blame James Jones before Ishbia. James Jones was supposed to be able to figure out if Vogel and the team were going to fit together. Unless it comes out that Ishbia picked Vogel ahead of Jones better judgement, I think it was Jones' idea.

Re: Suns hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach

Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 2:33 pm
by Superbone
AmareIsGod wrote:
Fri May 10, 2024 2:17 pm
For the record, I disagree with the above.
I do agree with his last sentence though. Man, it has been tough.

Re: Suns hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach

Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 2:34 pm
by Superbone
In2ition wrote:
Fri May 10, 2024 2:19 pm
I would blame James Jones before Ishbia. James Jones was supposed to be able to figure out if Vogel and the team were going to fit together. Unless it comes out that Ishbia picked Vogel ahead of Jones better judgement, I think it was Jones' idea.
Eh, other way around for me. Not that Jones has no blame. It all starts with the Durant fleecing and gutting our Finals team.

Re: Suns hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach

Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 2:42 pm
by In2ition
Superbone wrote:
Fri May 10, 2024 2:34 pm
In2ition wrote:
Fri May 10, 2024 2:19 pm
I would blame James Jones before Ishbia. James Jones was supposed to be able to figure out if Vogel and the team were going to fit together. Unless it comes out that Ishbia picked Vogel ahead of Jones better judgement, I think it was Jones' idea.
Eh, other way around for me. Not that Jones has no blame. It all starts with the Durant fleecing and gutting our Finals team.
I mean, you're not wrong there. The Suns really got fleeced for sure.

Re: Suns hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach

Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 3:31 pm
by JeremyG

Re: Suns hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach

Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 3:40 pm
by TOO
Officially official. I for one, like the hire much more than the Vogel hiring.

Re: Suns hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach

Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 3:47 pm
by Flagrant Fowl
Congrats Bud!

You have a tomato, a tomato, a tomato, a tomato, a tomato, a banana, and a brick of cheddar cheese.

Please make us an ice cream cake.

Re: Suns hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach

Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 4:22 pm
by ShelC
I'm with Bud til I ain't. I don't know that he'll be much more effective than Vogel at getting thru. They might roll their eyes at him too or undermine him just the same. I don't think Vogel's a scapegoat, he sucked. The roster isn't ideal but it's better than it showed this season.

Re: Suns hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach

Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 4:27 pm
by TOO
A 3rd coach in 3 years and by most accounts all good coaches, if they don't buy in they gotta go. Full stop.

Re: Suns hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach

Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 6:55 pm
by Superbone
Nobody's going anywhere.

Re: Suns hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach

Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 7:54 pm
by iLLmatic
5 years? Good. Players need to go next if we have another embarrassing season. I hope he’s ready for a rebuild.

Re: Suns hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach

Posted: Sat May 11, 2024 5:13 am
by Cap
iLLmatic wrote:
Fri May 10, 2024 7:54 pm
5 years? Good. Players need to go next if we have another embarrassing season. I hope he’s ready for a rebuild.
A rebuild when we’re way the F over the cap and control none of our own picks for seven years? Sure thing. We’ll do it just like… uh… somebody must have done it before, right?

Re: Suns hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach

Posted: Sat May 11, 2024 7:30 am
by INFORMER
I think the roster is the biggest issue, but Budenholzer is a better fit with the personnel that the Suns have. I think he can get a better offensive product out of this group, but I'm not sure that elevates enough to have a different out in the postseason. Maybe it upgrades them to being able to win a playoff series.

Re: Suns hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach

Posted: Sat May 11, 2024 9:36 am
by Mori Chu
Suns Twitter officially welcomes Coach Bud:


Re: Suns hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach

Posted: Sat May 11, 2024 9:49 am
by TOO
When's the presser?

Re: Suns hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach

Posted: Sat May 11, 2024 10:55 am
by iLLmatic
Cap wrote:
Sat May 11, 2024 5:13 am
iLLmatic wrote:
Fri May 10, 2024 7:54 pm
5 years? Good. Players need to go next if we have another embarrassing season. I hope he’s ready for a rebuild.
A rebuild when we’re way the F over the cap and control none of our own picks for seven years? Sure thing. We’ll do it just like… uh… somebody must have done it before, right?
Obviously that includes trading Booker away to facilitate that.

Re: Suns hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach

Posted: Sat May 11, 2024 11:31 am
by Cap
iLLmatic wrote:
Sat May 11, 2024 10:55 am
Cap wrote:
Sat May 11, 2024 5:13 am
iLLmatic wrote:
Fri May 10, 2024 7:54 pm
5 years? Good. Players need to go next if we have another embarrassing season. I hope he’s ready for a rebuild.
A rebuild when we’re way the F over the cap and control none of our own picks for seven years? Sure thing. We’ll do it just like… uh… somebody must have done it before, right?
Obviously that includes trading Booker away to facilitate that.
Take a look at the Booker trades proposed by fans/media of other teams, and tell me which you think could be the foundation for a rebuild.