Comments on: D’Antoni to the Knicks?

By: snook

snook — Thu, 08 May 2008 22:22:31 +0000

not like he can win with either team, might as well take the money and go to NY

By: nbarountable

nbarountable — Thu, 08 May 2008 21:04:30 +0000

“@nbaroundtable-I might have missed this but I don’t remember seeing Deng play the 4, usually when they go small Nocioni plays the 4 man or Thomas.”

Yeah it’s Nocioni or Deng. They flip it about depending on the matchup. Deng doesn’t get many minutes there, only about 10% of his minutes at PF each season for the last three years. That went down this year after they got Drew Gooden also.

Last season (06-07) Deng played almost 20% of his minutes at PF (most of his career) – his numbers were way up on his SF numbers (per 48 minutes, he had 30 and 11 at PF versus 23 and 8.5 at SF, while shooting 59% versus 50%) and he did very well defensively, as usual, against the bigger more phyiscal PF’s too.

I think it’d be something D’Antoni would consider. Deng has shown some ability there and it’s an instant way to up the tempo.

By: BxBaller

BxBaller — Thu, 08 May 2008 20:25:41 +0000

I don’t want his whiny ass in NYC.

By: Stiletto

Stiletto — Thu, 08 May 2008 18:33:50 +0000

the knicks are dead till 2010 when LeBron will rock in NY till then it doesn’t matter which coach there is they will loose and look miserable

By: yallallreadyknow

yallallreadyknow — Thu, 08 May 2008 17:39:38 +0000

mike d’antoni can’t coach a defense. so what the fuck difference does it make where he goes?

mark jackson is going to coach ny. finally the knicks will do something right. avery johnson is going to the pistons (either this upcoming yr or the following yr). jeff van gundy is going to phoenix

By: doc

doc — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:16:26 +0000

If he aint bringin Stat and Nash with him who gives a rats ass.

By: OMNIpotent1

OMNIpotent1 — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:09:50 +0000

As a Knick fan I don’t D’Antoni anywhere near the Garden. We don’t play any defense as it is and I doubt he would improve the team defensively. The high octane offense will look nice until we get 150 points scored on us regularly at home and end up missing the playoffs again. Then the NY media will have D’Antoni’s head.

By: Celts Fan

Celts Fan — Thu, 08 May 2008 15:33:34 +0000

RangerJohn, I think Deng and Gordon will be Restricted FAs this summer, so the Bulls will have the option of matching any offer they take. I’d keep Deng and let Ben walk personally (unless of course, he wants to stay and sign for less than he turned down last summer, in which case, how is his attitude going to be?) Worst case scenario is they decide they don’t want to stay in Chicago and force their hand, sign a 1 year qualifying deal, then become Unrestricted FAs next summer. So if the Bulls want to keep them and are willing to spend the $$$ (which will most likely end up being less than they were offering last year) they can.

By: DaPro

DaPro — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:12:47 +0000

Yeah D’Antoni in ATL would be perfect, I said that like 5 dime blogs ago but its good. Perfect fit for his style as long as the players learn the sets it’s a no-brainer.

D’Antoni would also be a good fit in Chi-town. We have the athletes and the effort to play solid D has been seen in years past, we just need to dedicate ourselves to playing hard again.

@nbaroundtable-I might have missed this but I don’t remember seeing Deng play the 4, usually when they go small Nocioni plays the 4 man or Thomas.

By: Icy

Icy — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:08:56 +0000

Hahahahahaha

I would love to see D’Antoni try to motivate eddy curry, coach Zach Randolf and run his offense through Stephon Marbury. THe man is one of the best out there but that roster is NOT built for him.

I could see them make major overhauls in the next few years though.