"With the exception of Donald Sterling, Robert Sarver has the lowest approval rating of any owner since I've been involved in the NBA, NOBODY wants to work for Robert Sarver." - Brian Windhorst | The Jump
Posted Apr 4, 2019, 5:36 PM UTC
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We’re fucked lads
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nearer my god to thee plays lightly in the background as our ship sinks
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I'll get back to you
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Fucking end me now.
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I generally don't trust anything said on the jump. I feel these takes on the Suns' front office are harsh and possibly not completely truthful. With that said, I'm happy they are occurring because it will inspire change and get Sarver to get off his butt!
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Even if they are exaggerated, things like this happen to people because of the reputation they build around themselves.
Sarver has built a reputation of being an asshole, so everyone is going to believe it when people are saying he's being an asshole. No one is going to stick up for him because they wouldn't be surprised if it were true.
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Let me preface this by saying I hate sarvers guts when it comes to basketball.
But do we really think sarver is sitting on his butt ? Or that he’s trying shit and it’s just not working (just playing devils advocate)
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One of the problems with Sarver is he doesn't want to pay his coaches and staff. This is why we typically hire inexperienced/rookie head coaches every year he has been owner....because they are cheap. I remember reading somewhere that our coaching staff is the lowest paid in the league and has been for several years.
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While I don’t doubt people hate Sarvwr, The Jump is a POS program that is hugely backed by Rich Paul and its not hard to tel if you paid attention during the AD drama. Can’t stand people like Rachel Nichols who simply don’t do their research unless it’s to push AD to Lakers.
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I think the same when it comes to discussing the on court product. I believe this stuff though.
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Why the fuck am I a Suns and Mets fan?
Between Sarver and the Wilpons it never ends.
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We’re in this together
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Lmao me too man... Suns, Mets, and NY Giants. Also a big footy fan in which I'm a Manchester United supporter. It's been a rough few years to say the least...
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In my very outside looking in opinion i feel like he is improving though. He has made some very VERY stupid decisions in his time here, but it does seem like he is somewhat learning from them. He also doesnt seem like a horrible guy. Like he might be horrible at his job, but from what i can tell he seems like a niceish guy. Lets be real hes gunna be the owner for the forseeable future and i hope every negative comment makes him improve on what hes doing
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Some of the recent stories that have come out mentioned that Sarver is genuinely nice to people (outside of things related to running the team), its just him getting involved in the day to day of the team that is the problem. If he ever truly learns to get over that and let more experienced people handle it he may end up being alrightish.
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Ya and from what hes said it appears hes learning to get over that. Everyone can learn how to be better at there job, even owners, and hes publicly admitted that he needs to improve. I hope its more than just words
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Old news. No player, GM, Coach, Referee, other Owners want to come here and play a game against the Sun's because of him let alone be hired by him.
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The Jump, who doesn’t want to hear 50 year old ex players talking about topics raised by 16 year olds on Reddit.
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Is anyone surprised? Why cant Sarver be a racist or have some skeletons in his closet? Its the only way we are going to rid ourselves of him.
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In this same clip, TMac said he’d take the Suns job without much hesitation because of the players on the court. I don’t doubt Windhorst has talked to some dudes that hate Sarver, but I still think there are experienced people out there willing to take this job because of the young talent on the roster. If we get the first pick we would probably have people lining up to work with Zion.
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The only thing preventing me from getting my hopes up for the future is that rat fuck $queaky $arver.
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He is bad at his job, but he's not a dick at least. That is why a guy like James Jones was willing to come work here, Sarver typically treats the players he has pretty well (with a couple notable exceptions), but idk the relationship he has had with coaches or front office though.
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Sarver sucks but there is no way he is worse than Dolan
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All these negative articles about the Suns. Can we get some optimism from the media for once? Ok Sarver is awful we get it.
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People keep saying these things but then the Suns seem to be able to hire people. It's almost like people need jobs and will take something less than perfect to pay their bills. Novel.
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Nobody's saying we won't be able to hire a GM, they're saying we won't be able to hire a good GM.
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I fully grasp the tone of the discussion, no need to worry about my comprehension skills.
The tone is hyperbolic. There ARE people who will work for Sarver, clearly, despite what Windy wants people to believe. That's all.
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Not at all surprising, but extremely concerning...