Bickley Blast: Why Phoenix Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer is in the hot seat

Dan Bickley explains why there is no seat hotter than the head coach position with the Phoenix Suns and what fans can expect after Mike Budenholzer was officially introduced by the organization on Friday.
Video: Felisa Cárdenas and Jeremy Schnell/Arizona Sports
Photos: Jeremy Schnell/Arizona Sports; David Berding, Matthew Stockman, Christian Petersen/Getty Images
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[@leojones22]

*You must be kidding, Bickley, Budenholzer will hold the Suns' seat for the next 5 years and if there's any problem, its the players that should go*

[@califleadog5657]

Mike Budenholzer should start by holding himself "accountable"

[@came7494]

Bickley today: “I’m gonna hope for the best” Bickley the moment the Suns lose their first preseason game: “This team clearly hates this coach and Devin Booker wants to be traded to the Knicks”

[@TrueUniform]

Bud's not on the hot seat. James Jones is next if this doesn't work out. For better or worse.

[@apexroots]

Already??? Lol, meanwhile the big3doofus's playing COD 8hrs/day w no f's given

[@russcarvertruthjedi259]

The main part I agree with is the fact that they're playing call of duty, battlefield is a much better game, not 2042, but the other ones are.

[@russcarvertruthjedi259]

I like the add of MB, but until we get a point guard we're not going to win a championship. The guy we should have drafted is in the Eastern conference finals.

[@marcr196]

No, the guy we should have drafted is in the Western conference finals.

[@andrepierrot89]

that's facts, Smith over Hali was a crime... we all knew what the right move was: drafting a PG having CP3 as a mentor...

[@russcarvertruthjedi259]

@@andrepierrot89 exactly, he would have been the player. He is now a year or two sooner with the tutelage of a Hall of famer like CP3. How could he not see it. I've had conversations with other fans who are knowledgeable, and they do point out that he has made some great draft picks. That was not one of them. Especially when we needed a point guard of the future. Now we're just desperately hoping Golden State let's go of CP3 so we can get whatever juice is left in his tank.

[@CC-om9lb]

🧹🧹🧹🧹

[@ajadicorbett8760]

Owner and management need to make it clear they support the coach and not the players. Otherwise results will be similar

[@DaveDaDreamer]

No worries everybody, nobody expects us to get out of the 1st round at least we can be competitive and make the series last 6-7 gms.

[@T480-u7i]

when I read the video title I thought it was because Bud admitted "we might need a point guard"

[@kidknapp82]

Little will change with the same or similar roster

[@psychobluesfxt]

"Grand opening, grand closing" - Bickley probably

[@MrNashtyone]

This guy sounds like he's doing a job interview. Broad platitudes with no specifics. What are you going to do? What plays are you going to run with the entire team so there's no more ISO ball and these 3 are getting easier shots. I would think if this guy is such a great offensive mind he should be oozing with plays and scenarios he would like to run with this team. The lack of specifics with this guy is telling me either he's gone or KD and Booker are gone mid and end of season in that order.

[@johnnelson3665]

Need better role players.