Scott Williams was not leaving his interest in the Suns' assistant coaching vacancy to chance. He showed up at US Airways Center on Monday and made it known.

The Suns need a coach who can work with big men after losing top assistant Marc Iavaroni, who recently became Memphis' head coach.

"As a (big man) in this league for 15 years, I'd like the opportunity to come down to talk to Coach (Mike) D'Antoni on a formal basis and (General Manager) Steve (Kerr, a former Chicago teammate)," Williams said. "I worked hard as a player in the league. I'm not afraid to start at the bottom. As an undrafted player, I made it 15 years. I have the work ethic. I can sit behind the bench. I can pass balls. I can put my body on bigs in practice.

"They need someone to bang a bit. It's one thing to have players bang against each other all the time. It's nice for players to have that one coach to help with your fundamentals."

Via Arizona Republic

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