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KTAR's Gambo says Kerr was offered a 3-year contract with no paycut involved.
wow....didnt see this comin
KTAR's Gambo says Kerr was offered a 3-year contract with no paycut involved.
This just made lefty groan.
Gambo, you mean Sarver's ? The day he reports something that paints Sarver in a negative light is the day freezes over, I call bull .
Gambo now says he just got a confirmation directly from Steve Kerr that there was no paycut involved.
Sorry, I just get really defensive when people blame Kerr for stuff that D'antoni did. The one thing Kerr can't be blamed for is how Phoenix handles drafts. Since he took over the Suns have drafted like well run NBA teams do.
Will be interesting to see if Buss can put his foot down in the same manner when re-negotiating with Phil. And subsequently, how Phil responds to the suggestion to take a paycut if Buss really has his mind set on it.
I mean, Kerr did an ok job with the Suns. Phil Jackson just helped bring the Lakers to their third consecutive NBA Finals.
http://twitter.com/Gambo620/status/16255476732No deal with Amare Stoudemire and the Suns is expected to take place before he hits free agency July 1st.
You don't have to apologize. I did make some errors in what I thought Kerr was responsible for. Hey, I can admit when I'm wrong.
I wasn't suggesting Kerr did an awful job. More to my point, I feel that Kerr has gotten more credit than he deserves. He did an "ok" job, imo. You disagreeing with that is perfectly fine.
well his been infiltrated there long enough...
why dont he sell his shares?
Tbh Kerr probably gets too much credit for certain things, but he probably doesn't get enough credit for the fact Phoenix was an absolute mess when D'antoni bolted for NY and left him with an abortion to clean up.
Shocking...
Next to Amare, I wonder if this will have a negative effect on Dragic, it seemed like he and Kerr were buddies.
Time to visit Sose's Joint.
tee, hee.
Griff has been doing the GM gig for some time anyhow. Dragic trade included.
David Griffin is a moronic joke who engineered the Boris Diaw disaster. May god help us if that stupid stick takes over.
Well thankfully, it isn't fans who have no knowledge of the front office or players that make decisions and rather people with knowledge.
Coming from the Spurs fan.
So this David Griffin guy is a fan?
^
Kerr parting ways with Suns
Less than three weeks after the Phoenix Suns’ surprising run to the Western Conference finals, general manager Steve Kerr is parting ways with the franchise after owner Robert Sarver asked him to take a 10 percent pay cut, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.
Kerr’s stunning departure threatens to throw the franchise into turmoil and could hasten the departure of free-agent forward Amar’e Stoudemire(notes) this summer. Stoudemire’s agent Happy Walters met with Kerr as recently as last week to discuss his contract status, but is still waiting on a formal proposal for the team.
“Aside from the money, obviously an important factor for where Amare will sign is the direction of the organization and Steve leaving signals a new direction for the Suns,” Walters told Y! Sports. “We need to see what that direction is. Amar’e has a great deal of respect for Steve, and so do I. Steve and [coach] Alvin Gentry made a great team there and now a big part of that team is gone.”
Kerr’s contract expires after the June draft, but both he and Gentry appeared to be in line for raises after the Suns’ surprising run to the conference finals. The team began the season with a modest goal of making the playoffs, but won 54 games and finally beat the San Antonio Spurs, their longtime nemesis, in the second round before taking the Los Angeles Lakers to six games in the conference finals.
Several of Kerr’s moves and draft picks factored heavily in the team’s success. After Kerr acquired Jason Richardson(notes) and Jared Dudley(notes) from the Charlotte Bobcats last season for Raja Bell(notes) and Boris Diaw(notes), both players were among the Suns’ standouts in the postseason. Center Robin Lopez(notes) and point guard Goran Dragic(notes), both taken in the 2008 draft by Kerr, showed considerable development this season.
The Arizona Republic first reported Kerr’s departure. Sarver told the newspaper that financial differences with Kerr during negotiations played only a “small part” in his exit, but team and league sources told Y! Sports that the proposed pay cut was the initial impetus for Kerr’s exit.
“It’s definitely been an interesting three years for both of us and the organization,” Sarver told the Arizona Republic. “Overall, I think he did a very good job to put us on solid ground with players and coaches, getting a defensive emphasis and got the ground laid on teamwork and chemistry. We’re in a pretty good spot moving forward and a lot of it has to do with moves he’s made. There were some good moves and bad moves, which goes with the job. But overall, I think he’s done a very good job.”
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ys-kerrsuns061510
More on the Suns and money issues: http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/PaulCoro/87062
"There are mixed messages out of the building on whether Kerr was asked to take a pay cut, as is being asked of other Suns staffers whose contracts are up at the end of the month."
lol Suns
lol money issues
lol Sarver
lol please sell the team
Looks like Sarver is once again trying to destroy the Suns. Too bad we couldn't have "accidentally" won a championship this year.
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