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The Phoenix Suns have made the decision that fans have been waiting for all season, firing first-year coach Mike Budenholzer, who still has four years left on his contract. Bud joins Monty Williams and Frank Vogel as coaches still getting paid by the organization, and is the Suns third coach to get fired in as many seasons. Erik and Stephen break down why Budenhozler was fired, why the Suns can’t afford to mess up the next hire and if more change is coming…
Suns Move on From Another Coach
0:00 Intro
3:15 Bud is not a scapegoat
4:45 Biggest reason for Bud being fired
10:30 Warning signs of the season
20:45 Super Chats!
22:30 The Suns have failed at coaching hires
24:30 Suns league ratings
27:00 Suns vs league averages
33:45 All coaching candidates
37:00 Three candidates and their numbers
40:00 Other candidates
47:00 League reporting
50:30 Who’s making the decisions?
56:30 Final thoughts on Bud for now
58:30 More Super Chats and Haynes report
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