he quit, so I don't have to feel an ounce of guilt in saying good riddance. Deadspin summed things up perfectly this morning:
Work through the argument here: Mike D'Antoni doesn't care about defense. But Amar'e Stoudemire can't execute Mike D'Antoni's defense, because he's too familiar with playing in D'Antoni's defensive system, which is non-defensive. Carmelo Anthony, meanwhile, refuses to play defense, which proves that he can't coexist with his coach (who doesn't care about defense). And the rest of the team, because Carmelo takes bad shots on the other end, refuses to play the defense that Mike D'Antoni doesn't coach.
5) Not sure why Phil Jackson would want to come out of retirement to work for a Dolan. It makes sense for Knicks fans but for Phil, I'm not sure why he'd do it.
[6] Because he wants to win in NY, cement his rep as the best NBA coach ever, prove that he can Zen Master-style outmaneuver any idiot owner that he might have to put up with? You're probably right. He probably would never come out of retirement to work under J. Dolan. It's not impossible though that he misses the spotlight, etc.
8) That's true about the ego. You never know. Not sure he needs to cement anything though. But he's not a slam dunk as G.O.A.T. The other thing is that while the Knicks have some talent, it's not like Melo-Amare and company are like Kobe-Shaq.
And the Knicks are such a headache ownership-wise. I mean, it'd be great fun if PJ came back to town, but I don't see it.
I can definitely see Phil wanting to take a shot at this. There IS talent on this roster, it is flawed but in the right hands it can be molded into a serious contender. I really believe that.
All you gotta do is listen to Phil talk about Red Holzman for 5 minutes to realize he thinks about MSG.
I just will never understand why the onus was always on the players to adjust to a system that had never won ANYTHING, and never on the coach to tailor the game plan to the strengths of his roster.
The casual linsanity band wagon Knick fan does not like Melo. D'Antoni was doomed, and I can't really tell if he is good or not. Bring back Isaiah...hah.
How do you fire the owner? Figure out a way to shut down his main source of revenue... Which unfortunately will likely never happen in this case until one of the satellite services figures out a way to provide omnidirectional, all-weather TV and internet service to anyone anywhere. Either that or get a bigger billionaire to buy out his company and THEN fire him...
he quit, so I don't have to feel an ounce of guilt in saying good riddance. Deadspin summed things up perfectly this morning:
Work through the argument here: Mike D'Antoni doesn't care about defense. But Amar'e Stoudemire can't execute Mike D'Antoni's defense, because he's too familiar with playing in D'Antoni's defensive system, which is non-defensive. Carmelo Anthony, meanwhile, refuses to play defense, which proves that he can't coexist with his coach (who doesn't care about defense). And the rest of the team, because Carmelo takes bad shots on the other end, refuses to play the defense that Mike D'Antoni doesn't coach.
1) Jack Dickey wrote that at Deadspin. Nice job.
[2] yes, I should've credited my bad. Very talented kid, and he is a kid. I believe he's still an undergrad.
Dang, Freddy Garcia got hit on the hand by a line drive.
Paging Mr. Jackson. Mr. Phil Jackson. Please come to the Red Emergency Batphone, sometime between now and August. Thank you.
4) Yeah, I heard that about Freddy. Drag.
5) Not sure why Phil Jackson would want to come out of retirement to work for a Dolan. It makes sense for Knicks fans but for Phil, I'm not sure why he'd do it.
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[6] Because he wants to win in NY, cement his rep as the best NBA coach ever, prove that he can Zen Master-style outmaneuver any idiot owner that he might have to put up with? You're probably right. He probably would never come out of retirement to work under J. Dolan. It's not impossible though that he misses the spotlight, etc.
8) That's true about the ego. You never know. Not sure he needs to cement anything though. But he's not a slam dunk as G.O.A.T. The other thing is that while the Knicks have some talent, it's not like Melo-Amare and company are like Kobe-Shaq.
And the Knicks are such a headache ownership-wise. I mean, it'd be great fun if PJ came back to town, but I don't see it.
I can definitely see Phil wanting to take a shot at this. There IS talent on this roster, it is flawed but in the right hands it can be molded into a serious contender. I really believe that.
All you gotta do is listen to Phil talk about Red Holzman for 5 minutes to realize he thinks about MSG.
What about Coach Cal? (plugs ears to protect myself from the screams)
[11] Isola, who is probably LOVING this right now, has been pushing the Coach Cal stuff for weeks.
12) Double Oy. Cal is worse than Bobby V...
I just will never understand why the onus was always on the players to adjust to a system that had never won ANYTHING, and never on the coach to tailor the game plan to the strengths of his roster.
meanwhile, knee-jerk reactionary shit like this makes me want to yell at a baby
http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/20299/carmelo-anthony-joy-wrecker
[15] Totally. Melo won a championship in college and was THE man on the Olympic team..other players respect his game.
Good riddance, D'Antoni.
The casual linsanity band wagon Knick fan does not like Melo. D'Antoni was doomed, and I can't really tell if he is good or not. Bring back Isaiah...hah.
How do we fire the owner?
How do you fire the owner? Figure out a way to shut down his main source of revenue... Which unfortunately will likely never happen in this case until one of the satellite services figures out a way to provide omnidirectional, all-weather TV and internet service to anyone anywhere. Either that or get a bigger billionaire to buy out his company and THEN fire him...