Serious question

[Fez Hammersticks]

Is there any way we could pry D'Antoni from NY in a few years?

Nate is a poor X's and O's coach. Our offense is stale whereas D'Antoni is an X's and O's mastermind.

Outside Brandon, has he really developed our youngsters? LaMarcus is a tad better now than when he was a rookie. But it's not a huge leap. Rudy has regressed and doesn't play in a rhythm and just doesn't fit this slow (boring) methodical offense.

D'Antoni isn't known for defense but I can't imagine we would be any worse with him. And we could finally rid the team of the STUPID rule of no headbands/armbands/writing on shoes.

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[BalancedMan]

No, Donnie Walsh and D'Antoni are awaiting LeBron and Bosh in little more than a year.

 

[DaRizzle]

Is there any way we could pry D'Antoni from NY in a few years?

A lot will have changed by then. What you want now wont be what you want then.

...and D'Antoni is a not 'ship level coach

 

[Karl Malone's Elbows]

Joke of a question

 

[Minstrel]

If McMillan were replaced, I'd love to have Adelman. If he's still Rockets coach, I'd want Flip Saunders.

 

[Karl Malone's Elbows]

If McMillan were replaced, I'd love to have Adelman. If he's still Rockets coach, I'd want Flip Saunders.

Two coaches with some of the worst playoff records in the NBA.

 

[yenniedn]

Dr. Jack Ramsey!!!

 

[Minstrel]

Two coaches with some of the worst playoff records in the NBA.

Which matters only if you blame them for their team's losses in conference finals and Finals.

Personally, I don't. I never felt they were out-coached, just up against superior or equal teams and things didn't go their team's way.

 

[Karl Malone's Elbows]

Hoping for an under-performing, never-was, retread coach like Adelman is like hoping for Allen Iverson to come in and save the PG position.

 

[Minstrel]

Hoping for an under-performing, never-was, retread coach like Adelman is like hoping for Allen Iverson to come in and save the PG position.

I don't think he under-performed, and I think he's very good at getting players to play well together in an offense.

 

[julius]

Sure, if we never want to win a title because the team doesn't play defense than yes. Let's get D'antoni.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Is there any way we could pry D'Antoni from NY in a few years?

Nate is a poor X's and O's coach. Our offense is stale whereas D'Antoni is an X's and O's mastermind.

Outside Brandon, has he really developed our youngsters? LaMarcus is a tad better now than when he was a rookie. But it's not a huge leap. Rudy has regressed and doesn't play in a rhythm and just doesn't fit this slow (boring) methodical offense.

D'Antoni isn't known for defense but I can't imagine we would be any worse with him. And we could finally rid the team of the STUPID rule of no headbands/armbands/writing on shoes.

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What young talent has D'Antoni developed? Seems like all he has won with is vets. They sold all their draft picks.

 

[DaRizzle]

Hoping for an under-performing, never-was, retread coach like Adelman is like hoping for Allen Iverson to come in and save the PG position.

I wanna hate Adelman due to his Kings days but I think he is a very good coach

 

[RR7]

Let's see, you have a two time MVP PG, an ALL NBA first team C, and a 20-10 do-it-all PF. Add that great coach you want, I'm assuming they had to have won at least 2, maybe 3 championship.....wait, what? They only had one?.....No? Not even 1 title? Huh. Great coach like that. With all that talent, I would assume his superior Xs and Os would have gotten them a title. Weird.

 

[anonymous gambler]

I'll settle for Sloan or Popovich

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Let's see, you have a two time MVP PG, an ALL NBA first team C, and a 20-10 do-it-all PF. Add that great coach you want, I'm assuming they had to have won at least 2, maybe 3 championship.....wait, what? They only had one?.....No? Not even 1 title? Huh. Great coach like that. With all that talent, I would assume his superior Xs and Os would have gotten them a title. Weird.

