The first year of the Jordan Ott experiment in Phoenix was a massive success. Suns owner Mat Ishbia had seen plenty of coaches come and go since taking over just a few years ago. Monty Williams, Frank Vogel and Mike Budenholzer all were fired within three years, setting up Ott to be the fourth man in as many seasons entering 2025-26. After moving off Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal with little future assets to claim, Ott's task was tall — especially as a rookie head coach. Yet Ott's brilliance mixed with roster construction helped completely flip the narrative in the desert, zooming past low win totals to a postseason appearance. Impressive? To eyes such as yours and mine, surely. To owner Mat Ishbia , who spoke with reporters at his end-of-season press conference, he says he knew what Ott was capable of. "So I don't know if it impressed me, because I knew it. I know how this man works. He's earned everything he's gotten in his career. He deserves that, and he outworks everyone," Ishbia said of his work ethic.…