The Phoenix Suns have had a frustrating season, as they are 13-28 through the first half of the year and have the worst record in the Western Conference. As a result, Head Coach Alvin Gentry was dismissed, and Lindsey Hunter is taking over in his first ever head coaching job.
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January 20, 2013
The Suns announced Sunday morning that Lindsey Hunter, previously the team's player development coordinator, will be the team's interim coach following Friday's firing of Alvin Gentry.
It was believed that the Suns' choice would be Hunter or top assistant coach Elston Turner, with assistant Dan Majerle also a possibility.
The 42-year-old Hunter joined the Suns scouting...
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January 21, 2013
The Phoenix Suns surprised the Association Sunday, as the “Arizona Republic” reported that the team has handed over the reins of their club to former NBA shooting guard Lindsey Hunter, as their interim head coach for the balance of the campaign. Hunter, who has never coached at any level, was in his first year as director of player personnel for the Suns. He will be the new voice...
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January 21, 2013
The Phoenix Suns are mired in a downward spiral this season and decided to make a change at coach by firing Alvin Gentry two days ago.
Yahoo Sports is reporting the Suns have named former NBA point guard Lindsey Hunter as the teams interim coach. Hunter spent 17 seasons in the NBA before taking a player development role with the Pistons in 2010.
Hunter moved on to the Suns last...
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January 20, 2013
Hunter, a stout defender, gets his chance to impress.
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January 20, 2013
The Phoenix Suns named Lindsey Hunter as the interim head coach two days after Alvin Gentry was fired. Hunter played 17 seasons in the NBA before retiring in 2010 and taking a player development role with the Detroit Pistons. He joined the Suns last season and was promoted to player development director this year. Hunter, 40, has no previous coaching experience. He averaged 8...
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January 24, 2013
SACRAMENTO -- Lindsey Hunter is off to a good start as an NBA head coach. Playing their first game since Hunter became the interim coach following the departure of Alvin Gentry, the Phoenix Suns rallied to beat the Sacramento Kings 106-96 Wednesday night before a crowd of 12,741 at Sleep Train Arena. Phoenix (14-28) improved to 4-17 on the road by outscoring Sacramento 32-19...
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January 20, 2013
According to ESPN, the Phoenix Suns have named former NBA player Lindsey Hunter interim head coach. “I think the simple answer is that the organization needed a jolt,” general manager Lance Blanks said. “We needed something that would shock the system of us, the players, and risk trumps safety in this business. We felt this [...]
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January 20, 2013
The Phoenix Suns announced the hiring of Lindsey Hunter as the interim head coach, two days after they fired former head coach Alvin Gentry, according to the team’s official site:
Hunter was drafted No. 10 overall by the Detroit Pistons in the 1993 NBA draft. He played 17 years in the NBA and won two championships. He averaged 8.5 points, 2.7 assists and 1.2 steals in 937 career...
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January 22, 2013
The shaky transfer of coaching power with the staggering Phoenix Suns has moved on with the team traveling to Sacramento to face the Kings on Wednesday night.
It will be the debut of Lindsey Hunter as the Suns' interim coach, the first game he has coached of any kind. Hunter, brought in by general manager Lance Blanks a few months ago as player development director, replaces...
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January 24, 2013
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Luis Scola scored 21 points and the Phoenix Suns won their first game under new coach Lindsey Hunter, beating the Sacramento Kings 106-96 on Wednesday night.
The Suns, tied with New Orleans for the worst record in the Western Conference at 14-28, outplayed the Kings in the second half, quieting a Sacramento crowd that was watching the Kings for the first...
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January 22, 2013
After a shaky transfer of coaching power, the staggering Phoenix Suns, headed for Sacramento with Lindsey Hunter in charge on the bench and without two of the team's highest-profile assistant coaches.
It will be the debut of Hunter as interim coach, the first game he has coached of any kind. Hunter, brought in by general manager Lance Blanks a few months ago as player development...
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January 23, 2013
The Phoenix Suns kick off a new era tonight in Sacramento. The struggling 13-28 team fired head coach Alvin Gentry and will be going with interim coach Lindsey Hunter for the rest of the season.
After Hunter’s first practice on Monday, veteran big man Jermaine O’Neal reportedly got into a very heated argument with General Manager Lance Blanks. O’Neal has only played in...
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January 23, 2013
Phoenix Suns assistant coach Dan Majerle has left his job and fellow assistant Elston Turner remains away from the team after Lindsey Hunter took over as interim coach last week. Hunter, the team's player development director, replaced Alvin Gentry as head coach last Friday. The Suns called Gentry's departure a mutual agreement. Majerle, a popular former Suns player,...
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January 24, 2013
Luis Scola scored 21 points and the Phoenix Suns won their first game under new coach Lindsey Hunter, beating the Sacramento Kings 106-96 on Wednesday night.
The Suns, tied with New Orleans for the worst record in the Western Conference at 14-28, outplayed the Kings in the second half, quieting a Sacramento crowd that was watching the Kings for the first time since the announced...
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