Posts Tagged: Coaching

Who says the Suns championship window has closed?

Who says the Suns championship window has closed? Since the Suns unimpressive first round exit against the Spurs media and fans alike seem to think the Suns championship window has been slammed shut. But why? Not much has changed since [...]

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Don’t stand next to Lute Olson at a bus stop

Fresh off of worrying about Chase Budinger’s marketability, Lute Olson is at it again. The Hall of Fame coach granted an hour-long interview to Anthony Gimino of the Tucson Citizen, and Gimino asked a lot of pertinent questions that people [...]

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There’s been some good hires, too

Apparently, the Suns’ hiring of Terry Porter got us thinking here at Azsportshub.com…is Porter the right fit, or is he going to meet the same end he met in Milwaukee? (He was fired after two seasons) Greg Esposito took a [...]

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AZ Sports Power Players: Week of June 9th

Every Monday we name the top 5 news makers in Arizona sports for the week prior. These can be either good or bad for Arizona Sports. Heck, they can be former players, coaches, opposing teams, etc. We call this the [...]

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On the Brink: The Phoenix Coyotes Off-Season Report

With the Detroit Red Wings up 3-1 and looking to finish off Sid the Kid and the Pittsburgh Penguins Monday night in Detroit to claim their 10th Stanley Cup, the 2007-2008 season is finally coming to a close. But as [...]

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Suns getting desperate, look to Hollywood for coach

The Phoenix Suns, the only team in pro basketball not to have a coach, are continuing their seemingly never ending interview process this week. Well-known Hollywood hoops coaches Norman Dale, Pete Bell and Edwina “Eddie” Franklin are scheduled for interviews [...]

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Vinsanity: Wheeler shuns the Valley

Ramblings from the desk and brain of Vince Marotta… Is Wheeler new public enemy number one in Phoenix? As a sports fan, I’m usually refreshed when an athlete proves its not all about the money, and they do the right [...]

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UPDATE: Note to Suns: Scratch Collins off your list

Looks like Bob Young at Azcentral agrees with us… a lot. Young’s blog at Azcentral.com Originally posted Thursday May 29, 2008 at 10:15 AM And then there was one. Only one NBA team currently has a head coaching vacancy, and [...]

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In The Zona – Suns Head Coach Edition 5/17/08

On this week’s edition of In The Zona, we delve deep into the Suns new head coaching search, we talk D-backs and their recent bullpen woes, as well as slam on Lute Olson…. We also welcome to the show guest [...]

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What Might Have Been…..

Back in November of 2004 Wally Backman was named manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks. The hire lasted all of 5 days as it was uncovered that he had been arrested twice and had major financial problems. Below is a glimpse [...]

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