Jrue Holiday further proves Bradley Beal should have listened to coach Bud

The Phoenix Suns are on the look out for a new head coach this offseason, and it is a process that they are not going to rush. Owner Mat Ishbia speaking to the media during what was effectively an exit interview recently, and going on the record saying that a new coach would not be put in place in the next few weeks.

This is something the organization simply has to get right, as their last two hires have been disasters. If anything Mike Budenholzer's tenure made Frank Vogel's single season in charge look good, with the latter failing to get the best out of his trio of stars. The relationship between Devin Booker and Budenholzer also didn't appear to be one that ever blossomed either.

Mike Budenholzer did get one thing right about Bradley Beal.

One of the more public nails in the coffin for Budenholzer was his approach to Bradley Beal. The third star in The Valley appearing content to play for a team going nowhere, all while secure in the knowledge that his no-trade clause meant he was in control of his own destiny in the league. Forget what Ishbia recently claimed, moving Beal this summer is going to be difficult.

As the wheels were coming off in Phoenix en route to a 36 win season and failure to make the play-in game, it was revealed by Chris Haynes on his "Haynes Briefs" YouTube show that coach Budenholzer had challenged Beal to be the "Jrue Holiday of this team". Words that Beal did not take kindly to, given he was brought to the Suns to be Bradley Beal, not Jrue Holiday.

But in the Boston Celtics' victory over the Orlando Magic in the opening game of their first round playoff series, Holiday proved that Budenholzer was actually onto something here. He finished with only nine points and five assists in 33 minutes of action, but it was his willingness to let his teammates go off - coupled with his defensive identity - that the Celtics needed to win.

Holiday content to sit back and watch as fellow role player Derrick White exploded for a team high 30 points, with Payton Pritchard chipping in with 19 off the bench. Few were talking about Holiday's performance over the course of the game - with ESPN's Tim Bontemps a notable exception - taking to social media with this tongue in cheek take.

If Beal approached the game and season like Holiday has in Boston, there is no doubt the Suns would have been in a better spot. Instead he seemed content to enjoy a front row seat to the Stephen Curry show, all while the team failed to show any sort of consistency defensively.

Then again, Beal has every right to say that he has sacrificed since coming to The Valley by not only getting as many touches or shots as when he was with the Washington Wizards, but also in being willing to come off the bench. The Suns knew the type of player they were getting when they traded for him, and it is not his fault that his game has always been different to Holiday's.

This is one area where Budenholzer was correct though. Asking an All-Star to remodel their game - especially when trying to contend for a championship - shouldn't be met with such hostility. Chris Bosh was the face of a franchise for the Toronto Raptors, and he gave up the most to win with the Miami Heat. Holiday was the same with the Celtics, maybe Beal should have listened on this one.