D'Antoni: Suns have better players than Spurs

[Kevin Blackistone]

D'Antoni doesn't know what he's talking about because he's making the same mistake - equating talent for athletic ability. When will he realize that athletic ability, run and gun, and flashy offense with no substance means absolutely nothing in terms of BASKETBALL TALENT.

[duncanchick21]

Someone give D'Antoni his Dasani!!!

[RonMexico]

D'Antoni doesn't know what he's talking about because he's making the same mistake - equating talent for athletic ability. When will he realize that athletic ability, run and gun, and flashy offense with no substance means absolutely nothing in terms of BASKETBALL TALENT.

And being on Around the Horn does not make a good journalist.

[Kevin Blackistone]

And being on Around the Horn does not make a good journalist.

Do you think D'Antoni is a great coach?

[Marcus Bryant]

So the Suns start Thomas, run primarily half court sets, and the Spurs win Game 2 87-83.

[RonMexico]

Do you think D'Antoni is a great coach?

I'm a coach killer, so I must abstain from administering such an opinion.

[Ronaldo McDonald]

D'Antoni basically admitted that Pop owns him as a coach, and Pop's system owns his.

How else do you have better players and yet keep losing?

[Xylus]

With Nash, Amare, Marion, and Bell all starting, I don't think the game is automatically slow way down just because Thomas is in. The game'll slow down only if the Spurs impose their will, otherwise Nash will keep the tempo going.

[Marcus Bryant]

The problem is that the Suns built that team around Nash, primarily for the open court. You need more than 'oh, we'll just slow it down and play Thomas more in the playoffs.'

[AnkleBreaker21]

330 post a day, got damn marcus bryant. is this all u do all in day

[Marcus Bryant]

330 post a day, got damn marcus bryant. is this all u do all in day

Only on Sundays.

[AnkleBreaker21]

[dbreiden83080]

With Nash, Amare, Marion, and Bell all starting, I don't think the game is automatically slow way down just because Thomas is in. The game'll slow down only if the Spurs impose their will, otherwise Nash will keep the tempo going.

Suns will lose this series in 5 maybe a sweep if they do not play fast. Spurs are the best half court team in the NBA and the Suns are no match for them if they play they them slow.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

the big three need to get between 60-70
if suns score over 100 closer to 70
finley has been part of the big three not manu in scoring
to keep manu homers happy
I will say the big 4 need between 80-90

heh, this may surprise you but I think all Spurs fans will be happy if Manu starts playing well to help us win games.

[Marcus Bryant]

Suns will lose this series in 5 maybe a sweep if they do not play fast. Spurs are the best half court team in the NBA and the Suns are no match for them if they play they them slow.

Suns' transition D is horrid. They expect to push the rock and attack the rim quickly yet somehow manage to get back and set up their half court D with Thomas on TD. Rather unlikely. This is why frauds like the Suns, Nuggets, et al garner regular season hype yet are dismissed again and again from the postseason with nothing to show for it.

[T Park]

Only on Sundays

nice thank you for smoking reference

[Kobulingam]

Suns will lose this series in 5 maybe a sweep if they do not play fast. Spurs are the best half court team in the NBA and the Suns are no match for them if they play they them slow.

90% sure it's a sweep for Spurs

8% Spurs in 5

2% Spurs in 6 or 7

[Xylus]

D'Antoni, listen up. This is what you need to do defensively...

Parker is clearly in more of a rhythm right now than Ginobili is, so take Bell off of Manu and put him on Tony. Bell is a complete pest and may actually frustrate Tony, or at the very least, keep him from shooting 14-22 from the field. Marion is a good on-the-ball defender, but he's not as good of an off-the-ball defender as Bell is, and Marion simply isn't fast enough to keep up with Tony. You're starting Kurt Thomas, which is good. That's a step in the right direction.

Nash --> Bowen
Bell --> Parker
Marion --> Finley/Ginobili
Amare --> Elson
Thomas --> Duncan

The Spurs clearly present a load of matchup problems for us. If you put Bell on Parker and Marion on Finley/Ginobili, we might actually stand a better chance.