Sources: Jermaine O'Neal has heated confrontation with Suns GM

[Bishnoff]

Blanks needs to go, he's responsible for this implosion. Keep Babby because any sense you hear fro the front office seems to come from him.

Hopefully Sarver can see all this and recognises who the culprits are and deals with them. I don't want to see any firings to save-face, I want to see firings to fix the franchise.

I can't see Sarver firing Blanks until his contract is up, and that's IF Sarver can see a problem with Blanks (which he probably can't).

[mdm692]

Is that true? Does that mean he's done with the Mercury?

I misread the article but it seems as if he will be on the bench for the remainder of the season

Press room gossip has Corey Gaines joining the staff full time if Majerle and/or Turner leave.

http://www.brightsideofthesun.com/20...-up-in-the-air

[sunsfan88]

This team is just such a mess right now. Only thing positive is the 2013 NBA Draft.

[FrescoLovesSuns]

Wow. Blanks is fu cken up this team BAD. IMO I think he'll be fired, not because its a right move for the franchise but a move that will make Robert look good. I don't care which way he fires him just as long as he's out.

[FrescoLovesSuns]

*double post

[Bishnoff]

This team is just such a mess right now. Only thing positive is the 2013 NBA Draft.

Correct. I just pray we don't make any stupid moves between now and then.

[Bishnoff]

Wow. Blanks is fu cken up this team BAD. IMO I think he'll be fired, not because its a right move for the franchise but a move that will make Robert look good. I don't care which way he fires him just as long as he's out.

Aside from Sarver not wanting to pay out Blanks contract, how's it going to look if Sarver fires Blanks straight after Blanks has implanted his personal choice for coach (Hunter)?

[king4day]

Aside from Sarver not wanting to pay out Blanks contract, how's it going to look if Sarver fires Blanks straight after Blanks has implanted his personal choice for coach (Hunter)?

It will probably depend on how Hunter does to end the year. If he gets the ears of the players, he'll likely be OK. Otherwise, hopefully a fresh start.

[Bishnoff]

It will probably depend on how Hunter does to end the year. If he gets the ears of the players, he'll likely be OK. Otherwise, hopefully a fresh start.

That's right. My point is that it's very unlikely that Sarver will fire Blanks now to try and appease fans.

[Shortys4711]

Maybe this could be a good thing, if its keeps getting worse and worse, hopefully Sarver will ******* off and sell the team to someone decent, either way all this BS should help our draft pick get higher and higher, other than that, this franchise is a joke.

[mdm692]

O'neal denies altercation and calls out the so called "source".

http://www.brightsideofthesun.com/20...with-gm-blanks

[Bishnoff]

O'neal denies altercation and calls out the so called "source".

http://www.brightsideofthesun.com/20...with-gm-blanks

I'm not buying it. I think O'Neal has gone into damage control.