Lakers: D'Antoni to Lakers..

[AussieFanKurt]

[Venti Quattro]

They just turned the potato into Pringles lol.

[TE]

[LkrFan]

^

[fevertrees]

LOL @ thinking a coach will be the difference to handle the egos of Kobe and Dwight. Hornets will finish above the Lakers this season now!

[TDMVPDPOY]

lol whoever in a contract year still on the lakers is going to enjoy stat padding to that new contract which doesnt materialize their true value

[LkrFan]

LOL @ thinking a coach will be the difference to handle the egos of Kobe and Dwight. Hornets will finish above the Lakers this season now!

Says the dude who openly endorses marriage.

[fevertrees]

Says the dude who openly endorses marriage.

gay way is the right way...get used to it phobe

[whitemamba]

gay way is the right way...get used to it phobe

mos def not, guy ing a guy is not the right way u got.

on the other hand, this is a good hire, well see if mrm pringles can make it work.

[100%duncan]

[Uriel]

Lakers. Adding the best defensive coach to the NBA to rectify a flagging defensive was a great move.

[Koolaid_Man]

very nice work

[rayjayjohnson]

"HEY! Did I just see you playing defense?!? If I catch you doing that one more time, your ass is benched!!"

http://basketbawful.blogspot.com.au/...g-weekend.html

[BanditHiro]

lol MWP shooting six 3s a game.

[Reck]

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/show...95#post6187995

ElNono with the early inside goods.

And @ hiring D'Antoni.

Dream come true.

[fevertrees]

mos def not, guy ing a guy is not the right way u got.

on the other hand, this is a good hire, well see if mrm pringles can make it work.

what about a woman clit licking another woman? about both sides and we want equal rights

[Koolaid_Man]

I think it's a good hire. Not as good as Phil Jackson, obviously, but a good hire.

1. That Princeton BS wasn't going to work. D'Antoni will let Nash and Kobe doing the creating. (Kobe can play the role Joe Johnson would have played if he didn't get traded to the Hawks, tbh.)

2. The Lakers really don't need an Xs and Os coach. They have the talent ... just a basic framework is needed. D'Antoni can supply that.

3. Dwight Howard, once he's 100%, will make the Lakers an above average defense. Having two below average defenders in the backcourt in Kobe and Nash will keep the Lakers from being elite, but they'll be above average. D'Antoni isn't as horrible of a defensive coach as his rep indicates. Their ceiling was probably higher under Mike Brown defensively but I don't think D'Antoni will necessarily hurt. Besides, Chuck Person is the defensive coordinator and will continue to call the shots ... just like D'Antoni had Mike Iavaroni in PHX.

4. D'Antoni sucks at using the bench. The Lakers don't have a bench so it doesn't matter.

5. D'Antoni is pretty good at instilling confidence and when I watch Gasol, that's what looks like is missing.

6. Since D'Antoni owned Kobe during his prime, Kobe has no choice but to respect him. Plus D'Antoni spent a lot of time in Europe and knows how to connect with Euros like Kobe.

First off Kobe and Pau are avg defenders. Nash is below avg. while Artest and Dwight are above avg...

Kobe grew up idolizing Dantoni and there's rumors he wore # 8 in honor of his childhood idol Dantoni.

Getting rid of Bynum all but ensures Dantoni's success in LA. Shaq was the only other non-athletic big man who didn't succeed in Mike's system because he couldn't run and wasn't mobile enough. Dwight and Pau are mobile and athletic and can run the floor...they should thrive in his uptempo system just like Amare and Diaw. Also the new offense will open up the floor allowing for more consistency of perimeter shots.


Good solid hire....Phil wasn't hired because the same turmoil that Mike Brown brought to the floor Phil was about to bring to the back office at a time when we don't need it. He basically wanted to overrule Mitch and Jimmy, coach mostly home games with a just few road games, get 10+ million a year, plus it seems he was trying to bring in Scottie Pippen for the sole purpose of helping Scottie who it seems has been having financial problems get paid. It seems to me Phil didn't really want the job. I think Jimmy played his cards right this time.

[rayjayjohnson]

Look at koolaid, trying to dress up a turd

[Spur_Fanatic]

He was asking for 10-12m and the head coach always chooses their own assistants if they want.

He wasn't hired because he was asking to have a HUGE amount of control in their front office(gm/operational duties), and basically said he wants to have his own predecessor coaching the Lakers after he retires in 2-4 years or however long he was going to be coaching. The whole predecessor thing is just absurd imo. I thought the lakers were actually going to bend over backwards for everything he wanted but I can see why they all basically just had enough of his demands.

As far as Mike D'Antoni goes, he's only a slight upgrade over Mike Brown(which isn't saying much). The Lakers really had a good shot at putting themselves back as the favorites with Phil Jackson but blew it.

So... basically he wanted to be like Pop (plus a lot more cash). Why not give him that?

[Spur_Fanatic]

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/s...angeles-lakers

The plot thickens...

A league source indicated late Sunday night that Jackson was "stunned" when the Lakers called to inform him they had chosen D'Antoni. He had been prepared to accept the job Monday if negotiations between his agent and the Lakers went well. Jackson's agent Todd Musberger had been scheduled to fly in to Los Angeles on Monday
Jackson and the Lakers had never spoken about a salary, the source said, "but he knew coaches don't make what he used to make anymore."
Jackson, the source said, never intended to miss any more road games than he had in his previous stints with the Lakers.
"Phil would come back only to win and skipping games doesn't lead to winning," the source said.

[Koolaid_Man]

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/s...angeles-lakers

The plot thickens...

dude get over it..we're rollin with Mike D...Pringles teams did very very well in fact had it not been for the Horry hip check to Nash they would have won it all that year....and I don't think no one disputes that...

Dantoni is an excellent hire...even though I love and respect Phil his Zen powers are not the same...it's like watching the modern day movie Clash of the ans where Zeus was at his full powers and then watching Wrath of the ans that shows his powers eroded.

Same concept with Phil....

[Spur_Fanatic]

Ah, the Horry hip check. I have a feeling that strange new alliances will be forged on this forum in the next weeks.
Which is cool, we need "sides" back on the forum. Bring it. :P

[Killakobe81]

Mixed emotions. Of course PJ is the betterchoice. But I get that they did not want to bow down Phil. I'm not sure Jackson was the perfect choice. Again, we ain't winning a le this year regardless.

[Killakobe81]

Now the move not to sign Barbosa is even worse. This season is not yielding a le. Lakers need a strong defensive assistant and more shooters.

[mercos]

Good hire, imo. I thought Phil was done after his last stint. Not sure how much he would have had in the tank for another run. Lakers will be fun to watch now.