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I have a feeling D'Antoni is going to get it.
Don't know why, but I just think so.
I would rather have Pop myself.
Word is Coach K won't be back and that 2 of the possible candidates are Pop and coach D'Antoni
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/23/sp...=1&oref=slogin
I have a feeling D'Antoni is going to get it.
Don't know why, but I just think so.
I would rather have Pop myself.
Pop is getting up there in age, I don't know if he wants to do it.
If true, I'll root for that team next time. Any chance a Spur will be on the roster....maybe Tony gets his citizenship.
what if pop gets injured during the olympics?
i think he should show his commitment to the spurs by not going.
Itll be D'Antoni
I'm not so sure it'll be D'antoni...D'antoni kind of left Colanegelo's beloved Suns in the lurch or at least they had a parting of the minds.
At the same time...I'm not so sure Pop is the best guy to coach the Olympic Team...it tends to take a while for his philosophy to take root in players minds...and time is a luxury to the Olympic Head coach. I think a retired coach or a quick fix artist would be better choices...
With the way D'Antoni (DanTony) preaches defense, I'm sure that will factor into Colangelo's decision.
Same here. Especially if Colangelo is still running the show.
Colangelo isn't really associated with the Suns anymore. And D'Antoni was basically fired by Steve Kerr who took the GM job after Colangelo's son and Robert Sarver had a falling out.
I wonder if the posssible success of this team will encourage them to go with non-NBA coaches in the future. Pop was an assistant on the teams that failed.
Ahh ok...so D'antoni might have left out of some kind of loyalty to Colangelo even...so he actually could be the favorite.
To tell you the truth. I think D'antoni is a good choice for international ball. Better than Pop. He installs his system quickly and it is pretty dominant against any team without dominant bigs.
Pop should coach team USA...but it doesnt matter, whoever coach team USA..that team will won regardless of who coach them (provided all players which sign 3 years commitment still play). They play and train together before and skills wise they're on top of their game. Yes, they got defense with Tayshaun Prince in roster, many times they dont need him though. Kobe+LBJ+CP3+Mello,Howard+ sick bench + playing together for quite sometime (World games and Olympics) = u go figure
D'Antoni easily wins this job.
I would love to see Pop coaching team USA.
Pop should decline the job and cite his commitments to the Spurs organization as the justification.
Uh, USA is winning with choking pressure defense this year, something sadly missing from the last few teams and something that will no doubt be on the milk carton of any D'Antoni team. That being said, Team USA will probably pick him, and we stand an excellent chance of not only losing, but getting blown out as Three First Names tries to out-offense international teams instead of D-ing up.
why do you follower the spurs
She ditched the Spurs after they traded the object of her obsession.
Maybe, but as we've seen from this current incarnation of the U.S. Olympic basketball, a team simply cannot get caught up into a run-n-gun style with those Euro teams. Sure you have to score points, but at some point, you have to get stops. A facet of the game D'Antoni clearly doesn't grasp and doesn't teach.
So SHES the one I read about in the paper about Beno and Rasho taking out the restraining order on?
You have absolutely no clue how far off you are. I'll make sure to point you out to Rasho when he is in SA in October.
Let's say Pop does do London. I think Pop has alot of pride for his country and would do it. Does Tim Duncan decide that maybe it's time to get his gold medal? Or is he really done with international bball forever?
I think he is done but if he would go back and play for anyone, it would probably be Pop.
I think that USA Basketball is probably going to ask for three year commitments again, and I think Tim will pass on that to spend time with his kids.
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