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Nalod
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nixluva
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![]() CrushAlot wrote:Nalod wrote:National media reported? Or a blog? I thought i'd clear up some facts that seem to have gotten all messed up. In PHX, Marc Iavaroni was Mike's defensive Assistant before Jay Humphries. Dan D'Antoni only got the job here in NY. D’Antoni is expected to add a defensive specialist to the staff, at the behest of the front office. Marc Iavaroni- Obviously has history with D’Antoni in Phoenix, helping lead the Suns into the top half of the NBA in defensive rating. Born and raised in New York, Iavoroni was played for the successful Sixers teams of the 80s, helping them win a title in 1983. His first head coaching position didn’t last long as he went 30-92 in one and a half seasons with the Memphis Grizzlies. So MDA isn't foreign to the idea of a defensive assistant. He had one for years in PHX. All this talk that MDA doesn't care and that Amar'e claims no one taught him D is garbage. Those Suns teams may not have been great on D, but they weren't anywhere near as bad as the Knicks have been. Amar'e is full of crap cuz even after Mike left they added another coach who focused on D, in Terry Porter. The only one responsible for Amar'e no playing D is Amar'e. This is the most damning evidence i've read against the idea that Mike was the real reason they didn't hire Thibs: http://arizonasports.com/?nid=41&sid=1418881 Back in 2007 the Suns found themselves looking for a new assistant. Tom Thibodeau's name was brought up, as the former Rockets coach was looking for a new home. The Suns, great on offense but a sieve on defense, seemed like a natural fit. Thibodeau was interested in the job. Mike D'Antoni and the Suns, however, were not interested in him, and hired Jay Humphries instead. So this Arizona paper explains it a bit differently than the way the MDA hating rest of the Media has put it. It wasn't MDA alone but the Suns management too that didn't take on Thibs. |