Mat Ishbia performed a press convention on Thursday to debate the way forward for the Phoenix Suns as they seek for a brand new head coach for the third consecutive offseason. The Suns fired Mike Budenholzer one 12 months after firing Frank Vogel and two years after firing Monty Williams. The Suns missed the Play-In altogether in what was a disappointing season.
“We obtained to get the following rent proper and we’ll,” Ishbia mentioned on the workforce’s follow facility. “The workforce and the roster that was constructed by (Suns normal supervisor James Jones and CEO Josh Bartelstein), scouts, the entrance workplace is significantly better than a 36-win roster.
“There’s lots of the reason why Coach Bud isn’t right here. I am not going to get into all these causes, however undoubtedly consider we should always’ve received much more video games and been much more aggressive throughout these video games as nicely,” Ishbia mentioned. “Want him the most effective, nevertheless it was the fallacious coach for our group and for that workforce and on the finish of the day, you’ll be able to blame me for it as a result of I am the proprietor.”
The Suns will work Kevin Durant on a trade this offseason and plan to “pivot and reload” around Devin Booker.
“We will search for somebody that matches the imaginative and prescient of Phoenix Suns basketball,” Ishbia mentioned. “Somebody who’s going to dwell out precisely what I am speaking about. Somebody who’s somewhat bit dirty, somewhat bit powerful. Have somewhat little bit of that in them.”
