Phoenix Suns 2025-2026 Coaching Search

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The Bobster wrote:
Mon Apr 14, 2025 5:48 pm
Bookies.com odds for next Suns coach -

Mike Malone +350
Taylor Jenkins +450
Willie Green +550
Chris Quinn +750
James Borrego +800
Micah Nori +950
Darvin Ham +1150
Steve Nash +1400
Sam Cassell +1400
The Field +900
I guess they don't listen to Gambo.
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The Bobster wrote:
Mon Apr 14, 2025 2:27 pm
Here's the other side of the coin. Just how attractive is this coaching job now?
Coaching here? You get a 3+ year deal, only have to work 1 year of it, get fired, and get paid all the rest to do nothing. What's not to like?

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I’d guess it’s Willie Green if he gets released…Chris Quinn if not

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Royal Ivey is my guess, I think Booker and KD both like the way Houston does things.
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I take it Ivey is a Rockets assistant?

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Split T wrote:
Mon Apr 14, 2025 6:41 pm
I take it Ivey is a Rockets assistant?
Yeah, he also coached South Sudan in the Olympics and they played their asses off. Former player, young, from a solid structure, checks a lot of boxes for me.
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I remember him as a player…I’d be cool with it

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First name on Haynes’ list is Mike Brown (others include Willie Green, Jared Dudley, David Fizdale, and Kevin Young):

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No way they go Brown who routinely throws his players under the bus. Can't see that, the rest though they all seem like legitimate candidates.
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wpmiller42 wrote:
Mon Apr 14, 2025 1:13 pm
I think I would also put Mike Malone on the interview list.
Don’t call him Mike or he’ll get mad.
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Billups was our #1 choice:

"I'm a Deandre Ayton guy."--Al McCoy, September 21, 2022.

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JeremyG wrote:
Mon Apr 14, 2025 8:11 pm
Billups was our #1 choice:

Like I said in a previous thread I think he and Klutch were using the Suns as leverage for a new deal.
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JeremyG wrote:
Mon Apr 14, 2025 8:05 pm
First name on Haynes’ list is Mike Brown (others include Willie Green, Jared Dudley, David Fizdale, and Kevin Young):

Mike Brown? Gross. David Fizdale can stay the hell away too.

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Royal Ivey would also be great

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If we go with Mike Brown or Fizdale....just no.

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JeremyG wrote:
Mon Apr 14, 2025 8:05 pm
First name on Haynes’ list is Mike Brown
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That list sucks. I hope it's none of them.
What is smallball? I play basketball. I'm not a regular big man. I can switch from the center to the guards. The game is evolving. I'd be dominAyton if the WNBA would let me in. - Ayton

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AmareIsGod wrote:
Tue Apr 15, 2025 7:57 am
That list sucks. I hope it's none of them.
Who would be your preference?
Love, Hurts.

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TOO wrote:
Tue Apr 15, 2025 8:00 am
AmareIsGod wrote:
Tue Apr 15, 2025 7:57 am
That list sucks. I hope it's none of them.
Who would be your preference?
None of those guys. I haven't had my coffee yet so I can't give you alternatives. But none of the options presented appeal to me.
What is smallball? I play basketball. I'm not a regular big man. I can switch from the center to the guards. The game is evolving. I'd be dominAyton if the WNBA would let me in. - Ayton

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