Re: Suns hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach
Posted: Fri May 17, 2024 5:13 pm
After a season of no passion or direction, I like what I saw today.
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Re: Suns hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach
Posted: Fri May 17, 2024 6:22 pm
Vogel seemed like an emotionless robot in his presser, what a total 180. I am cautiously optimistic, I do believe this team will be better, probably not a finals contender because of how top heavy it is, but the talent will be better utilized.
Re: Suns hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach
Posted: Fri May 17, 2024 6:35 pm
I'm sure there will be a contingent here calling him Coach Boob by Spring time if things don't go well.Superbone wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2024 2:26 pmI just started watching. First thing is everybody mispronouncing his name (it's bud like from a flower or Budweiser) including McCoy and Jones (the only people other than Bud to talk so far.) It was cool to see Mike worship McCoy.
ETA: I may have been led astray. Bud himself pronounced it the way we've always heard it when introducing his dad.
ETA: OK, he just addressed the pronunciation directly. He says it bood but you can also say it bud but he'll probably get in trouble when he gets home. Apparently, it's a long story but it sounds like bud was the original correct pronunciation by which his father goes by.
Re: Suns hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach
Posted: Fri May 17, 2024 8:09 pm
He said he was happy to be coaching the Suns in a couple of different ways. The first he said he would coach this team anywhere, Alaska, South Pole, whatever. That made me think he was excited to work with the Book, KD, and Beal. The second was that he was actually coaching the Phoenix Suns, HIS hometown team. He talked about his dad drilling him on Westphal moves, loving Double A Alvan Adams and Sweet D Walter Davis.
He also said he persued this job. He WANTS to be here.
Re: Suns hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach
Posted: Fri May 17, 2024 10:11 pm
He grew up listening to him on the radio in Holbrook! How the heck did Al seem to get 10 years younger than he was a year ago?! Amazing.
Re: Suns hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach
Posted: Fri May 17, 2024 10:12 pm
That's all I want at this point. I want to enjoy watching Suns basketball again.
Re: Suns hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach
Posted: Fri May 17, 2024 10:14 pm
Re: Suns hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach
Posted: Sat May 18, 2024 12:02 am
Re: Suns hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach
Posted: Sat May 18, 2024 2:34 am
I love the hire.
Sign Payne as PG free agent.
Use this years draft pick on best 4/5 available when we pick and develop him!
Sign Payne as PG free agent.
Use this years draft pick on best 4/5 available when we pick and develop him!
Re: Suns hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach
Posted: Sat May 18, 2024 6:16 am
I’m cool with signing Payne asa bench player.
Re: Suns hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach
Posted: Sat May 18, 2024 8:31 am
Boobenholzer. I like it.Flagrant Fowl wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2024 6:35 pmI'm sure there will be a contingent here calling him Coach Boob by Spring time if things don't go well.Superbone wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2024 2:26 pmI just started watching. First thing is everybody mispronouncing his name (it's bud like from a flower or Budweiser) including McCoy and Jones (the only people other than Bud to talk so far.) It was cool to see Mike worship McCoy.
ETA: I may have been led astray. Bud himself pronounced it the way we've always heard it when introducing his dad.
ETA: OK, he just addressed the pronunciation directly. He says it bood but you can also say it bud but he'll probably get in trouble when he gets home. Apparently, it's a long story but it sounds like bud was the original correct pronunciation by which his father goes by.
Re: Suns hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach
Posted: Sat May 18, 2024 9:27 am
Fun fact. I was born in Winslow, AZ, the closest town to Holbrook, and my parents moved to Holbrook for a year before my dad said "I need a better life for my family" and moved us to Phoenix so he could become a lineman. My mom was born and raised in Winslow with 9 sisters and 2 brothers. Our mail lady is from Holbrook.
Yesterday when our mail lady was dropping off mail, I asked if she heard the Suns news about our new coach. She said "yes", very excitedly and said she went to school with Mike, that he was the student body president and that his dad was her mother's teacher when her mother was younger. She was so excited that the Suns hired him.
Very cool stuff!
