Stephen A. reacts to the Suns parting ways with Frank Vogel after 1 season | First Take 

They were banking on Beal to be what he was in Washington but he couldn’t…and Chuck has always reiterated this point. It’s easy to put up numbers on high volume and get quality looks via play calling when you’re the only decent player on a bad team. But when you’re asked to mesh with other superstars the variance becomes glaring.

I don't see how a new coach fixes a roster with 3 shooting guards, a SF and a cone at center.

SAS low key condescending af 😂

"Bradley Beal ended up looking like a Washington Wizard" 😂

Vogel set for life

What was the point of the "follow the money" bit? Was it just to say to the girls that he's their daddy (big brother)? Who did he mean? The players that have large contracts? The owner? And then he basically blames Vogel in the end right? What a weird rant...

🤡 Screamin A. Smith 'mansplaining' basketball to two women who played professional basketball in 2024 is unbelievable

Matt Isbia is to blame. He blew up a good team for two more stars with the same game, one of whom can't play defense. Blame the guy who built the team

I remember at the beginning of the season how people were talking about the Suns were the winner in the 3 way deal to get Bradley Beal. Yeah, they got the farthest, but they would have gotten the farthest even if these 3 players did not play at all. Beal's contract might be one of the worst in the NBA right now; not only is he ridiculously overpaid but he can also refuse any trades involving him. I don't know what Wizards were thinking when they gave him that clause, and I don't know what the Suns were thinking when they inherited that.

They could always trade Bradley Beal… Oh wait they can’t unless he wants to be traded😂😂😂😂😂😂

So it’s Vogel’s fault for taking the job? Why isn’t Vogel getting same support Han did? Also, Vogel hasn’t thrown his players under the bus, or used injuries as an excuse.

How come Stephen a wont say “ Kevin durant should’ve been accountable and defended frank Vogel’s job “ just like he did for LBJ and darvin ham? Why not the same defensive stance for vogel ? Is it because ….. ham is BLACK?

Devin Booker is to blame

Not Vogel’s fault I mean the GM trading away what they need the most which is a PG (CP3) trading away for a washed up Beal. KD leaving GS might have been a mistake but come on the Nets would’ve champions in 2021 if Kyrie and Harden eres both healthy and KD foot wasn’t so big

It was just a week or 2 ago, Vogel said he had the full confidence of the owner.

At least give the coach a decent roster to work with. He has a defensive background, but who on that team does? Nurkic or Beal? Of course not. Just like the Lakers, it's hard to blame poor roster decisions on the coach.

Devin Booker = Buckles under the pressure Bradley Beal = Always hurt, not dependable, and overrated Kevin Durant = Momma boy, not a leader, doesn't take accountability Frank Vogel = Always the scapegoat Rest of roster = No bench, no defense, no championship

Durant+Booker just doesn't work

3:07 this not a good luck at all for ESPN

Phoenix Suns Over 55+ years of losing Never a championship The coach has always been the scapegoat in this organization Not bad drafts, no player development, and constantly trading to hide the organization has always been extremely poorly run

Where’s the same outrage they showed about Darvin Ham’s firing? Different narrative for some reason 🤔

Back to the Lakers? 😂

Stephen condescending as hell. They don't need his tips on how things work.

How Phoenix gonna blame Vogel when they have star 2 shooting guards? That’s not gonna work 🤦🏻‍♂️

Im not sure why Vogel was ever fired from the Lakers. A new Coach in Phoenix isn't fixing a thing.

Vogel is a great college coach

Blame: owner and players simple

So they need to pay him the rest of the contract?

As a suns fan let’s see what happens when the start of the season with the new coach 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️.

Kevin DuCant got 3 coaches fired but yet he's a great player. What has he done since leaving Golden State? He got swept twice in the first round. Kevin Durant is not an all time great player

Vogel back to the Lakers!

I wish that sports fired the players first, the coaches get scapegoated too fast in all sports.

"Phoenix is giving Kevin Durant 51 million allahs next year."

Another One Bites The Dust... As presently constructed no coach can lead the Suns to a Chip. None!!! smh 🤡🤡🤡

Cheyine so fine ❤

Stephen A is incapable of speaking to professional women athletes like they are equals.

Beal was the best player in a garbage team , a big frog in a small well , and you thought Beal was gonna join a big well and be as productive as he was when he was a one man show ? I blame the suns owner for this . They should have taken that money they paid Beal and used that money to surround book and KD wirh solid role players and talent . They gave up a farm for Bradley Beal … owners and GM fault . Not frank vogul fault.

Not sure if Budenholzer will work, but Vogel did not know what to do with this team. He could not decide on a rotation all year and that affected the team a ton. I watched almost every game. He had this problem all year and it almost got worse as the year went on, because it was clear some guys needed more minutes than others. As a role player, not knowing where you stand also screws up confidence and how you approach your minutes. The offense seemed to also be a mess and guys didn’t seem to know what the game plan was, or if there even was one, even during the playoffs.

Why is Perkins still allowed on this show. Between him and Stephan A this show is complete trash lately

THEY ARE NOT NO BIG 3 NEVER HAVE BEEN NEVER WILL BE

Stephen A. Smith is more like a father figure instead of a big brother😂😂😂. The man is 20 plus years older than them.

why do they call the suns a big 3? Beal isn't a superstar or anything it is more like the big 2 and 1 overpaid guy

Stephen has to stop the creepy soft voice s$&t

1st

Jeez, hard to listen to Stephen A anymore. He may say some good things, but his smug, conceited, mansplaining delivery just drips with ego. He used to have some humor, now he takes himself way too seriously. It's sports, man, lighten up.

It’s a case of siding with a player over the coach. Perhaps Durant is not as good as it used to be. It seems weird to fire a coach after one season with a winning record. If it turns out that Durant is the same next season, and the coach is fired again then you know it’s not the coach

Kevin Durant does it again. He has no leadership or character. Gets another coach fired for his failure. Poison.

Can we please get SA and Shannon Sharpe back? Like whats happening on First Take. Im cool with everyone having their own show but im tunning into first take for shannon and stephen a. Please make this happen again.

stephen a too cute 😍

ESPN HAS THE WORST NBA BASKETBALL COVERAGE. NOT 1 PERSON SPEAKING IN THISBHAS EVER PLAYED IN THE NBA

Kd and Lebron getting millions of coaches fired every year some things never change

ESPN so woke, having mostly women talk about nba 🤡