Nalod wrote:

holfresh wrote:

fishmike wrote:

dk7th wrote:i like the karmic implications of this hire. d'antoni really was a good soldier and professional while here and essentially got shafted (along with walsh) by dolan.

regardless of how you feel about his coaching, he never had the type of squad that was reflective of his ethos in new york. now in los angeles he finally does.

this.. I love how the dude made Chris Duhon look like a stud and people cried because the Knicks didnt defend. Highlarious. People will quickly see the problem was never MDA, it was the Knicks and their players. Of course they were playing pretty well until a certain trade happened, but water under the bridge. After the donkees we had here MDA was refreshing and he will do a great job with the Lakers.

You are delusional..The Knicks are 22-6 since he left with essentially the same squad...We are ranked first in defense and now considered one of the better teams in the NBA..What am I missing???..

Wrong coach for the team as it was constructed.

I don't know if Lakes are deep enough this year to really go deep.

But like said, will be fun to watch. It will take time.

Come on, let's not start low balling expectations before they are out the gates...MDA will be stating 4 if not 5 HOF players...There is a reason Mike Brown got shyt canned after 4 games...By the way, when did MDA ever overachieve as the Knicks head coach...U can't tell me .500 ball with that squad is overachieving...

No post plays for Howard either.

AnubisADL wrote:Lol. If D'Antoni didnt like Melo then he will HATE Kobe.

No post plays for Howard either.

D'Antoni isn't against post play at all, but you have to also realize that he has a system that gets easy buckets for his bigs without having to bang and reduce the rest of the team into statues. There's a way to post up within the system if you trust it and don't just break plays for the hell of it. When the ball sticks and you lose the free flow of the ball it's not good. Notice that even this year in NY this isn't ball sticking post up offense. They've kept the ball moving which is all MDA ever wanted from Melo. He didn't want the bulk of the offense to be standing around watching him bang into his man. After the Olympics it seems Melo finally got it.

AnubisADL wrote:Kobe wants the triangle offense. D'Antoni wants to run his offense. This wont end well.

Howard wants to be the man as well. Unless Howard can shoot jumpers that team will implode shortly.

Why are you talking nonsense? Nothing you just wrote makes any sense at all from a BB perspective. MDA has actually used some principles of the Triangle before. It's not like he doesn't understand it. Kobe has played under MDA's offense for years as an Olympian, as have most of the top players in the NBA. They all love it.

holfresh wrote:This is going to be priceless...Kobe you stand over here in the corner..No sir, I play my game over here, posting and toasting, slashing to the basket..No, son, our PG will control the ball now, and he will run the pick and roll with Dwight...Pau u stand in the other corner...U both will wait here for the open three...Awesome, sounds like a plan...

Well maybe D'AnToni is learning a thing or three...supposedly Nate MacMillan will anchor the defensive coaching responsibilities.