The Coach of the Bubble went on NBATV’s Gametime late last week to discuss his Sunderella Suns unexpected charge into relevancy, and what’s to come next season now that people have a playoff-level expectation of his Phoenix Suns.
“Channing you know,” Suns head coach Monty Williams said to one of the panelists, Channing Frye. “Because you and I were together in Portland, what that’s like when you’re changing a culture and you’re starting to win games, that next step is a lot harder.”
Williams was an assistant coach under Nate McMillan from 2005-2010 as they rebuilt the culture of the Blazers from their embarrassing “Jail Blazers” stint, beginning with draft picks like Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge.