Suns Coaching Search Update

I am sure many out in the desert are wondering what Steve Kerr will do after essentially having [made the mistake of] chasing out Mike D'Antoni.

[Author's Note: As much as I dislike the Suns, I have always found SSOL very entertaining, and do believe it has revolutionized the NBA in that teams averaging 100+ is much more common. Perhaps there is no better object in which the result of SSOL can be seen as vividly as in the 2 free taco promotion at Laker games. Before D'Antoni, it used to be the Lakers had to win and hold the opposing team under 90. whereas now, it is that the Lakers have to hold the opponents to only under 100]

Well, KTAR has the update.

Personally, I feel that Mark Jackson may be good fit, PR wise. He has been well embraced by the media, and the blogosphere for the most part, and will bring excitement, while not matching that in the SSOL era, could still hold expectations and results high. One of the criticism's of D'Antoni was that he was not tough enough with his players with regards to practice and defense, and Jackson could definitely right that.

Another intriguing candidate is Brian Shaw. I think he may be a good short term fit in Phoenix as, from as far as I have garnered, his offense is stylistically loose, which would allow Steve Nash the flexibility he would need to be the great play maker. Furthermore, Shaw too, would probably have no problem confronting players, even though he has generally been well liked by players.


And as always, I have no doubt that you can not go wrong with Spurs' or Pistons' top assistants. I would assume these two would not shy away from using the Suns bench, such that the starters would not be consistently tired late, and since it would allow players to be capable when they are forced to come in. [More D.J. Strawberry please!]

I suppose we will find out in mid june.