The Phoenix Suns had been arguably probably the most disappointing staff within the NBA this season, and so they haven’t been shy about utilizing former head coach Mike Budenholzer as their scapegoat.
Budenholzer was fired on Monday after only one season on the helm in Phoenix. The Suns went 36-46 and missed the playoffs regardless of having the best payroll within the NBA.
Suns proprietor Mat Ishbia mentioned the way forward for the franchise throughout a press convention on Thursday. He didn’t mince phrases when requested concerning the choice to make one other teaching change.
“There’s plenty of the explanation why Coach Bud shouldn’t be right here. I’m not going to get into all these causes, however positively consider we must always’ve gained much more video games and been much more aggressive throughout these video games as nicely,” Ishbia stated, through Duane Rankin of the Arizona Republic. “Want him the perfect, nevertheless it was the fallacious coach for our group and for that staff and on the finish of the day, you possibly can blame me for it as a result of I’m the proprietor.”
Ishbia stated he’s the individual in charge for hiring the “fallacious coach,” however that appeared like a roundabout manner of pointing the finger at Budenholzer for the Suns’ struggles this season.
The stance is no surprise. There have been stories that Budenholzer couldn’t coexist with Phoenix’s famous person core of Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal. Booker supposedly had points with the coach that affected the remainder of the staff.
These stories in all probability leaked from the Suns group. Although, Budenholzer and Durant additionally brazenly butted heads at instances this season.
If the Suns determine to stay with Durant, Booker and Beal, that they had higher get pleasure from higher outcomes subsequent season. In any other case, it’ll rapidly turn out to be apparent that Budenholzer was not the largest drawback in Phoenix.
