The Suns have dismissed Jeff Hornacek so he is now officially out of the running for Coach of the Year. Given the Suns' abysmal start, he would've needed an amazing 2nd half to get any COY consideration. Earl Watson has been named the Interim Coach. Will Watson retain the job into next year? I doubt it. I think Phoenix is a good spot for David Blatt and while I don't think the Suns will be in the running for Tom Thiboadeau or Mark Jackson, I suspect they'll get someone more high profile than Watson.
The Suns' next priority is moving Markieff Morris, which I suspect will happen by the trade deadline. What can they get for him? They don't really need another PG but that's never stopped them for adding superfluous PGs before. Markieff will undoubtedly want to go to Detroit who has Brandon Jennings, a very similarly priced asset, just waiting for his future to begin. Not at all a perfect match but the closeness of the salaries could bring a third team into the mix (Avery Bradley of the Celtics? Mike Conley of the Grizzlies?). We'll see.
Coach of the Year is still Popovich, even with the fact that the Spurs got pounded by the Warriors and the Cavs in rapid succession and that the Spurs are headed into the tough part of their schedule. That said, I still can't put anyone else ahead of him for now.
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