On Thursday we discussed what could be characterized as an unseemly falling out between the Phoenix Suns front office, and their two former assistant coaches in Dan Majerle, and Elston Turner. Majerle had been with the team longer than Turner as an assistant, enjoyed a legendary career as a player with the squad, and walked away from the Suns after they both passed on hiring Turner or Majerle to coach the team in the wake of Alvin Gentry’s resignation of sorts . Turner actually attempted to come back to the team as an assistant, pointing out how much he “love(s) the damn game,” but was asked to take a paid leave of absence for the rest of the season. It was all very pointless and unnecessary, even if they’ve turned out to find the next Red Auerbach in new interim coach Lindsey Hunter. Hunter has enjoyed a warming 2-0 start to his career as coach, including impressive wins over the Los Angeles Clippers and Sacramento Kings. On the occasion of such, Suns GM Lance Blanks spoke with USA Today’s Sam Amick to clear the air about his decision to choose Hunter – a former director of player development – as coach over two venerated assistants: "First off, it was clear that he was the right guy based on what I was hearing from the support staff, from players, and others. And the thing that I kept hearing is that they wanted to have the level of accountability, structure, leadership, honesty, someone who was willing to tell them the truth to their face. And they were all saying — as I saw it, and as we saw it in the interview process — they were saying 'Lindsey' without saying 'Lindsey.'
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