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illmatic99 said:
Olshey would get skewered if he hired MDA with that defensive reputation he has. That said, the one year D'Antoni had Bzdelik by his side, his team finished 6th in defense.
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Yep...I think he now knows to get over the hump you need at least an average defense. If he had the right D coordinator it would work. IMO, he would use Little, Simons & Nurk a lot differently and even if we couldn't trade CJ he would maybe bring him of the bench and start Powell. He's the most experienced and a proven record.
 
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Steve Clifford as @TBpup mentioned in the other thread is the first guy that came to mind as the kinda assistant next to MDA. Clifford is a defensive specialist who stems from the Riley/JVG/Thibs tree and whose teams have always been good on that end.

The positives of MDA are endless. He'd make Dame the MVP, knows how to deal with traps and would get our offense even more efficient. Also, I like how he adapts to the personnel rather than forcing guys to play in his system.

Would not be upset with an MDA hire if we got him the right support and he interviewed well. This process has to be thorough. If it is, I don't think I'd have a problem with anyone they hire.
 
illmatic99 said:
Olshey would get skewered if he hired MDA with that defensive reputation he has. That said, the one year D'Antoni had Bzdelik by his side, his team finished 6th in defense.
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Bring somebody like Clifford in as his lead assistant.
 
Our defensive problems have been solved!!!!!!!
 
I'm pro Clifford - I would love a good defensive minded coach. Or, maybe because I want to call him the "Big Red Coach".
 
Mr. Robot said:
capela was mainly dunking the ball, getting alley oops and other great looks from harden and later cp3

hes like rudy gobert, guy who has no skill set offensively, but both are dunking the ball a lot
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Well he dunked his way to 14 points, 11 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in his 4 years when he was mostly a starter with HOU on .626% shooting in just under 30 mpg. Sounds like a legit part of their team to me. Would love to have a center who with those number who was that efficient.
 
TBpup said:
Well he dunked his way to 14 points, 11 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in his 4 years when he was mostly a starter with HOU on .626% shooting in just under 30 mpg. Sounds like a legit part of their team to me. Would love to have a center who with those number who was that efficient.
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I'd trade Nurkic for Capela in an instant
 
jlprk said:
Bring back Terry Stotts!



Even I get it! After 10 minutes of pondering.
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Terry wanted to play a faster pace game but was hesitant to get on his Super Star pg for not wanting too. Dame is currently more comfortable playing a slower half court pace where he looks for a three, then a drive, then a P&R.
I want a new coach to really push the ball and use athleticism to put a defense on their heals. Watch how many times Curry doesn't bring the ball up. Tell Dame thats what I want him to do as well.
 
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Labinot41 said:
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who does the editing on this stuff?

His playoff heartaches have been well-chronicled, with D’Antoni going 0-4 in second-round matchups and 0-3 in the conference finals (his playoff series record is 10-10). Ironically, his best chance yet at securing a title as a coach may be the one unfolding in these playoffs with the Nets.

How is that record in the second round possible if he's been to the conf. finals?
 
I really don't know what the attraction is for and increased Pace.

here is the top half of the NBA this season in pace:

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7 of the top-10 teams in pace didn't even make the playoffs. And only 5 of the top 15 teams made the playoffs

and then there's the bottom half of the league:

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Portland essentially had the same pace as Utah,and a faster pace than Dallas, Phoenix, Denver, and the Clippers

pace may make for a little more entertainment but it sure isn't a key to winning basketball
 
I think there's a false equivalency with D'Antoni teams always being fast paced. He adapts to his roster.

In Houston, the pace rankings:
16-17: 3rd, roster had a bunch of athletes and Harden
17-18: 14th, traded for CP
18-19: 26th, CP gets a foothold and they become more methodical
19-20: 3rd, Westbrook replaces CP

And the offense did not suffer when the pace changed.
ORTG:
16- 2nd
17- 1st
18- 2nd
19- 6th

Let's not forget that in 17-18, were it not for Paul getting hurt in the conference finals, the Rockets would have taken down the KD-Steph-Klay-Draymond healthy Warriors team in the WCFs.

Also, if we were to get MDA, I would not be too quick to get rid of CJ.
 
D'Antoni is the offensive Thibodeau, in that he runs best offensive players to the ground and doesn't trust any ancillary players. Also his teams with Paul and Harden just ran iso the entire game, but played at a fast pace.

I can't believe some of you guys want this guy. I mean aren't you guys always complaining about how Stotts plays Dame too many minutes? Dame will average 38 MPG under D'Antoni. 48 in the playoffs.
 
B-Roy said:
D'Antoni is the offensive Thibodeau, in that he runs best offensive players to the ground and doesn't trust any ancillary players. Also his teams with Paul and Harden just ran iso the entire game, but played at a fast pace.

I can't believe some of you guys want this guy. I mean aren't you guys always complaining about how Stotts plays Dame too many minutes? Dame will average 38 MPG under D'Antoni. 48 in the playoffs.
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? Paul averaged 31.9 mpg in his two years in Houston. He had two of the most elite iso players, so they played iso.

His NY teams were middle of the pack in assists. His PHX teams were at the top of the league in assists.

Long story short, he doesn't have a SYSTEM. He changes it to optimize his personnel, a skill we haven't had in forever in our head coach.

Not sure why I'm stanning this hard for MDA, but he's not bad. As I said, ANYONE would be better than Stotts
 
MickZagger said:
D’Antoni can coach offense that’s for sure. A guy like Powell would thrive with him. Kind of in a Leandro Barbosa type role. Get down the court and quick. Nurk could be a good outlet passer.

It would be a must to get a defensive specialist though.
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D'Antoni would implement an offense that would get Dame easier looks and reduce his wear and tear; and at the same time get easier looks for his teammates. I would be absolutely fine with D'Antoni, and I'm sure both Olshey and D'Antoni would agree that he would need at least one assistant who is a high-level defensive specialist.

:cheers:
 
B-Roy said:
D'Antoni is the offensive Thibodeau, in that he runs best offensive players to the ground and doesn't trust any ancillary players. Also his teams with Paul and Harden just ran iso the entire game, but played at a fast pace.

I can't believe some of you guys want this guy. I mean aren't you guys always complaining about how Stotts plays Dame too many minutes? Dame will average 38 MPG under D'Antoni. 48 in the playoffs.
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This isn't the worst case scenario thread ;)

:cheers:
 
UKRAINEFAN said:
I think D'antoni would have enough credibility to tell Olshey "If you bring in anyone like Melo or Kanter, I will quit".
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Want to improve the defense? Play Powell instead of CJ, Little instead of Melo, Collins (Is that guy's ankle EVER going to heal?) instead of Kanter, and keep RoCo. Done. Even better if we can pull off a CJ for Middleton trade.
 
BBert said:
Want to improve the defense? Play Powell instead of CJ, Little instead of Melo, Collins (Is that guy's ankle EVER going to heal?) instead of Kanter, and keep RoCo. Done.
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And those simple changes wouldn't hurt our offense one bit.
 
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