Yesterday when our mail lady was dropping off mail, I asked if she heard the Suns news about our new coach. She said "yes", very excitedly and said she went to school with Mike, that he was the student body president and that his dad was her mother's teacher when her mother was younger. She was so excited that the Suns hired him.
Very cool stuff!
Re: Suns hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach
Posted: Sat May 18, 2024 9:31 am
If I told you you had a nice figure, would you hold it against me?TOO wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2024 8:31 amBoobenholzer. I like it.Flagrant Fowl wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2024 6:35 pmI'm sure there will be a contingent here calling him Coach Boob by Spring time if things don't go well.Superbone wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2024 2:26 pmI just started watching. First thing is everybody mispronouncing his name (it's bud like from a flower or Budweiser) including McCoy and Jones (the only people other than Bud to talk so far.) It was cool to see Mike worship McCoy.
ETA: I may have been led astray. Bud himself pronounced it the way we've always heard it when introducing his dad.
ETA: OK, he just addressed the pronunciation directly. He says it bood but you can also say it bud but he'll probably get in trouble when he gets home. Apparently, it's a long story but it sounds like bud was the original correct pronunciation by which his father goes by.
Re: Suns hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach
Posted: Sat May 18, 2024 9:55 am
I was born up that way as well…Show Low/Pinetop…but my family moved to the Phoenix area when I was 4AmareIsGod wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2024 9:27 amFun fact. I was born in Winslow, AZ, the closest town to Holbrook, and my parents moved to Holbrook for a year before my dad said "I need a better life for my family" and moved us to Phoenix so he could become a lineman. My mom was born and raised in Winslow with 9 sisters and 2 brothers. Our mail lady is from Holbrook.
Yesterday when our mail lady was dropping off mail, I asked if she heard the Suns news about our new coach. She said "yes", very excitedly and said she went to school with Mike, that he was the student body president and that his dad was her mother's teacher when her mother was younger. She was so excited that the Suns hired him.
Very cool stuff!
Re: Suns hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach
Posted: Sat May 18, 2024 10:07 am
My dad moved us when I was around 3. Very cool Split!
Re: Suns hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach
Posted: Sat May 18, 2024 11:10 am
I've always thought you guys were winners and had a lot to show but your highs are much more numerous than your lows.
Re: Suns hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach
Posted: Sat May 18, 2024 11:41 am
Did he play for the Cardinals?AmareIsGod wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2024 9:27 amFun fact. I was born in Winslow, AZ, the closest town to Holbrook, and my parents moved to Holbrook for a year before my dad said "I need a better life for my family" and moved us to Phoenix so he could become a lineman.
Re: Suns hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach
Posted: Sat May 18, 2024 11:48 am
Re: Suns hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach
Posted: Sat May 18, 2024 11:57 am
It is still baffling that Bud was a dead man walking in Milwaukee the year the Suns faced them in the finals, and winning it all is the only thing that bought him more time there. I know they felt the franchise was underachieving with him, but I never thought he was the problem. And Milwaukee still can't get the coaching situation right; the buffoonery that occurred there this season is even more baffling than the previous Budenholzer situation.
I think he is a good coach, and this is probably the best option for this Suns team. I hope he doesn't take the fall if/when this team fails to deliver. I think he could have some value once we're done with the Durant-Beal era.
I think he is a good coach, and this is probably the best option for this Suns team. I hope he doesn't take the fall if/when this team fails to deliver. I think he could have some value once we're done with the Durant-Beal era.
Re: Suns hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach
Posted: Sat May 18, 2024 12:30 pm
Yeah, id really like to give him a long term shot, even if the big 3 doesn't work, he's a good coach, I'm tired of the turnover, also not really sure they could do better.INFORMER wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2024 11:57 amIt is still baffling that Bud was a dead man walking in Milwaukee the year the Suns faced them in the finals, and winning it all is the only thing that bought him more time there. I know they felt the franchise was underachieving with him, but I never thought he was the problem. And Milwaukee still can't get the coaching situation right; the buffoonery that occurred there this season is even more baffling than the previous Budenholzer situation.
I think he is a good coach, and this is probably the best option for this Suns team. I hope he doesn't take the fall if/when this team fails to deliver. I think he could have some value once we're done with the Durant-Beal era.