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Now, things are getting interesting. Of course, the former Sun players have ties to the franchise but are too new to take over the high-octane team at the moment.
Mark Jackson would be a bit bizarre as well - a New Yorker city boy taking over a team out in the desert? He'd have to trade nachos for hot dogs.
Hiring Rambis is also quite intriguing. On one hand, he has experience. On the other hand, he comes from an arch-rival just West of Phoenix. If he has strong connections to LA, you have a spy that could leak info to the almighty Lakers. Even if he doesn't mean to do so, a clever "friend" of his from the Lakers could get him to say something simply in the course of a routine small-talk conversation.
Besides, how well does Rambis understand the Triangle Offense? He has coached in LA, but does he use a traditional approach, or did he spend the time and effort to learn the Triangle?
- JL

Jay L. | 05/16/08, 06:00 AM

If the Suns are smart, why don't they take a clue from New York and interview that Italian coach Messino? After all, they had success with the Italian D'Antoni, and it makes sense to try another Italian. Since the Knicks took their coach, it makes sense for them to take the coach that was going to be interviewed for the Knicks.
- JL

Jay L. | 05/16/08, 06:02 AM

Jay L RAMBIS played for Phoenix TOO He ended his career there

Dbrude! | 05/16/08, 08:40 AM

-JL If the Suns were happy with D'Antoni style coach, don't you think they would have kept D'Antoni?

maxwellinformed | 05/16/08, 08:41 AM

Previous coach was of Italian descent. Hire another Italian. Your logic is impeccable sir!

donnedonne | 05/16/08, 08:48 AM

It is Messina and not Messino. I like Terry Porter. He did a good job with the Bucks and I still don't understand why they fired him.

bls_73 | 05/16/08, 08:59 AM

It would take a former Champ to fix things in the Valley of the deceased um I mean Suns (R.I.P)

Phoenix Suns - Texas owned since 2001

Texasmade | 05/16/08, 10:04 AM

donnedonne, brilliant logic isn't it! lol, i was about to make the same comment you did

dubya | 05/16/08, 10:58 AM

Read between the lines. Sarver is once again trying to "do it on the cheap."

Hllywd: Old Schoolin' | 05/16/08, 11:05 AM

JL
Are you really that stupid, or are you for real. Robert Sarver is a businessman. He's trying to win basketball games. I really doubt that someone's nationality will play a part in his getting this job. Otherwise, Steve Kerr and David Griffin wouldn't be in the position they're in.

Hllywd: Old Schoolin' | 05/16/08, 11:11 AM

Read between the lines. Sarver is once again trying to "do it on the cheap."

Hllywd | 05/16/08, 11:05 AM


Exactly. You could immediately tell that by the "I'm informed there are no plans to reach out to Avery Johnson," comment. He knows that AJ is making $4 mil/year, and he knows that to get AJ there, he's going to have to come off some change.

whats77inaname | 05/16/08, 05:43 PM