The Phoenix Suns have released their head coach Earl Watson. In the interim, assistant coach Jay Triano, who is also the Canadian national coach, will be in charge of the team. This was announced by the team in a statement.
The Suns thus set a record for the fastest leave of absence since the merger with ABA. In the 1971/72 season Dolph Schayes was dismissed by the Buffalo Braves after only one game. In the post-merger era, Mike Brown held this infamous record when the Cleveland Cavaliers released the current assistant coach of the Golden State Warriors after five games.
In addition to Watson, ESPN reported that three assistant coaches had to take their hats,”I thank the Suns and everyone else who accompanied me on this trip,”said Watson, explaining that “life is sometimes unpredictable,” the Suns lost their first three games and won against Portland (76:124) and the Clippers (88:130) bad claps.
Point Guard Eric Bledsoe, who almost at the same time as Watson’s dismissal, twittered the following:”I don’t want to be here”. there were many rumours about Bledsoe in the summer and Phoenix is said to have offered the Guard a lot of teams, but he couldn’t make a deal. The 27-year-old has played 15.7 points and 3 assists in the three games so far.