holfresh wrote:

JCrusher wrote:

holfresh wrote:By they way, you are mistaken if you think this is same game we will be playing in the playoffs...Melo's game of ISO/Post up will be needed when we get there...But somehow is a problem now...Amazing...

the problem is that when he is doubled he cant force the shots. Also i have noticed that that fake he used to do when he could draw fouls doesn't work anymore. Like i said melo needs to let lin run the offense and melo just needs to worry about getting good shots selections

Melo isn't a point forward nor should he be...Circumstances and the coach dictated that he played that position...He will be a much better player playing his old role... But the coach still has to make it work...We should be running the offense we will use in the playoffs but who am I...

JCrusher wrote:

holfresh wrote:

JCrusher wrote:

holfresh wrote:By they way, you are mistaken if you think this is same game we will be playing in the playoffs...Melo's game of ISO/Post up will be needed when we get there...But somehow is a problem now...Amazing...

the problem is that when he is doubled he cant force the shots. Also i have noticed that that fake he used to do when he could draw fouls doesn't work anymore. Like i said melo needs to let lin run the offense and melo just needs to worry about getting good shots selections

Melo isn't a point forward nor should he be...Circumstances and the coach dictated that he played that position...He will be a much better player playing his old role... But the coach still has to make it work...We should be running the offense we will use in the playoffs but who am I...

We got to run the offense we have been running the up tempo style works.

The game becomes a possession game in the playoffs...Uptempo can mean lots of turnovers but who cares, I'm not a coach, MDA is...He has the rest of the season to prove he can do as much...

MaTT4281 wrote:It's unfortunate. Now that Mike is buying back some fan support, blame is being passed down to Melo.

Despite not making a single roster move, this team has been entirely revamped the past week. Yes, most of that goes to Lin, but guys are now hitting wide open shots that they were just missing earlier this year. I've seen Jeffries hit the 18 footer! And there's no denying Fields has his mojo back. I don't think you see quite so many iso's from Melo. Plug him into this team that is now radiating confidence and has all the momentum is the world, and you will see something special.

Everyone has to make adjustments. D'Antoni. Melo. Lin. Butt our ceiling is (L)infinitely higher once we find that "happy medium" Mike talked about.

You can bet that Mike can't wait to have STAT and Melo back. We need as many guns as we can get to go against the Bulls and Heat. They need to get everything all smoothed out and they can use the rest of the season to do that. Having a good PG makes everything flow better and Melo will benefit with that as well.

All the pieces are coming in place for MDA to win and I believe he can. What he lacked on those Suns teams were a stud defensive big man and Nash inability to defend hurt as well. Lin and Shump bring quality perimeter defense and Chandler is a stud defensive big, Jeffries brings defense and length to the wing to play behind Melo and Amare. 3 potent scorers now with Lin and a quality facilitator.

This without Davis who has won in the past.

Nalod wrote:

He does one thing and that's run his system...

I hear the dude makes a mean omelet!

yeah, but the thing is, D'Antoni only knows how to make one kinda omelete. sure, it tastes really good. but he can't make an omelet without eggs. i mean, why can't he adjust. ask him to make an omelet without eggs and it's disgusting. any other coach would at least make it taste a little better.

nixluva wrote:

loweyecue wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:I've watched too many games over the last 3 seasons where this team played with zero intensity and effort. I watched this coach run players into the ground, let players continue to start regardless of how poorly they played. Poor substitutions, poor clock management at crunch time. Now I'm supposed to forget all that and act like every bit of it was from the lack of a good PG. Riiiight.

Its one thing to argue that D'Antoni hasn't had the talent to make a legit run. That's more than clear. Its also clear that there have been times when his players weren't bringing it and neither was the head coach.

Jeremy Lin does not wash away every mistake D'Antoni has made as coach as hard as some of you may try. The only thing Lin validates is that D'Antoni's system runs better with an above average PG. Nothing else.

Besides, most of these "hater" thread aren't coming from "haters". There are very few people on this board who actually want D'Antoni fired on the spot.

Surely, MDA is not without fault. Not even close. But there's enough people here who want him fired because of some flavor of the week POS. but MDA has never had a starting unit worth more than 33 games before last season. When your best player is Avi Lee you ain't winning sheeit.

What NBA coach likes record roster change and uncertainty??? Name a coach that has ever had this much roster turnover and media criticism? Last year he had to work in Felton and Moz and Fields into a new starting five with STAT and Gallo. people seem to forget that Felton struggled and that made STAT struggle. Fields and Moz were both rooks. This idea that MDA is too stubborn or not a good coach is rubbish. Dude won Titles in Europe and could've gotten to the NBA finals with a little luck or a defensive Center.

Now most of the negative crap came during the 2 years when this team wasn't even trying to win as much as get under the cap!!! It's totally unfair and lacking any insight. The dude finally gets the team going and they start the trade crap and his players start being effected. Then the trade caused all kinds of problems. Still they looked ready to start the playoffs. I think there's just a lot of bias that's unwarranted if you look at things clearly.

You are preaching to the choir homey. If it was up to me I would definitely give MDA at least one more year with a stable roster. MDA gets a load of crap because of the first two years when he had a completely bull**** team. No coach could have coached Lee, Harrington, Craw and Duhon to the playoffs. Half the board hates him because he didn't tank, the other half hates him because he didn't win enough. And the truly smart ones amongst hate him for both.