Mike D'Antoni Discussion: post in 7 seconds or less

^ that's what I meant. D'Antoni is going to get his shot at a full season with a full training camp and *God willing* a healthier team.

therealdeal wrote:

themasterphil wrote:

therealdeal wrote:

themasterphil wrote:Time to fire this man

No it's not.

maybe but then make the trade.....thats my point....just do something

Not maybe. Brown was given a full season (technically), D'Atoni will be too.

Make a trade, sure, but there'll be a different trade arena closer to the deadline. If I were Mitch I'd seriously do what I could to get Gay out of Memphis and in a Laker uniform.

ok they will give him full season, I agree but i dont think he is coach who is capable to lead teams to championships....we will see
with the bold thing I agree 100%...Gay would be fantastic with this team, young and fast SF who can shoot and run like crazy.....thats what we need in this moment....i dont care about losing Gasol, he is finished as a NBA player.

Whoa I never said that. Gasol is not finished in the NBA, he's just not what he used to be. He can still be a premier big man in the NBA today if he's more of a focal point and he's in a situation that's willing to cater to his needs (hello Minnesota).

I don't know if D'Antoni can lead a team to a Championship either, but he's better than most of the coaches who were available and cheaper than the ones he isn't better than.

therealdeal wrote:Whoa I never said that. Gasol is not finished in the NBA, he's just not what he used to be. He can still be a premier big man in the NBA today if he's more of a focal point and he's in a situation that's willing to cater to his needs (hello Minnesota).

I don't know if D'Antoni can lead a team to a Championship either, but he's better than most of the coaches who were available and cheaper than the ones he isn't better than.

Who sad thats your opinion, thats my opinion that he is finished....about MDA, you cant win championship without defensive effort and that would never be the case. Lets see is he capable to make this team better on defensive end.

lakerswiz wrote:You keep saying Mike Brown was given a full season as if we weren't 1st in our division last season and made it to the second round of the playoffs to lose to the eventual Western Conference champions.

He wasn't 'given' a full season. He was given 5 games. Last season doesn't matter. Especially when we were winning.

Mike Dan Tony is what, 10-14? 10-15? At this point?

And he deserves a full season with that sorta record simply because Mike Brown was 'given' a full season last year?

Mike Dan Tony is the worst coach in the NBA.

I agree with a lot of what you'rs saying, and maybe even that he deserves to be canned if we miss playoffs REGARDLESS of how much time he was given...

but do you really think management will see it that way? Firing a coach 5 games in, then firing his replacement in the offseason really makes THEM PERSONALLY look bad.

There is one man.....B-Shaw....I think he would be great for this team but thats just me

they're obviously not gonna fire dan tony during the season and have to pay 3 head coaches at the same time

phoenixrisingla wrote:

lakerswiz wrote:You keep saying Mike Brown was given a full season as if we weren't 1st in our division last season and made it to the second round of the playoffs to lose to the eventual Western Conference champions.

He wasn't 'given' a full season. He was given 5 games. Last season doesn't matter. Especially when we were winning.

Mike Dan Tony is what, 10-14? 10-15? At this point?

And he deserves a full season with that sorta record simply because Mike Brown was 'given' a full season last year?

Mike Dan Tony is the worst coach in the NBA.

I agree with a lot of what you'rs saying, and maybe even that he deserves to be canned if we miss playoffs REGARDLESS of how much time he was given...

but do you really think management will see it that way? Firing a coach 5 games in, then firing his replacement in the offseason really makes THEM PERSONALLY look bad.

This. I never said I agreed that he deserves another chance, just that he'll get one. If I said I agreed he'd deserve another chance, I mis-spoke.

The franchise will not make themselves out to be fools of their own decisions. He's staying whether you like it or not. And no he's not the worst coach in the NBA and if he was it was to replace the worst coach in the NBA in Mike Brown. I understand your defense of him before when he was blamed for a lot of things that maybe weren't his fault, but to defend him now makes no sense at all.

themasterphil wrote:

therealdeal wrote:Whoa I never said that. Gasol is not finished in the NBA, he's just not what he used to be. He can still be a premier big man in the NBA today if he's more of a focal point and he's in a situation that's willing to cater to his needs (hello Minnesota).

