The Phoenix Suns’ decision to fire coach Earl Watson three games into the 2017-18 season looked odd at the time. It looks even stranger now that we have some context to it.
Watson was fired by Phoenix after an 0-3 start last season, in what looked like a rather curious decision. Now, however, Watson has revealed an even stranger detail: he was given a notice of termination in training camp, and the team waited until the season was three games old to actually follow through on it.
Earl Watson says Phoenix gave him a two-week termination notice in training camp before the 2017-18 season. He knew he was going to be fired well before the 0-3 start. https://t.co/Le91nVHqzJ
— Ben Bolch (@latbbolch) April 7, 2019
This is an incredibly strange way to fire a head coach. Then again, Phoenix ownership has always been pretty tone-deaf, so maybe it isn’t that much of a surprise.
