We will continue to prepare for the offseason even as we look for his replacement.”Babby, of course, had a difficult time publicly by being tied toBlanks. He and Blanks joined the Phoenix in the summer of 2010 in a new management tree. Top male runner in the 10K run was Scott Rantall of Cedar Park with a time of 32:25. Jessie-Raye Bodenhamer finished first as the top female in the 10K race at 35:27. Christopher Ramirez was the top male in the two mile run at 10:02 and Corey Timmerman of Austin completed the race as the top woman with a time of 12:04.Some of the race prizes included custom boots, a belt buckle and Nike FuelBands. Pratama said he hopes that the Longhorn Run becomes a staple for the spring semester.Where Blanks ultimately was the eyes and ears for the rebuilding Suns following the departure of general manager Steve Kerr after the 2009-10 run, Babby was there to wheel and deal from a business standpoint. Where Babby was there to address the media quite well, no matter the outside noise Blanks made himself scarce. And ultimately, Babby was pressured in speaking about Blanks’ decisions, including gaffes without being particularly versed in a pure basketball perspective.As of Monday, Babby has a contract through the 2014-15 season. Blanks, with only one year left on his current contract, is gone before getting to see his product through. Because of Babby’s contract extension earlier this month being staggered next to the end of Blanks’ deal, hints were thrown about that the duo wasn’t as linked with one another as it might’ve appeared.Is this an admission of the Suns and particularly owner Robert Sarver that the right moves weren’t made? Perhaps.Suns fans would hope Blanks’ departure is not the result of a terrible season coming about after the front office truly thought they’d getsomething remotely close to a playoff team. They hope Sarver realizes it wasn’t going well; confidence in Phoenix’s owner would be greater if fans truly knew Sarver wasn’t just firing Blanks as a fall guy.And on the coaching front, it also Michael Kors Outlet Online appears Lindsey Hunter’s status was of second priority.With player exit interviews having been done before the season ending for Phoenix, it was a wonder why a decision on Hunter hadn’t been made.