New Orleans Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry …

New Orleans Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry believes his former team is on the right path. It’s because he believes the right guy is in charge. Gentry on Thursday praised first-year Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams and thinks the franchise is on a path toward success despite the playoff drought that ended in 2010, when Gentry was at the helm. “I think it’s about as good as a situation that can happen there,” Gentry told Bickley & Marotta Thursday on Arizona Sports. “No. 1, he’s such a standup guy. No. 2, he’s a very, very good basketball coach.”