In my opinion he was the best out there. Not a bad choice at all. Curious to see who will be his assistant coaches.

Overall though all I want from Porter is player development, bench use and a more balanced in-game strategy that is not just the TORA TORA TORA of coach D. That is to say that I want to see the Suns still play their O like the do but I want to see discipline and accountability on D as well.

I like that you brought up the facts that he could improve our bench and defense based on his past stops. In my opinion, the bench is more important then defense in our current situation. So lets hope Sarver can stop being a cheap @ss so we can bring in some solid bench guys. We need to be at least 10 deep.

Man o man… the search has finally come to an end. I guess Porter is the best one out there. He was a good player and he has been around great coaches. I’m eager to hear what the players have to say.

PStan is right, Amare must lead the way. I really think that Boris will step up also. The biggest beneficiary of the Terrry Porter hire could be DJ Strawberry. They were similar players coming out of college, and DJ might answer the challenge that Porter would represent.

All in all a good hire. I can’t believe the Bulls. Whoever gets the job there will go into his job knowing he was the third choice. Whose fault is that, Paxson?

Sorry I haven’t posted in awhile; I now have the time after getting out of school.

He was the front-runner for the job, so it doesn’t surprise me. I like the fact that he’s a relatively new coach. I mean yes, he has been an assistant, and he has been a head coach before, but the front office didn’t go the retried route, spinning the coaching carosel and getting a Flip or Avery, men who have already made a name for themselves.
If succes comes his way, it will start here, but in order for it to start he has a helluva job ahead of him.

Since he was an assistant for Sacramento and Detroit, I assume (you know what they same about assuming though) and hope this means he knows how to handle both ends of the floor, having been part of an offensive juggernaut and a defensive powerhouse.

I look forward to seeing this guy work. Let’s hope he can maintain a spread offense, instill a defensive will, and lead us to success.

I was a bit disappointed that Kerr didn’t even interview Flip Saunders. I’m sure there’s a good reason for that ($$$), but he uncorked the offense in Detroit after Larry Brown left and maintained a team defensive philosophy.

And, really, given the Suns’ payroll, calling Sarver cheap is inaccurate. He’s made some bone-headed decisions about how to spend his money maybe, but he’s not cheap.

I love Porter! As a Blazer fan I grew up watch up watching him play. He is still my favorite player of all time. I wish him the best (except against the Blazers).

I’m with beatcal, given the overall field, this hire seems just fine, not great, nothing to complain about, but nothing to get excited about either.

The Suns’ road looks to be tougher next year, but this team seems to play better under those conditions. I’m good with Porter, just hoping they draft well and can maybe lure a good complimentary player off the free-agent market.