Comments on: Game 2 Thoughts

By: anoni

anoni — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:51:03 +0000

If Kerr stays, I wouldn’t be surprised if D’Antoni is fired and they make a run at Thibodeau (sp?)…

By: Cary D

Cary D — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:23:36 +0000

(54) – We also must remember a young 16 year old Kobe Bryant being let into Sixers practice and taking Stackhouse to school during a one-on-one session. Apparently all the Sixers were clowning on Stack for running his mouth before and during the game, then losing pretty badly to a skinny high schooler. But yea, Stackhouse will always go down as a great scorer who never did enough to be a star in the league or take his team to the title. Byron Scott has had much more success as player and now as a coach. Lakers do not win that title against the Pistons without Scott.

(77) D’Antoni, another example of why the GM/Coach dual role doesn’t work. I’d be peeved if i was D’Antoni and my ownership kept taking picks away from me for money though. I personally think D’Antoni is a pretty brilliant coach, but he needs a “Defensive Coordinator” to take his team to the next level. Always felt the same way about Don Nelson too.

By: Kurt

Kurt — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:55:52 +0000

First, game 3 preview post is up.

As for D’Antoni, he was not a great GM but at least he was picking players that fit his system. What Kerr did was screw up a system that had made them a contender the last three years.

By: anoni

anoni — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:47:17 +0000

So… D’Antoni was responsible for…

- the hefty Diaw extension
- Marcus Banks signing
- Trade of Sergio Rodriguez for cash considerations

By: Goo

Goo — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:43:17 +0000

It’s not a coincedence Shaq is being swept out of 2 straight playoff series, the Spurs pretty much annihilated him on both ends of the court…I’m kind of surprised they played Hack-a-Shaq so much at the risk of him being pulled from the game…considering they were absolutely massacring him on Pick and Rolls with Parker. No matter how bad our P/R defense is I don’t think we’ve ever given up consistent 16 foot jumpers with 6 feet of space, Parker took about 10 of those in the 4th quarter alone

By: kwame a

kwame a — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:34:36 +0000

Craig, from 2006 until they got Kerr D’Antoni was GM as well as coach. Some of the trades occured on his watch, and like some have noted, he has never committed to using or developing a bench. That being said, you are right about his coaching style being undermined, they aren’t the same team.

By: tony starks

tony starks — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:20:06 +0000

any thoughts on game 3? I saw 2 playoff games yesterday that had me thinking. On the road, w/ a 2-0 series lead, we’re going to learn quite a bit about the lakers. I thin the start of the game is crucial. Are we going to start like the spurs did against the suns and come out aggresive? Or like the hornets against the mavs? Content w/ a 2-0 advantage, and lacking the fire that won the 1st 2 games at home.

By: anoni

anoni — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:07:06 +0000

(66) Two first round picks. Ha, one of them is an 09 or 010, can’t remember…but its value might skyrocket.

Anybody see the Kenyon Martin video from Nuggets practice? Mouthing off isn’t going to do any good for the Nuggets…it shows how mentally weak they are. Along with JR Smith calling Kobe a showboat.

By: Craig W.

Craig W. — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:43:11 +0000

I am not saying that Dâ€™antoni is a great, or even above average, coach. I do recognize that he doesn’t develop players – a criticism that was leveled at Phil before 2006 – and I do think he is a whiner, like a number of other NBA coaches. What I am saying is that he has a style and the owner and GM got him players that didn’t fit that style and traded away those that did. If Mitch did that to Phil he would no longer be coaching the Lakers. Dâ€™antoni has been undermined by his organization – that doesn’t mean that he shouldn’t go, just that he has little or no chance to succeed with the organizational changes that were made.

By: CTDeLude

CTDeLude — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:35:01 +0000

@ 69 Nevermind that if all you do is throw the same 7 to 8 guys on the floor you basically eliminate all sorts of different lineups that you could throw at a team to befuddle or confuse them. That’s just basic mathematics.