Faulting D'Antoni is misguided, unfair

[LilMissSPURfect]

there's more to coaching than whining and being sarcastic

[Flea]

True. And he has also given his players a sense that they are EN LED to win. I wonder how much of D'Antoni's "philosophy" has rubbed off on Amare. Had Amare played for Pop, I wonder how much different his at ude would be.

I can't imagine Amare skipping the last meeting if Pop was his coach. If I were a Phoenix fan I would be more angry with Amare because his immaturity caused him a suspension and then he skipped the last meeting of the season.

[Jockularity!]

I can't imagine Amare skipping the last meeting if Pop was his coach. If I were a Phoenix fan I would be more angry with Amare because his immaturity caused him a suspension and then he skipped the last meeting of the season.

Thing is, average Suns fan blames Amare for none of it. The rule is "stupid," and should have been ignored. They place ZERO blame on Stoudemire, nevermind the fact the rest of his team and none of the Spurs left the bench. Someone already said it, the keyword is "accountability." That franchise has none, and it starts with Sarver and D'Antoni.

[SpurOutofTownFan]

At this stage, I prefer to let Phoenix wade in their own little puddle of .

I think longrod and I share the same thoughts about the spurs and the world

[Findog]

Wrong... neither of those teams exist anymore...
The Mavs still have Dirk, but they aren't "Dirk's Mavs".

He lost that team.

We shall see. He's only 29 years old. Plenty of time to recover from Golden State. But you're right...unless he leads Dallas to a le, or plays a key role on a Mavericks le team, he will never live that down and it will continue to follow him.

[SpurOutofTownFan]

Another quote from D'Antoni is to the effect that his team has better talent than the Spurs. Maybe so. How does that reflect on the coach?

The whole thing about his individuals having more talent than the spurs only please himself and stimulate his fans. We know it's not true.

How many times I have to say Many has more rings and medals than the entire suns team combined? Spurs have depth, and not just any depth. It has winners with talent. And there's just about or more talent than the Suns, collectively and individually.

[YoMamaIsCallin]

The whole thing about his individuals having more talent than the spurs only please himself and stimulate his fans. We know it's not true.

Actually, I think that raw talent wise he's probably right. Look at Nash, Amare, Marion, even Bell and Barbosa. They can do amazing things on the court. What's missing is the focus and chemistry and collaboration as a team, and playing the "right way". That's on the system and the coaching staff, not the players.

[bigfan]

I think teams are a reflection of their coaches. Well coached teams like SA, Utah and Detroit have a good at ude. The Suns are talented, he was right about that, but they are a reflection of D'Antoni - crybabies and whiners. The Mavs used to be like that til they got Avery who wont put up with that crap. D'Antoni need to calm down and quit whining, his team will follow.