When asked if he was surprised Milicic had reversed his career, D'Antoni remained defiant. "Nothing's reversed yet except he signed a contract," he said. "You can bust my chops later, but not yet."

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Childs2Dudley wrote:Well, he's right.

Kahn giving him an insane contract based on basically nothing doesn't mean Darko is some revelation now. He's still the same player, except Kahn is just an idiot.

+1. Another example of a GM that needs protection from himself. Hence the CBA

Childs2Dudley wrote:Well, he's right.

Kahn giving him an insane contract based on basically nothing doesn't mean Darko is some revelation now. He's still the same player, except Kahn is just an idiot.

Childs2Dudley wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

Childs2Dudley wrote:Well, he's right.

Kahn giving him an insane contract based on basically nothing doesn't mean Darko is some revelation now. He's still the same player, except Kahn is just an idiot.

Was he right about Hill also? The guy needs to check himself. Maybe he should communicate with these guys when they are on his team.

What has Hill done in the NBA?

CrushAlot wrote:

Childs2Dudley wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

Childs2Dudley wrote:Well, he's right.

Kahn giving him an insane contract based on basically nothing doesn't mean Darko is some revelation now. He's still the same player, except Kahn is just an idiot.

Was he right about Hill also? The guy needs to check himself. Maybe he should communicate with these guys when they are on his team.

What has Hill done in the NBA?

He was never given a chance on a 29 win team without its first round pick the following year. He averaged over 6 and 5 once he was given a chance in Houston. There is a great article about Hill after he became a Rocket where he was praised but Battier was quoted as saying it was like he lost a year of development in NY. That is on the coach. D'Antoni is known as a guy who is afraid of confrontations and struggles to communicate with his team. Why he finds it neccessary to put down guys that he either had conflicts with or mistreated after they leave doesn't make sense. He is supposed to be a marquee coach. He didn't need to go there again.

Look. This is a coach that has had very good talent and he knows from experience what a good PF should be doing on the court. This is a guy that has good record and the guys that are really complaining have horrible track records with multiple coaches. Hill is a prospect and nothing more at this point. If he develops into something, then good for him, but i'm not gonna rag on the coach for not playing a kid that really may not be all that special to begin with. He has talent, which Mike admits, but heart is whole other thing. Work ethic and drive to be the best is another thing. You think after him watching Amar'e all those years it's easy for him to watch guys like Darko and Hill not give MAX EFFORT. See with all that you said you haven't looked at it from his point of view. Mike didn't have anything to prove, but Darko and Hill did. They didn't show him enough early on that that's a no no with Mike. Its a no no with a lot of coaches.

I'll be there, right at center court. I'll try to get in with a DSPR camera and a big zoom (Canon 70-200). It might be tough to get in with all the extra security, but i want to give it a shot ! If that works, I'll have great high res pics to share with you guys.

umynot wrote:

Childs2Dudley wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

Childs2Dudley wrote:Well, he's right.

Kahn giving him an insane contract based on basically nothing doesn't mean Darko is some revelation now. He's still the same player, except Kahn is just an idiot.

Was he right about Hill also? The guy needs to check himself. Maybe he should communicate with these guys when they are on his team.

What has Hill done in the NBA?

Plus the 4 million Hill would be getting is going to Mozgov....... I think we are much better off!!

good point... I wouldn't trade Mozgov to reacquire Hill

CrushAlot wrote:Berman talked about Darko wanting revenge. It will be interesting to see how he plays. In my opinion D'Antoni needs to learn how to take the high road with former players that didn't work out while they were under him. This quote is far from that.

When asked if he was surprised Milicic had reversed his career, D'Antoni remained defiant. "Nothing's reversed yet except he signed a contract," he said. "You can bust my chops later, but not yet."

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alanhahn
Ran into Darko Milicic on sidewalk. Asked him if he's happier now with T-Wolves. Replied with a shrug, "Four more years."
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BRIGGS wrote:I will say this--we will find out what is what with our rebounding today--I dont know how much Minnesota improved--they appear to have improved but their rebounding is very very good--so this is where Ill be watching

agreed. there are multiple matchups of interest:

Mozgov vs Darko

Amare/AR vs KLove

Gallo/AR vs Beasley

we are stocked on the inside, we should be able to handle minnesota.