The SSOL offense turned Nash into an MVP. In Dallas Nash was a 17/7 player and he's now, again, a 17/7 PG. The SSOL offense rapidly developed Boris Diaw from a fringe NBA player in Atlanta to a do-it-all PF/SF. This offense makes good players into great players. It's fun and puts a TON of pressure on the opposing teams defense.

We have players who are capable defenders. Nash, then and now, couldn't guard a chair. Amare is a mediocre defender. Raja Bell was the only player on that roster who was a good defender. Greg has the makings of being a very good defender. Brandon is decent. LaMarcus, though still mediocre, is improving his defense (especially his hands). Nic Batum is a 6'9" Raja Bell. Przybilla is one of the better defensive Centers out there. D'Antoni would be huge for our team. Especially with our roster.

 

[DaRizzle]

I'll settle for Sloan or Popovich

lets not twist your arm or anything

 

[Pinwheel1]

The SSOL offense turned Nash into an MVP. In Dallas Nash was a 17/7 player and he's now, again, a 17/7 PG. The SSOL offense rapidly developed Boris Diaw from a fringe NBA player in Atlanta to a do-it-all PF/SF. This offense makes good players into great players. It's fun and puts a TON of pressure on the opposing teams defense.

We have players who are capable defenders. Nash, then and now, couldn't guard a chair. Amare is a mediocre defender. Raja Bell was the only player on that roster who was a good defender. Greg has the makings of being a very good defender. Brandon is decent. LaMarcus, though still mediocre, is improving his defense (especially his hands). Nic Batum is a 6'9" Raja Bell. Przybilla is one of the better defensive Centers out there. D'Antoni would be huge for our team. Especially with our roster.

So far he has always won with small ball. How would he be perfect with our roster? People complain now how little Greg gets the ball. Do you really think that would improve sprinting up and down the court?

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

So far he has always won with small ball. How would he be perfect with our roster? People complain now how little Greg gets the ball. Do you really think that would improve sprinting up and down the court?

When Greg is finally 100%, yes, he would improve. It took Amare 2 full seasons to return to form. Greg's pre-draft combine numbers were on par with GUARDS. Greg can get up and down the floor. He played small ball because what was the alternative - start Kurt Thomas? Sean Marks? Pat Burke?

Our roster is full of athletes that can run. LaMarcus is one of the fastest players baseline-to-baseline on the team. D'Antoni would be perfect for our roster.

 

[Pinwheel1]

When Greg is finally 100%, yes, he would improve. It took Amare 2 full seasons to return to form. Greg's pre-draft combine numbers were on par with GUARDS. Greg can get up and down the floor. He played small ball because what was the alternative - start Kurt Thomas? Sean Marks? Pat Burke?

Our roster is full of athletes that can run. LaMarcus is one of the fastest players baseline-to-baseline on the team. D'Antoni would be perfect for our roster.

I guess we will have to wait 2-3 years on that as well. Until D'Antoni's offense excels with a true center I will not agree. I am not even sure BRoy would fit into his offense.

 

[Entity]

Why would we need an even more offensively minded coach? This current Blazer team has the best offensive rating in Trail Blazer history (so far). That's points per possession. What this team needs to do is develop it's defense more than anything. I like Nate, but all four of his seasons fall under the worst five defensive ratings in our history. Sure, that's still not as bad as a few teams this season, but I have to wonder how a coach with a such a defensive reputation can't get even a somewhat average defensive system going with this lineup. I'm not calling for his head, but I'm not seeing that half of our system work effectively.

 

[Karl Malone's Elbows]

I think he's very good at getting players to play well together in an offense.

And this is an upgrade over McMillen how exactly?

 

[Nikolokolus]

I guess we will have to wait 2-3 years on that as well. Until D'Antoni's offense excels with a true center I will not agree. I am not even sure BRoy would fit into his offense.

Well, duh! We'll just trade Brandon for Steve Nash. All of our problems solved, finals here we come baby!

 

[Big Frame]

ill give yuou mike curry ? please?

and Ill give you back sheed!

