Go GET Hornacek

[Handlogten's Heros]

So you left out the direct quote from Dragic. He said he was upset about them bringing in Bledsoe and then Thomas. He didn't like his offball, spot-up role. Is that being upset with the offense? Sure. But it's a result of the GM bringing in other PG's and forcing Hornacek to then use Dragic in that role (since neither Thomas nor Bledsoe were suited to play off the ball). I included some of the quotes from an article. Here's the link to the entire post.

https://www.azcentral.com/story/spo...s-suns-he-wont-re-sign-after-season/23595011/

Yes, Hornacek had to play him off ball, which he hated. But what else could he do when Phoenix brought in Bledsoe and then traded for Thomas? Dragic was either going to play that role or come off the bench due to the GM's acquisition of two other PG's, neither of whom could play a SG role.

Which is the same **** dragic complained about in Miami... Guy wants to be the center of every offense... Maybe it's a dragic problem.

 

[Hotdog]

Which is the same **** dragic complained about in Miami... Guy wants to be the center of every offense... Maybe it's a dragic problem.

We should trade for Dragic then.

 

[Hotdog]

So you left out the direct quote from Dragic. He said he was upset about them bringing in Bledsoe and then Thomas. He didn't like his offball, spot-up role. Is that being upset with the offense? Sure. But it's a result of the GM bringing in other PG's and forcing Hornacek to then use Dragic in that role (since neither Thomas nor Bledsoe were suited to play off the ball). I included some of the quotes from an article. Here's the link to the entire post.

https://www.azcentral.com/story/spo...s-suns-he-wont-re-sign-after-season/23595011/

Yes, Hornacek had to play him off ball, which he hated. But what else could he do when Phoenix brought in Bledsoe and then traded for Thomas? Dragic was either going to play that role or come off the bench due to the GM's acquisition of two other PG's, neither of whom could play a SG role.

From another article:

Again, how is that Hornacek's fault? He has to use the players the GM gives him. What else was he supposed to do with Dragic once Bledsoe and then Thomas were on the roster?

Those are good points. But how do we know Hornacek didn't have something to do with bringing in Thomas? Maybe he was like, I'm Hornacek, I'm a mastermind genius, I'm gonna use three points guards now, since two worked good.. hehehehe..

 

[Stifle Tower]

Which is the same **** dragic complained about in Miami... Guy wants to be the center of every offense... Maybe it's a dragic problem.

Could be. Dragic wants to be a traditional PG who directs the offense. He did that in Phoenix before they traded for Bledsoe and Thomas. It's his own fault for signing the big deal in Miami. He knew Wade was the primary ballhandler.

 

[Stifle Tower]

Those are good points. But how do we know Hornacek didn't have something to do with bringing in Thomas? Maybe he was like, I'm Hornacek, I'm a mastermind genius, I'm gonna use three points guards now, since two worked good.. hehehehe..

A brand new coach having GM powers? I doubt it. Now if it were Popovich, SVG or Jackson, then yes, the coach would definitely be wagging the GM.

 

[sirkickyass]

You guys don't get it. He's a dumb coach.

Why do you think Dragic demanded a traded and criticized the offense?

Why did Markief Morris throw a towell at him?

Why did the team quit on him?

The players didn't like him. He did the most bizarre rotations I've ever seen. I've followed it pretty closely. He had to go. He is not cutout to be a head coach. He gets too angry at the players. Won't let them find any consistency. Doesn't know how to use them right. Doesn't know who his best players are. He made it a cluster **** there, and deserved the firing.

I have a Suns ticket package so I go to these things pretty regularly (10 games so far this season). Hornacek is not a bad coach. Just about everything that could go wrong there this season has gone wrong. It is very apparent that the team has internalized the idea that they are bad and they kept finding ways to lose. Eric Bledsoe got hurt, Chandler had some injury issues, then Brandon Knight got hurt. Markieff got cheesed and severely half-assed it. Next thing you know, you're relying a lot on a 19 year old rookie (who is good, but still 19), Archie Goodwin, and the concession vendor who yells "cotton candy" like he's never seen it before.

That said, Hornacek clearly wasn't able to just make anything work and didn't adapt as well as he could have on the fly. I'm not sure what coach would have gotten the current team to play winning basketball, but it clearly wasn't him. He tried a lot of things, but ultimately there isn't any combination of players on that squad that could consistently win games.

Hornacek has been very good at developing players that are young and nurturing them along. Virtually no one has come through Phoenix and felt like they wasted potential. That might make him assistant/development coach material, but it means he definitely has a place in the league.

 

[Hotdog]

A brand new coach having GM powers? I doubt it. Now if it were Popovich, SVG or Jackson, then yes, the coach would definitely be wagging the GM.

GM powers?

It's called input. As a coach you give input to the players that are sought after. It's no uncommon.

 

[Deleted member 848]

Horny got about as raw of a deal as they come. Hilarious mismanagement by the Suns.


Let's steal him back.

 

[NUMBERICA]

I have a Suns ticket package so I go to these things pretty regularly (10 games so far this season). Hornacek is not a bad coach. Just about everything that could go wrong there this season has gone wrong. It is very apparent that the team has internalized the idea that they are bad and they kept finding ways to lose. Eric Bledsoe got hurt, Chandler had some injury issues, then Brandon Knight got hurt. Markieff got cheesed and severely half-assed it. Next thing you know, you're relying a lot on a 19 year old rookie (who is good, but still 19), Archie Goodwin, and the concession vendor who yells "cotton candy" like he's never seen it before.

That said, Hornacek clearly wasn't able to just make anything work and didn't adapt as well as he could have on the fly. I'm not sure what coach would have gotten the current team to play winning basketball, but it clearly wasn't him. He tried a lot of things, but ultimately there isn't any combination of players on that squad that could consistently win games.

Hornacek has been very good at developing players that are young and nurturing them along. Virtually no one has come through Phoenix and felt like they wasted potential. That might make him assistant/development coach material, but it means he definitely has a place in the league.

Don't you get it? Hack says he's a big sucky dummy dumb dumb and he knows what he's talking about because he has nothing to backup what he's saying.

 

[Dr. Jones]

My hell

 

[NAOS]

I would say something about how Hack brings down the statistical averages of intelligence, wit, charm, etc. around here, but he's truly a statistical outlier. Idiocy like his has to be written off as a weird genetic bankruptcy.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Damn.