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Former NBA head coach lands job in college ranks

A former NBA head coach is circling back to somewhat familiar territory. NBA reporter Chris Haynes revealed Friday that Earl Watson is joining the coaching staff of the men’s basketball team at the University of San Diego. The move will reunite …

Jayson Tatum

Earl Watson really wanted Suns to draft Jayson Tatum

Jayson Tatum revealed this week that he did not want the Boston Celtics to draft him three years ago. The former Duke star was instead hoping to land in Phoenix, and that’s just where he would have ended up if former Suns coach Earl Watson had …

Earl Watson has notable reaction to Phoenix Suns firing Kokoskov

Earl Watson only needed one word and some punctuation to perfectly capture the Phoenix Suns’ decision to fire Igor Kokoskov after one season as head coach. Watson sent the following simple tweet after news emerged about Kokoskov being fired: …

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Dysfunctional Suns gave former coach termination notice in training camp

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 …

Report: UCLA interviews Earl Watson for head coaching vacancy

The chatter surrounding UCLA’s search for a new head basketball coach has been oddly quiet, though we now know of at least one candidate to interview for the job. Former Bruin Earl Watson interviewed for the job, according to ESPN’s …

Lonzo Ball

Lonzo Ball shares recommendation for new UCLA coach

As one of the school’s most prominent current NBA players, one would expect Lonzo Ball to have some opinions on UCLA’s coaching search, and that is the case. Ball believes that former UCLA guard and ex-Phoenix Suns coach Earl Watson …

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Earl Watson reportedly fired by Phoenix Suns

Earl Watson has been fired as head coach of the Phoenix Suns just three games into the season, according to a report. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports the news about Watson’s firing. The Suns are 0-3 following a blowout loss to the …

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Earl Watson defends padding Devin Booker’s stats

Phoenix Suns head coach Earl Watson doesn’t seem to care what your reaction is to his tactics in helping Devin Booker score 70 points on Friday night in a loss to the Boston Celtics. Watson was still calling timeouts with under 45 seconds left …

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Earl Watson focused on Suns, not UCLA job

Earl Watson says he is focused on improving the Phoenix Suns amid rumors connecting him to the UCLA basketball job. UCLA is currently led by Steve Alford, who is in his fourth — and by far most successful — season as head coach of the …

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Earl Watson drops funny quote about youth of Suns

The Phoenix Suns roster is brimming with youth, and head coach Earl Watson is choosing to embrace that reputation of theirs. Before the Suns played the Raptors in Toronto on Sunday, Watson dropped this priceless one-liner in response to a question …

Tyson Chandler

Earl Watson: Tyson Chandler is ‘not going anywhere’

Phoenix Suns head coach Earl Watson is throwing cold water on the idea that Tyson Chandler will be traded to facilitate a second-half youth movement. Watson said on Thursday that the veteran seven-footer is “not going anywhere,” per …

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Earl Watson does not want Suns players following opponents on social media

Phoenix Suns coach Earl Watson wants his players to take a pretty firm approach to fraternizing with the opposition. Watson said Sunday that he doesn’t want his players admiring their opponents – which means, apparently, they should not …

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Earl Watson: We have a ‘high five stat’

The Suns may not be viewed as one of the upper echelon teams in the NBA like the Warriors and Cavaliers. However, there is one specific area they are hoping to be among the best at, team chemistry. Phoenix had just 23 wins a season ago. They …

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Report: Suns to name Earl Watson permanent head coach

Bless the Phoenix Suns for allowing Earl Watson to shed his interim cocoon and blossom into the majestic full-time coaching butterfly he is inside. According to a report by Jude LaCava of FOX10Phoenix.com on Tuesday, the Suns are set to remove the …

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