 

[Minstrel]

And this is an upgrade over McMillen how exactly?

I don't think McMillan is particularly good at fitting players into an offensive system. Their offensive efficiency is very good, but I think it's a function of the talent. I don't he uses the players optimally. I don't dislike McMillan nor am I saying he's a poor coach, but I think he can be upgraded.

 

[The Sebastian Express]

I don't think McMillan is particularly good at fitting players into an offensive system. Their offensive efficiency is very good, but I think it's a function of the talent. I don't he uses the players optimally. I don't dislike McMillan nor am I saying he's a poor coach, but I think he can be upgraded.

I think our offense looks good because McMillan largely depends on the ISO which we all know Roy is pretty damn spectacular at doing. Unfortunately our pick and roll offense is just really.. disgusting to be honest. We've got a lot of jump shooters on the team which works in the regular season, but I don't see us winning a playoff series (and maybe not even a game) if we don't learn how to run the pick and roll in an effective manner and establish post position.

 

[Minstrel]

I think our offense looks good because McMillan largely depends on the ISO which we all know Roy is pretty damn spectacular at doing. Unfortunately our pick and roll offense is just really.. disgusting to be honest. We've got a lot of jump shooters on the team which works in the regular season, but I don't see us winning a playoff series (and maybe not even a game) if we don't learn how to run the pick and roll in an effective manner and establish post position.

I think that's a lot of it. I guess what I'd say is that McMillan runs a very basic offense...isolate and kick. The team shoots from the perimeter quite well on average, so this strategy works well on average. However, it does lend itself to streakiness. This isn't a problem in the regular season, which is long enough for good and bad streaks to even out. But the playoffs boil down to a series of "small sample" challenges. If the team goes cold from outside for a few games in the playoffs, that's all she wrote.

A more creative and dynamic offensive coach, I feel, could design an offense that has high efficiency almost every game, rather than huge highs (when the threes are falling) and severe lows (when they're not). The talent is certainly there, I think, to build a night-in and night-out offensive powerhouse. Roy, Aldridge, Oden, Outlaw, Rudy and Bayless are a lot of offensive weapons and even Blake is useful as a shooter.

 

[The Sebastian Express]

I agree. I think with a more C&D offensive coach we could take advantage of Rudy (and Martell if he stays here and isn't traded/his foot doesn't fall off) and his willingness to just run all over the damn place. LaMarcus doesn't get to showcase it a lot but I think he is an underrated passer, and I think if Rudy (and Martell) did backdoor cuts while he was in the post or cuts down the middle he would find them (and Oden would find them too). Last year LaMarcus had some really crisp and just plain nifty bounce passes to Martell in a few games and it worked quite well as Martell may not be able to handle the ball well but the kid can finish at the rim.

I just see that we have so many athletic and young players at the wing position who basically camp at the three point line and I think to myself: this can't be a coincidence that all these small forwards and wings besides Roy sit at the corner these past few years, can it? Why aren't we taking advantage of them on a more consistent basis instead of just maybe once every five or six games if that? Because when Travis plays small forward he camps in the corners a lot as well. It is only really when he's playing PF and ISOing that he creates his own shot. Sometimes at the SF, but not a lot.

It is just really unfortunate that we don't take advantage of these things and that is why I would prefer a different coach (not to mention our uh.. defensive schemes).

 

[alex42083]

ill give yuou mike curry ? please?

and Ill give you back sheed!

Michael Curry is the worst coach in the NBA. He seems overmatched for that job, don't know how they favored him and got rid of Flip.
As for D'Antoni... ugh, there'd be so many complaints on how we wouldn't be able to stop anyone. If you thought Nate's defense was bad, D'Antoni's would be worse. At least it'd be entertaining basketball offensively, like the good ol' early 90's days.

 

[The Sebastian Express]

Humorously Phoenix had a higher defensive rating with D'Antoni than Porter apparently.