Alvin Gentry Observations from :07 Seconds or Less

While this Jack McCallum book was published way, way back in 2007 (back when New Orleans gave Morris Peterson 4 years 23 million) it’s an addicting read of a basketball team that most states not named Arizona don’t bother banking in the memory. It’s extra relevant to us, Pelicans fans, as Chief Pelican Alvin Gentry was an assistant on this particular Phoenix Suns team.Yours truly sped through this gem in record time and documented a few highlights below. To get the full effect, however, you must order the book yourself and dive all up in it.

n the importance of a head coach: “You slide down two feet on that bench and you just feel the difference in pressure.” Here’s hoping Mr. Gentry…