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Earl Watson's work, intangibles won job: The Suns’ action to make Earl Watson their head coach did not come as swiftly as it appeared with the announcement coming six days after the end of the regular season. The Suns did not conduct formal interviews with other head coach candidates because they already had heard from Watson during three interviews in February, March and April. -- The Arizona Republic Robert Sarver talks Phoenix Suns, related topics: Suns managing partner Robert Sarver shared a stage with the Valley's other three sports bosses Monday night with some ability to relate to all of their experiences. Six consecutive non-playoff Suns seasons are a bit ahead of the Coyotes’ and Diamondbacks’ four-year droughts but nothing like the Cardinals’ first two decades in Arizona with one playoff season. There are home arena issues for commiseration with the Diamondbacks and Coyotes. -- The Arizona Republic Mixed reaction to Suns' hire of Earl Watson: Early Tuesday afternoon, the Suns announced that they had reached an agreement to make Earl Watson their permanent head coach. It didn't take long for people to react. And the reaction to elevating Watson, who had served as the Suns interim coach since the firing of Jeff Hornacek, was mixed. -- The Arizona Republic Suns players show support for Earl Watson, attend head coach’s press conference: Looking out at the assembled media and fellow Phoenix Suns’ employees, Earl Watson spotted his players. “I appreciate you (guys),” he said, during his introductory remarks at a press conference formally naming him head coach. -- ArizonaSports.com Earl Watson says he will ‘have to be creative’ if players prioritize playing time over winning: Earl Watson discusses his future plans for the Suns now that he's the full-time head coach. Does he expect everyone back next year? What does it mean to him that the guys in the locker room wanted him as the head coach? -- ArizonaSports.com Hiring process, not Earl Watson, leaves Suns fans feeling underwhelmed: The Phoenix Suns concluded I guess what could be called a coaching search Tuesday by naming Earl Watson as their next bench boss, rewarding the 36-year-old with a three-year contract. Should we have expected anything else? Maybe not in the final result, but at least in the process. -- ArizonaSports.com
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