LA hires D'Antoni (4yr deal)

[jlprk]

I was just exaggerating that we booted out the next (acting) Laker Head Coach.

Anyway, I don't get why they signed Steve Nash, if they aren't going to institute a Suns-type offense, which makes him look like the best PG in the league. He can accelerate everything, but not in the Triangle.

Well, I got that right. Elsewhere I said it should be D'Antoni.

But all sources say both sides want this, and the contract is being negotiated. It's Jackson for sure. Meanwhile, here's Hollinger's accurate tweet about McMilllan.

I can't really criticize myself for predicting Phil. Even he thought so.

http://m.espn.go.com/wireless/story?storyId=8622878&city=losangeles

 

[handiman]

Classic ESPN and their amateur journalism, repeating rumors ad nauseam until they become accepted as fact.

 

[HailBlazers]

Classic ESPN and their amateur journalism, repeating rumors ad nauseam until they become accepted as fact.

Word. Had a feeling all along it wasn't going to be Phil.

 

[Sedatedfork]

So, I guess the Lakers don't care about defense... Nash should be happy though.

 

[Draco]

Fuck me, this is garbage. We are too old for his offense. We don't have the shooters for the offense. This is going to end up ugly. Its the offensive-minded Mike Brown.

As for the travel restrictions on Phil, all reports and leaks from both Phil's camp and the Lakers' camp say that his demands were not absurd and that there was no travel restriction. The Lakers' just felt that the triangle was too complex to learn. In other words, Jim Buss is still a fucking moron.

I bet its Phil wanting decisions on player personel and a huge salary that turned buss off.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Ken Berger ‏@KBergCBS Mike D'Antoni expected to reach out to fellow USA assistant Nate McMillan as potential defensive assistant, league source tells


:MARIS61:

 

[santeesioux]

The Nate is a defensive coach myth is still alive and well i see.

 

[tlongII]

I heard Phil wanted something like $18M per year. That was probably a sticking point.

 

[Natebishop3]

Why would Nate be an assistant?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

John Schuhmann ‏@johnschuhmann In 10 full seasons as coach, McMillan teams had an avg defensive rank of 19. In 8 full seasons, D'Antoni teams had an avg def. rank of 20.

 

[Minstrel]

I think D'Antoni is likely to center the Lakers' offense around Nash and Howard running the pick and roll, relegating Kobe and Pau to complementary pieces. The lack of shooters is a problem, but Nash and Howard can run a pretty effective game themselves. How Kobe reacts to that, if I'm right, should be interesting.

 

[julius]

I heard Phil wanted something like $18M per year. That was probably a sticking point.

If I'm Paul Allen, I would've hired him for that.

 

[BlazerBeav]

John Schuhmann ‏@johnschuhmann In 10 full seasons as coach, McMillan teams had an avg defensive rank of 19. In 8 full seasons, D'Antoni teams had an avg def. rank of 20.

Yeah, here's the thing - Nate's idea of defense was to hold the ball on offense and limit that other team's possessions. This strategy does not work with the D'Antoni offense.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

If I'm Paul Allen, I would've hired him for that.

Why? Phil wants to be a part time coach and not travel with the team on road trips.

 

[julius]

Why? Phil wants to be a part time coach and not travel with the team on road trips.

so fucking what? the guy has won everywhere he's gone.

 

[illmatic99]

so fucking what? the guy has won everywhere he's gone.

He wanted 18mil to coach a loaded roster in Hollywood. Imagine how much more he would have wanted to coach this team with 10+ scrubs in podunk Portland. Not worth it.

 

[Natebishop3]

He wanted 18mil to coach a loaded roster in Hollywood. Imagine how much more he would have wanted to coach this team with 10+ scrubs in podunk Portland. Not worth it.

That's why he didn't want to coach here. He wanted to have some meaningless job in the front office where he could collect a fatty paycheck and do nothing.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Conflicting reports. I read one that said PJ wasn't even asking for as much as he was paid before (because coach salaries have gone down), and that he wouldn't travel any less than he did before. What he wanted was a piece of the team. THAT'S why the Busses said no. Buss lucked into the Lakers back when they were cheap and now the family regards the team as an heirloom. They're not giving him any. So they refused, despite Jackson being obviously the best candidate. You can bet the Busses will also try to trash Jackson in the media now.

 

[handiman]

Word. Had a feeling all along it wasn't going to be Phil.

Ditto. There were too many reasons why it didn't make sense from his perspective. Old roster with no bench and no training camp to teach the system that only two holdover players know. (Does Tex Winter retire every time Phil does and wait for the call?) Phil's reputation hinges on making winners out of good players. Give him a starting lineup spilling over with stars, and if can't get them to come together in what's sure to be a very short window, it could really tarnish his image. Too much risk.

 

[maxiep]

...this has to be one of the most hilarious parts to this entire saga:

D'Antoni, who had knee surgery at the beginning of November, hasn't yet been cleared to travel, according to sources and "it'll be a couple of days before he comes in, but he's further along than people believe."

Wait, did they hire Mike D'Antoni or Greg Oden?

 

[Rhal]

Wait, did they hire Mike D'Antoni or Greg Oden?

I heard Oden is D'Antoni's physical therapist.

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[Boob-No-More]

Yeah, here's the thing - Nate's idea of defense was to hold the ball on offense and limit that other team's possessions. This strategy does not work with the D'Antoni offense.

It would be an interesting collision of coaching styles - D'Antoni's 7 Seconds or Less vs. Nate's 21 Seconds or More.

BNM

 

[jlprk]

I wish I had the face of the Lakers...

http://hoopspeak.com/2012/11/pau-gasols-rough-night/

 

[KingSpeed]

I don't understand why they're not keeping Bickerstaff. He's 2-0 with this group.

 

[Natebishop3]

I don't understand why they're not keeping Bickerstaff. He's 2-0 with this group.

Oh Eric, I wish I could see your face when you say shit like this.

 

[Draco]

John Schuhmann ‏@johnschuhmann In 10 full seasons as coach, McMillan teams had an avg defensive rank of 19. In 8 full seasons, D'Antoni teams had an avg def. rank of 20.

That’s a good stat. Fans mostly pay attention to total PPG allowed and assume it’s a complete reflection of a teams defense. Nate’s teams have always played with a very low pace. A few of those Phoenix teams were far above average defensively, Marion might have been one of the or the best wing defender in the game. But because those teams played so fast their PPG allowed were high so fans and the media incorrectly assumed they played crappy defense.

 

[Draco]

so fucking what? the guy has won everywhere he's gone.

Well yes, he's won in TWO cities.

 

[Haakzilla]

Well yes, he's won in TWO cities.

...two of the three largest cities no less -- I would love to see Phil take on a real challenge somewhere to be able to prove his "greatest coach ever" title!

 

[Shooter]

Who wants to bet that they'll be calling Phil Jackson again before too long?

 

[Sedatedfork]

After trade for Dwight Howard

After 1-12 Start

After Mike Brown's Fired

After D'Antoni is Hired