I don't know if D'Antoni can lead a team to a Championship either, but he's better than most of the coaches who were available and cheaper than the ones he isn't better than.

Who sad thats your opinion, thats my opinion that he is finished....about MDA, you cant win championship without defensive effort and that would never be the case. Lets see is he capable to make this team better on defensive end.

Relax, I was just stating my opinion as well.

He won't make the players better on the defensive end, we know that. So it's up to the players to put the onus on themselves.

I believe that most on here are being too hard on Mike D. It is very difficult to coach a team with some players not being happy and others just not putting out consistent effort. Hence, the different line-ups and what may appear to be odd substitution patterns. You think you have things worked out and then players don't show up mentally prepared to play for a few games and you end up going another direction. I have coached high school b-ball since 1982 and coaching is not easy even at that level. Imagine coaching high priced ego driven players. I think we will start seeing more Hill (aka A.C. Green) and Clark in line-ups. I have been a huge supporter of Gasol but have decided in my mind that he should come off the bench. I haven't seen enough of Clark to really form a solid opinion but he sure played well last night. Every team benefits from having a Hill in the line-up. I would lean toward starting Clark as he looks like he could provide some good defense which as we all know is where we need the help the most. Major minutes for Gasol and Hill off the bench. Our defensive scheme is not difficult to figure out. Funnel the offense toward Dwight and shut off passing lanes below Dwight when he steps up to help (quick, sagging, high energy D). It can be done but it is much harder for a point guard penetrating to stop and pass back out toward the top of the key. A fast moving defense can recover from that kind of pass and live with the results. Forcing the pass back out we may give up some open shots but we have cut out most close in shots or dunks and should be able to control the defensive boards. Building success on defense is what will get us back our confidence and help build team chemistry. Before long we will be talking championship again!

^^^He should of either said it or said nothing.

lakerswiz wrote:https://twitter.com/mcten/status/290959410577170433

Mike D'Antoni on Kobe's off-ball defense: "Umm, it’s good … You know. I think sometimes he just … You know … Umm … Yeah, it’s good."

People still out there thinking this dude doesn't deserve to be fired? This wasn't him fumbling on a question. It was him being a coward as always. Don't wanna hurt Kobe's feelings.

And if it wasn't that, then he is just a stupid m*********** and it only strengthens my point more.

@KamBrothers

The smile on D'Antoni's face when he decided to lie / deflect about Kobe's off-ball D was priceless. So wish I had been shooting video.

It's obvious he was acknowledging Kobe's bad defense he just didn't want to give the media another quote to run with. Just because he doesn't blast Kobe in the media about it doesn't mean he hasn't brought it up with him.

Doc Brown wrote:^^^He should of either said it or said nothing.

Either way still elicits the same response:

He says it: Kobe stans go nuts and say he is an idiot for calling out the most productive player on the team. In addition, they complain he is destroying team chemistry and that he should have kept it behind close doors.

He says nothing: Everyone then says he's a doofus for not acknowledging the situation.

In short, pringles was screwed regardless of what he says.

dak22 wrote:

Doc Brown wrote:^^^He should of either said it or said nothing.

Either way still elicits the same response:

He says it: Kobe stans go nuts and say he is an idiot for calling out the most productive player on the team. In addition, they complain he is destroying team chemistry and that he should have kept it behind close doors.

He says nothing: Everyone then says he's a doofus for not acknowledging the situation.

In short, pringles was screwed regardless of what he says.

"Dan Tony" and Jim Buss haters will find anyway they can to criticize them when they open their mouth. No point of arguing with them

I think he would have been safe telling the truth on this one.

Now he sounds like he's trying to sell us on the sky not being blue.

JoelMyersScrotalSack wrote:

dak22 wrote:

Doc Brown wrote:^^^He should of either said it or said nothing.

Either way still elicits the same response:

He says it: Kobe stans go nuts and say he is an idiot for calling out the most productive player on the team. In addition, they complain he is destroying team chemistry and that he should have kept it behind close doors.

He says nothing: Everyone then says he's a doofus for not acknowledging the situation.

In short, pringles was screwed regardless of what he says.

"Dan Tony" and Jim Buss haters will find anyway they can to criticize them when they open their mouth. No point of arguing with them

Since you want to give others advice...how about taking one as well...stop sipping from the Brown Sack and maybe people will start taking you seriously. We're formulating our critiques on Lakers (in the here and now) and you, out of all people, seem to have a problem with it...now how does that saying go: the pot calling the kettle a sack?

