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Dear Mr. Kerr,
Recent reports that Amare Stoudemire may be traded soon have once again focused media attention on the team's latest struggles. This was likely intended to send a message that the front office is engaged and proactive. However, because of other extenuating factors, it is creating a much different impression than you intended.
More and more leaks from within the organization and people close to it have indicated that both the players and some of assistant coaches no longer respect Terry Porter, and have come to actively dislike him to the point of being unwilling to speak with him. This is the most severe form of organizational dysfunctionality. Given that this same group of players was able to finish out last season 15-5, it reinforces the public perception that the team's problems stem from the head coach.
By seeking to move Amare Stoudemire before moving the person who is most widely regarded by the public as the problem, it sends one of three messages:
1. The coach is retaining his job due to your personal relationship with Porter from your playing days (cronyism).
2. The Suns organization is retaining him for financial reasons, and is not actually concerned about fixing the on court problems OR
3. The front office is ignorant of the situation between the players, assistant coaches, and head coach despite the rift already being public knowledge.
I'm sure you already know this, but it bears repeating: Perception is reality. The Suns organization needs to very carefully consider what it does next. Moving Amare before the head coach and then applying spin that goes completely against the conventional wisdom will seem contrived, manipulative, or ignorant, and will only serve to further drive a wedge between the organization and the fans. Thank you for your time.
Recent reports that Amare Stoudemire may be traded soon have once again focused media attention on the team's latest struggles. This was likely intended to send a message that the front office is engaged and proactive. However, because of other extenuating factors, it is creating a much different impression than you intended.
More and more leaks from within the organization and people close to it have indicated that both the players and some of assistant coaches no longer respect Terry Porter, and have come to actively dislike him to the point of being unwilling to speak with him. This is the most severe form of organizational dysfunctionality. Given that this same group of players was able to finish out last season 15-5, it reinforces the public perception that the team's problems stem from the head coach.
By seeking to move Amare Stoudemire before moving the person who is most widely regarded by the public as the problem, it sends one of three messages:
1. The coach is retaining his job due to your personal relationship with Porter from your playing days (cronyism).
2. The Suns organization is retaining him for financial reasons, and is not actually concerned about fixing the on court problems OR
3. The front office is ignorant of the situation between the players, assistant coaches, and head coach despite the rift already being public knowledge.
I'm sure you already know this, but it bears repeating: Perception is reality. The Suns organization needs to very carefully consider what it does next. Moving Amare before the head coach and then applying spin that goes completely against the conventional wisdom will seem contrived, manipulative, or ignorant, and will only serve to further drive a wedge between the organization and the fans. Thank you for your time.
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Bryan Tannehill
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Mark Waldrip
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Shane Kool
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- Everyone in Canada even can see this clearly !
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Bobby Dogg
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- He is clueless...
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chad Vinson
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Steve Parrish
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- Do it now.....
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Joseph Cox
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Joe Reseterits
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William Paul Miller
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- It is really horrible what Sarver, Kerr, and Porter have done to this team.
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RV
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Nick
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JJ Lohse
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Alex
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- Fire Terry Porter
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Karel Vancura
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Andy
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Philip Vu
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- Be Proactive and fire Terry Porter Now. Amare is NOT the problem.
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Robert Carlton
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brian casey
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- Fire porter keep STAT!!!
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Alex Weick
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Mori Chu
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- Porter is the George W. Bush of NBA coaches.
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streamw1se
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Tamara Mislenski
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- Amare? ...Amare?...... Porter you blind fools!!
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Ryan S
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- clueless "head" coach
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Linda Fill
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- Porter is ruining this team
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Indy (season ticket holder)
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Brian Gibb
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- Trade Amare and I won't be paying to see games anytime soon
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Dan Clark
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- Porter must be the first to go
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Louie Peregrino
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daniel reyes
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Jason Zeider
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- This team is not longer fun to watch. The coach is the problem
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Javier
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- Suns fan from Spain since '93.
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Loren Howe
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- He has to go before Amare is traded. This organization has needed a big man like him and to make him leave because he can't get along with a coach that doesn't seem to have the respect of most of the players is wrong.
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Cubby (fan since 1932)
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- The losing has to stop. My Lakers are running away with things. That will be all.
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carrrnuttt
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- Fire Terry Porter - Please
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Ivan Diaz
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- please do it it not working don't let go of amare
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Rob Butterfield
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- I hope that you listen Jerry would have.
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Philip Janoff
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- Porter not only has failed to implement any improvement on defense, but has made the offense less efficient as well. The Suns used to be the most entertaining team in the league. How many national TV games do you expect next season? How many sellouts?
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rich lloyd
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Jason Nikkhah
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- To many mistakes compounded to make this disaster.
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Hojin Park
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Vlad Shvidky
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Robert Fernandez
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- DO NOT TRADE AMARE
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SpecialSauce of PHXsuns.net
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- I haven't gone to a Suns game since the first month of the season and will continue this trend until Terry Porter is gone.
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Chuck
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- Simply put... I am a season ticket holder that will not re-up if this team doesn't get back to the way it was a couple of years ago.
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John Lyman
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Culburn Castleberry
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- O & 40 with O & 41 comin' up fast, boys. tee, hee.
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Noam Wohl
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Duane
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Mark Cederquist
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- The man is in over his head and he's little more than a barely talking head at this point.
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t. reker
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