His system is about team play. It is about execution and about outplaying opponent with smarts and energy.
But if his team faces the team with superstar or 2 he is helpless.
Superstars are breaking the logic and math of the game and making the game an art and unpredictable performance.
He has no idea how to compensate it. He will need to figure it out to get to the top one day. He is not ready yet.
Some superstar(s) on his team will help… But he will need to prove that he knows how to use it. This will be interesting..

Posted by arkrud:

His system is about team play. It is about execution and about outplaying opponent with smarts and energy.
But if his team faces the team with superstar or 2 he is helpless.
Superstars are breaking the logic and math of the game and making the game an art and unpredictable performance.
He has no idea how to compensate it. He will need to figure it out to get to the top one day. He is not ready yet.
Some superstar(s) on his team will help… But he will need to prove that he knows how to use it. This will be interesting..

that's why it's best for his star to be a facilitator like nash. i agree. what's he gonna do when lebron goes lebron? that's part of why i think he may be fired for a defensive coach after a year or two of bron or wade or whatever.

Posted by Pharzeone:

Posted by crzymdups:

Posted by arkrud:

His system is about team play. It is about execution and about outplaying opponent with smarts and energy.
But if his team faces the team with superstar or 2 he is helpless.
Superstars are breaking the logic and math of the game and making the game an art and unpredictable performance.
He has no idea how to compensate it. He will need to figure it out to get to the top one day. He is not ready yet.
Some superstar(s) on his team will help… But he will need to prove that he knows how to use it. This will be interesting..

that's why it's best for his star to be a facilitator like nash. i agree. what's he gonna do when lebron goes lebron? that's part of why i think he may be fired for a defensive coach after a year or two of bron or wade or whatever.

I think the ironic thing is that a Lebron will get D'Antoni fired in that first season if he arrives.

Mike has 3 year contract. So looks like very good timing to make a decision like this.
I think he and Walsh were both avare that it will be very clear after 2010-2011 season what was accomplished and what to do next.
Smart people are planning their work very well in advance.

Posted by djsunyc:

d'antoni has a 4 year contract.

What about Walsh? I think it is 3.
With one year left thay can kick him out easily.
What is on eyear pay for Dolan? Nothing.


[Edited by - arkrud on 02-02-2009 10:46 PM]

I don't believe having a star will be a problem in D'Antoni's system. It will just make his system more efficient.

Look at how many times Al Harrington tries to do his own thing. Now Imagine if that was Lebron James instead.

i thought this thread would be retarded before i clicked it....boy was i right

Posted by TMS:

Posted by arkrud:

His system is about team play. It is about execution and about outplaying opponent with smarts and energy.
But if his team faces the team with superstar or 2 he is helpless.
Superstars are breaking the logic and math of the game and making the game an art and unpredictable performance.
He has no idea how to compensate it. He will need to figure it out to get to the top one day. He is not ready yet.
Some superstar(s) on his team will help… But he will need to prove that he knows how to use it. This will be interesting..

Amare & Nash weren't superstar players? Nash was the best PG in the game playing under Mike D & Amare was 1 of the top bigmen in the league.

[Edited by - TMS on 02-02-2009 9:28 PM]

You miss the point - it is not about stars on Mikes team, it's about opponent...

I agree with you Eny.

Some people forget that D'A was ass't coach of the US Olympic team which had all the superstars on it and played the stars from other countries. Not only did we win the Gold, but all of our players liked playing the uptempo style. And even coach K of Duke who had been very defensive oriented wanted to adopt some of D'Antoni's style for Duke (who happen to be ranked #1 now).

[Edited by - markji on 02-03-2009 06:04 AM]