Booker said he’s feeling better and is hopeful he’ll be able to play, but Triano said Monday that Booker won’t play until he’s completely healthy. Injury updateĭevin Booker (hip), Chandler (neck) and Troy Daniels (finger) are all listed as questionable for Wednesday’s game against Utah. They also lost by 44 in the 1997 playoffs to Seattle.Īlso, the other 29 teams in the NBA have lost a combined four games by at least 40 points this season. The Suns have four losses of at least 40 points this season, matching the number of regular-season 40-point losses they had in the first 49 years of the franchise. Watch Video: Triano on Steve Kerr: 'He explained that it wasn't (disrespectful)' People are making a bigger deal out of it than it is.” It’s, ‘How can I get the most out of my guys?’ That’s what I’m doing every game, and that’s what he did. … He’s doing what he has to do for his team. They’ve heard it for 50 whatever games, and you’re looking to connect with the players. This time of year, players don’t want to hear the coach’s voice. “I did the same thing last week, let our guys run practice. “I don’t have a problem with it,” Triano said. Triano reiterated the comments he made after Monday’s loss, saying Kerr has every right to coach his team the way he wants. You feel that way, come in here, work on your game, get better and make sure that s-t don’t happen again.” That’s what it comes down to at the end of the day. “It’s the same thing as in football when defenses get mad because they say you ran the score up,” Chandler said. Both he and interim coach Jay Triano said Tuesday that they weren’t bothered at all by what Kerr did. That’s how veteran center Tyson Chandler is looking at it. Watch Video: Troy Daniels on Warriors players calling plays: 'It's disrespectful' Remember that the Warriors did that,” he said. Miller said the Suns should use the game as motivation. … It just shows me they have a long way to go in the locker room because they don’t have a leader in the locker room who says, 'We deserve to get our butts beat like that, and in a couple of years, we’re going to turn it around and be able to coach ourselves.’”īICKLEY: Suns should be seething over unprecedented humiliation "We don’t cry about losing like that in the NBA. “For you to even be on a losing team and to mention how you lost and how it’s unfair shows me you have been on those teams that got trophies for just coming to the tournament. Webber called Kerr’s decision “brilliant” in terms of chemistry and said he’s seen other coaches let players take over for a quarter or a half. “That’s the problem with these young guys. “So it wasn’t disrespectful getting beat by 40 points? When a player picks up a clipboard and decides to talk in the huddle, that’s disrespectful? How about lacing your shoes up a little tighter and not getting your heads beat in on TV?” “I’ve heard some of the comments coming out of the Phoenix Suns locker room that it was disrespectful,” Miller said. TNT commentators Reggie Miller and Chris Webber, on a teleconference call Tuesday to preview All-Star weekend, ripped the Suns for saying that Golden State coach Steve Kerr disrespected them by letting his players call plays and coach during timeouts. The backlash we got for trying to be that change.SALT LAKE CITY – The fallout from Phoenix’s 46-point loss to the Golden State Warriors on Monday followed the Suns to Utah. It’s just funny now looking back, and I was a part of change. Even though I won Rookie of the Year, we were criticized for it. It was fun to play point forward, but at that time, the league didn’t understand (then-Warriors head coach Don Nelson) Nelly. “It was a difference at that time from old-school coaching and what you see now. I think the league was changing again,” Webber told Shams Charania of The Athletic. Webber acknowledged the criticism that was thrown at him during his single season with the Warriors, but he is also adamant that he was pivotal in transitioning a new era of basketball: C-Webb recently opened up about his time with the Dubs, and he revealed how he believes this stint helped revolutionize the game. The 48-year-old had a decorated 15-year career in the NBA which all started with the Golden State Warriors back in 1993. After a considerably long wait, Chris Webber will finally have his name inducted in the Hall of Fame on Saturday.
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