orangeblobman wrote:

fishmike wrote:I think playing Lee out of position helps him, not hurts him. NBA centers are far easier to guard then NBA powerforwards. Just go down the list. Most of them are role players anyway. The scoring comes from the 4 position. If Lee had to guard 4s most nights he would be up the creek

Bro, skills aside, you try to guard someone 40 lbs heavier and 3 inches taller? I know from rec-league (B league), this is no easy task.

orangeblobman wrote:Hey, everyone is going to look like **** when there is no chemistry. The motivation fizzes away and players start playing as individuals.

There is no team here. And, I guess, some of that has to do with MDA. But a lot has to do with the VERY uncomfortable position that these guys are placed in.

But I don't see an alternative to this situation considering our future plans. This season, the way it's playing out, is almost necessary for a winning team. The thing is that our 1st ovverall pick next draft was traded away by that TREACHEROUS ISIAH THOMAS AND HIS SELFISH REIGN, WHERE HE JUST LITERALY THREW AWAY OUR ASSETS FOR PEANUTS IN ORDER TO BENEFIT HIMSELF AND HIS CRONIES.

i still don’t think that trade was the problem. at the time it was a good trade for us. it paid immediate dividends for us, and if isiah hadn’t turned around and traded kvh/doleac for tt/nazr, we probably would have continued winning, with marbury recording double figure assists every night while setting up his jump-shooting core of h2o, kvh, doleac and kt. keep that group together and build a winning culture with lenny at the helm and history might have been extremely different.

djsunyc wrote:lee is playing out of position with darko stapled to the bench. alot of players are gonna look worse than they are when playing out of position. lee's never played great defense so that's not a shocker. but d'antoni wants him taking jumpers so he's now a little further away on offense too.

Lee played out of position last year too. I never heard D'antoni say LEE needs to take jumpers.

MDA didn't seem to have any problem motivating his PHX teams. I think the biggest issue is Duhon, cuz for MDA that PG is the player that makes everything go. MDA put major faith in Duhon and has backed him to the hilt. It's time Duhon repay him for that loyalty with some inspired play and leadership. I think someone got it wrong earlier, Duhon has played better than this in his career. Al Harrington is the one that is being what he's always been, so how is that a major dissappointment? No one expected Duhon to get much worse in his 2nd yr under MDA. Most thought AL was all talk and would be the player he's always been.

crzymdups wrote:how could it be anyone other than Walsh and D'Antoni?

wiffing on brandon jennings has set this franchise back quite a few years. then they could have at least corrected course by signing Sessions and they wiffed again.

i dont know if jennings is that significant....yet only 10 games in, lets see how he does the rest of the year. i happen to think he will be special but only time will tell.

i think, the better statement is..."wiffing on lebron next year will set this fanchise back quite a few more years"

i'm more disappointed by how Wilson Chandler's been playing this year... i thought after last season he was gonna have a breakout season this year, but he's regressed & looks completely lost this year... i hope he gets it together but so far i think he's definitely the biggest disappointment on this team, w/Nate possibly a close 2nd, cuz i expected a lot more out of him also (but for his part he's been hampered by injury for most of the season so i'll give him somewhat of a pass)

arkrud wrote:I am dissapointed in fans. So unpatient... makes me dizzy

Yeah, after all, it's only been 8 years.