Mike D'Antoni New York's Savior?

What a stupid article, what has he done so far in NY? Nothing, his team is in third to last spot in the east and is only one game out of being second worst. He might be good eventually but so far he has proven that he can get teams to put up points and play no defense. Good Job.

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he's taken them from the 29th best D to the 23rd best...

… and the 23rd best O to the 16th best (using pace-adjusted numbers).

That’s a pretty darn good improvement for 1 season.

by jksnake99 on Apr 1, 2009 12:57 PM PDT reply actions

The game isnt just about offense though. I think he is a good coach don’t get me wrong, but it seems really stupid to have an article about how great a coach is when his team is 3rd from the bottom in their conference. It goes back to ESPN only caring about big market teams, and even though there is no story there they are going to make a story for the knicks.

I hope I can get a bunch of championships, like 15. " - Greg Oden

by mxpx5678 on Apr 1, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions

did you miss half of what I wrote

He’s improved their D from 29th best in the NBA to 23rd best. He’s them from a ~~7.2 in efficiency differential to a -2.7~~- that’s a huge improvement.

D’Antoni’s Suns teams were always underrated on D— they were always around the middle, never near the bottom. This guy can flat out coach.

by jksnake99 on Apr 1, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions

wow, formatting fail

the Knicks have improved from being minus 7.2 to minus 2.7 in point differential, one of the best improvements in the league.

by jksnake99 on Apr 1, 2009 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions

Yes I did miss half of what you wrote. I apologize.

I still think it is way too early to call him a success in NY though. There are many stories that deserve a front page article on ESPN over this.

I hope I can get a bunch of championships, like 15. " - Greg Oden

by mxpx5678 on Apr 1, 2009 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions

that I can buy

but the Knicks are always going to get a lot of national play, that’s just the way it is.

by jksnake99 on Apr 1, 2009 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions

agreed

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by Philthyanimal on Apr 1, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions

D'Antoni

Is definitely one of the best coaches in the NBA. His team is in the hunt for the playoffs in the east (almost certainly not going to get there, but still) and who does he have on his team?

Duhon? Robinson? Lee?

Decent but nobody that good. His system is fun, and he’s a good coach. Players like to play in it, and people love watching it. Give him more than a single year as a head coach and we’ll see exactly how his style will work in New York, but there is no way he should have been fired from Phoenix after multiple 60 win games. I mean they are missing the playoffs this year, and weren’t on track to get 60 wins before Amare went out, with almost the exact same personnel. I

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by TheOdenator on Apr 1, 2009 1:05 PM PDT reply actions

+1

people would rather see a team lose 45 games and score 110 pts, than see a team lose 50 games and score 90 points.
his teams are fun to watch. that can be enough when you’ve just come from the isiah era.

he has made the story of the knicks all about what happens on the court (minus the beginning of the year starbury benchings)

dinasour type of guys choir boys

by mittsabishy on Apr 1, 2009 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions