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| | Friday, May 26 MacLeod hoping for head coaching job | |||||
| Associated Press PHOENIX -- John MacLeod, a former Phoenix Suns head coach who returned this season as an assistant, is gone again. MacLeod told The Arizona Republic this week he has left the Suns to look for another NBA head coaching position. "There are some jobs open, and this kind of signals the fact that I'm clear and free to pursue other opportunities," he said. He said he hadn't been contacted by any team "but I think it's important that people know you're available and what your intentions are." MacLeod, who coached the Suns for 13 years, returned in December for a one-year deal just days after Scott Skiles, who had been an assistant, stepped up when Danny Ainge suddenly resigned as coach. He said at the time he was reluctant to take a step down but that he could see some advantages and benefits from doing so, though he still would hope to return to being a head coach later. MacLeod, 62, had returned to Phoenix last year after being fired as coach at Notre Dame. He had coached the Suns from 1973 until midway through the 1986-87 season, compiling a 579-543 record. He later coached the Dallas Mavericks and New York Knicks and has an overall NBA record of 707-657, ranking 10th on the league's list of coaching victories. | ALSO SEE Grizzlies deny report naming Lowe as coach John Lucas reportedly a candidate for several coaching jobs Poof! Jarvis disappears from Wizards' picture  | |||||