Lakers have fired Mike Brown

[durtyrute]

They go from Phil, to Brown, to this ****ing guy. Weren't his teams notorious for up tempo Offense mixed with horrendous D?

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by durtyrute

They go from Phil, to Brown, to this ****ing guy. Weren't his teams notorious for up tempo Offense mixed with horrendous D?

Yep. I went to a few Suns games when D'toni was coach. Was like watching the Harlem Globetrotters without the confetti bucket.

[Brooklyn]

Coach Mike is a charlatan and a fool. Take it from me, I suffered through many years of him coaching my Knicks. Yes, how sad is it that one person has to be a fan of the Knicks and Chiefs? I'm a Mets fan too, so yeah, just a glutton for punishment.

Anyways, he has some plus individual defenders on this Lakers team, but his team D schemes are terrible. His timeout management and substitution patterns are also game killers. If you are a Lakers fan, one thing you will grow to hate is watching your team be up by at least a possession with a foul to give, and Mike telling the team specifically not to use it under any circumstance. He's the only coach I've ever seen who berated a player for not taking a three pointer. He'll also ride Nash into the ground as soon as possible. My bold prediction, 'Twan leads the NBA in three point attempts for hte month of December.

Any Lakers fan care to reunite Amare and Nash? I'll gladly send you that brokedick in exchange for Gasol.

Oh. another thing...this prick laughs at EVERYTHING. He never takes losses seriously, and constantly throws his players under the bus. No matter what the situation is and regardless of how bad a loss is, he will still have this smug smile and be cracking up about it in the press.

[L.A. Chieffan]

I think when Phil demanded a cut of the franchise then things turned bad

[KC native]

Fakers are going to suck until aD'antoni is fired.

[L.A. Chieffan]

Statistically D'antoni's teams have middle of the pack defenses. They're not as horrible as people like to think

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by L.A. Chieffan

Statistically D'antoni's teams have middle of the pack defenses. They're not as horrible as people like to think

[DaKCMan AP]

Originally Posted by L.A. Chieffan

Statistically D'antoni's teams have middle of the pack defenses. They're not as horrible as people like to think

D'Antoni coached team's league rank in opponent's PPG:
1998 Den 28th (of 29 teams)
2003 Phx 26th (of 29 teams)
2004 Phx 30th
2005 Phx 28th
2006 Phx 23rd
2007 Phx 25th
2008 NYK 28th
2009 NYK 28th
2010 NYK 28th

[L.A. Chieffan]

Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

D'Antoni coached team's league rank in opponent's PPG:
1998 Den 28th (of 29 teams)
2003 Phx 26th (of 29 teams)
2004 Phx 30th
2005 Phx 28th
2006 Phx 23rd
2007 Phx 25th
2008 NYK 28th
2009 NYK 28th
2010 NYK 28th

Most people don't even look at PPG anymore... do you still use RBIs as the determining factor on who is the best hitter in baseball?

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by L.A. Chieffan

Most people don't even look at PPG anymore... do you still use RBIs as the determining factor on who is the best hitter in baseball?

Good point. D'toni's scheme is built around winning by scoring more, not by limiting opponent's score.

[Simply Red]

Originally Posted by L.A. Chieffan

Statistically D'antoni's teams have middle of the pack defenses. They're not as horrible as people like to think

I think he'll do well there.

[Simply Red]

Dantoni is dope.

[L.A. Chieffan]

You don't have to be a genius to learn the triangle but the triangle makes a pg irrelevant. We'd have arguably the best PG in the game the last 15 years standing around wishing he was in Toronto.

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by L.A. Chieffan

You don't have to be a genius to learn the triangle but the triangle makes a pg irrelevant. We'd have arguably the best PG in the game the last 15 years standing around wishing he was in Toronto.

I like Nash a lot, one of the only reasons I've watched any NBA for the last 10 years or so.
But he was a shell of his former self here in PHX the last 2 years. His back is almost gone.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by L.A. Chieffan

You don't have to be a genius to learn the triangle but the triangle makes a pg irrelevant. We'd have arguably the best PG in the game the last 15 years standing around wishing he was in Toronto.

The Tri can make the PG irrelevant, but doesn't have to.

All you do is essentially use Kobe in a SF role, rather than have him bringing the ball up. If you have Nash as the primary facilitator in the tri, you'd have a very dangerous setup with Kobe in wings cutting without the ball.

The only reason PG was irrelevant under the Triangle as we know it, is we know it as being run by Kobe and Jordan; guys that dominated the ball. That offense would absolutely work well with Nash facilitating and Kobe flashing through the wings.