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Rumors about Terry Porter's job security in Phoenix have been running rampant since Wednesday, but so far everybody -- from team owner Robert Sarver, GM Steve Kerr and Porter himself -- has denied there's anything to it. Until Saturday night, that is. Paul Coro of the Arizona Republic reported Saturday that "there are strong indications that the Suns will have a new head coach" come Monday. In response to the report, Kerr gave an extremely telling non-denial to the AP: "We haven't made a decision. There are a lot of things we're working on this weekend."
Kerr hasn't been in the front office for long but has obviously been in and around the NBA for decades -- he has to know that the standard operating procedure for any GM is to offer nothing but reassuring platitudes about his head coach. When you deviate from that simple plan, it's a huge red flag. When you admit you haven't made a decision, it's akin to putting a For Sale sign on your coach's front lawn.
If I were a betting man, I'd venture to guess that Kerr's decision is already made, but he's been
But if Porter leaves, does that mean Stoudemire might stay? I suppose it's possible, but it'd probably be a coincidence more than anything. Stoudemire is being ushered out of town because the Suns want to save a buck, not because he clashes with the coaching staff.
As such, why would Sarver be OK with paying Porter not to coach? Perhaps because firing Porter would be a relatively inexpensive decision -- he signed a three-year, $7 million contract, but only the first two years were guaranteed. Assistant coach Alvin Gentry (who's posted a winning record exactly once in seven years coaching the Heat, Pistons and Clippers) is Porter's rumored successor.
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