Lmao! Kobe's "off" the ball defense has been atrocious for years now! D'Antoni... smh...

Vasashi17 wrote:

JoelMyersScrotalSack wrote:

dak22 wrote:

Doc Brown wrote:^^^He should of either said it or said nothing.

Either way still elicits the same response:

He says it: Kobe stans go nuts and say he is an idiot for calling out the most productive player on the team. In addition, they complain he is destroying team chemistry and that he should have kept it behind close doors.

He says nothing: Everyone then says he's a doofus for not acknowledging the situation.

In short, pringles was screwed regardless of what he says.

"Dan Tony" and Jim Buss haters will find anyway they can to criticize them when they open their mouth. No point of arguing with them

Since you want to give others advice...how about taking one as well...stop sipping from the Brown Sack and maybe people will start taking you seriously. We're formulating our critiques on Lakers (in the here and now) and you, out of all people, seem to have a problem with it...now how does that saying go: the pot calling the kettle a sack?

I literally have no idea what you're trying to say here

lakerswiz wrote:https://twitter.com/mcten/status/290959410577170433

Mike D'Antoni on Kobe's off-ball defense: "Umm, it’s good … You know. I think sometimes he just … You know … Umm … Yeah, it’s good."

People still out there thinking this dude doesn't deserve to be fired? This wasn't him fumbling on a question. It was him being a coward as always. Don't wanna hurt Kobe's feelings.

And if it wasn't that, then he is just a stupid m*********** and it only strengthens my point more.

LOL! I wish I would have seen that response. Hilarious. I like MDA, too. Nevertheless, he could have handled that a lot better and gave a better response. I know he has a lot of respect for Kobe; but that's no reason to deny the fact that his defense has been suspect (I'm being nice) this year.

Lol, the response is hilarious.

People here are too mad to take a joke, I guess.

He was in a tough position... no one criticizes Kobe. He's like a God figure in LA. So he just implied it instead. 'Course he knows Kobe can't D off ball, or he wouldn't have changed the D strategy so that Kobe guards the ball handler instead.

lakerswiz wrote:

JoelMyersScrotalSack wrote:

lakerswiz wrote:https://twitter.com/mcten/status/290959410577170433

Mike D'Antoni on Kobe's off-ball defense: "Umm, it’s good … You know. I think sometimes he just … You know … Umm … Yeah, it’s good."

People still out there thinking this dude doesn't deserve to be fired? This wasn't him fumbling on a question. It was him being a coward as always. Don't wanna hurt Kobe's feelings.

And if it wasn't that, then he is just a stupid m*********** and it only strengthens my point more.

@KamBrothers

The smile on D'Antoni's face when he decided to lie / deflect about Kobe's off-ball D was priceless. So wish I had been shooting video.

It's obvious he was acknowledging Kobe's bad defense he just didn't want to give the media another quote to run with. Just because he doesn't blast Kobe in the media about it doesn't mean he hasn't brought it up with him.

It's obvious because of the way Kobe has played defense this season, right?

Our coach is actually out there doing his job. We can tell by the way our players our responding to his coaching and stepping up their efforts on defense before the fans on the internet start the narrative that Kobe is being a lazy piece of crap on defense. It started online, it hit ESPN and now it's found our way to the coach. Seeing this process has been hilarious. Kobe is literally going to be playing better defense because of all the Laker fans online complaining about his defense. That's how good our coach is.

Your ego is hilarious, makes me laugh how you make all these matter of fact statements even though you're just as clueless as the rest of us.

MDA has to do better in his rotation, at least of the starters (Kobe, Nash, Dwight) must be in the game at all times, as soon as all the 5 bench unit came in, the lead goes down.

Please do not throw Duhon/Morris/Sacre out at the same time vs. the Heat. It's embarrassing.

Doc Brown wrote:Please do not throw Duhon/Morris/Sacre out at the same time vs. the Heat. It's embarrassing.

I dont know what he's doing with these rotations sometimes, honestly.

That combo with Jamison lost that HUGE first quarter lead we had last night.

Well he didn't go with that lineup at all again until it was a blowout until the end of the 4th. He learned his lesson