Comments on: Jerry Stackhouse On Mike D’Antoni: “Such A Control Freak”

By: Urban

Urban — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:36:10 +0000

Why do people hat D’antoni sooooo much. Is it because of his mustach, or Italian roots. Is it cause his Suns had two 60+ and 2 50+ seasons a few years ago. Is it because he helped Steve Nash Collect 2 MVPS, and changed the way the game is played for many teams. I know it’s not because he’s a bad coach, cause according to the stats he has a win percentage in the high 50s, which is actually pretty good considering he’s only been coaching like 7 years. Thats better than 50 coaches who have been in the L the last few years.

Plus @ eyes, how did you turn this into a racial thing, especially with D’antoni whos a white guy/ ex point guard who knows all about dribbling the ball, and passing it. The coach who once again turned a white point guard into a MVP…..or at least helped in some aspect. And his offense is predicated on a tight dribble, so the whole white fundamental purist comment is a little off subject when talking about this coach. I usually appreciate your comments but this one was WAAAAAAAAY OFF.

By: movez

movez — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:45:32 +0000

IT’S FUNNY HOW YOU GUYS REALLY THINK YA KNOW EVERYTHING WISH YOU CAN SAY THINGS TO PEOPLE FACE, INSTEAD YOU WOULD SAY ” HEY MAN I LOVE YOUR GAME ” AND “I’M A H UGE FAN “….LOL I LOVE THIS GAME MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

By: HeadkickerB

HeadkickerB — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:09:24 +0000

As a Knick fan I think the Knicks signed Nate to be part of their rotation. Not one other team even showed interest in signing him. However, Nate’s preferred style of play has not helped the Knicks win and he is so far unwilling to change. You can bet if he decided to become a pass-first, pass-second, shoot-third point guard he could take Duhon’s position in about two practices. Instead he pouts that he doesn’t have the privilege of playing the way he wants to play. His coach has had success in the league and the Knicks have a better record WITHOUT Nate playing. Instead of demanding trades Nate should try to play the way D’Antonio wants him to. Nate seems like a good dude – cheering loudly for his team even when he is not playing, etc. I’m rooting for him but I don’t feel optimistic anything will change soon.

By: Soul Brova 1

Soul Brova 1 — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:13:14 +0000

compared to Nate who is out of control too often D’Antoni and any other coach would appear to be a control freak. Whatever happened to professionalism? That’s what is wrong with the black professional athlete…we make excuses for each other instead of holding each other accountable and setting and raising standards. That makes it so much harder for black players to find opportunities in the game when playing days are over.

By: PHECKZ!?

PHECKZ!? — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:05:51 +0000

100% co-sign Stackhouse and his comments. Especially the part of it being embarassing to his family! I had no idea that’s the reason Nate hasn’t been on the stat sheets recently, thought he had gotten injured but i guess not. Nine straight games, holy shyt, and Hughes get’s hurt and u still don’t play the kid, FUCK OUTTA HEA!

i don’t care who you are bruh, do not embarass somebody like that in front of his family, once it get’s to that point and becomes personal, you hardly will see any reconciliation between those two especially in professional sports. Do not expect to see Nate playing for this crapper after the break, but with the situation at hand, D’antoni prollly will keep him on dat bench just as Stackhouse said, to make his point.

pHECKZ??

By: Maynard

Maynard — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:18:03 +0000

They’re 7-3 since they benched Nate, which I admit is a small sample size, but it’s still something. They also have been stressing defense more (hence the increased minutes for Jeffries) and slowing down the game to fit their current personnel. We have a guy up there complaining that the Knicks don’t play enough defense, and yet he seems to be an advocate for playing Nate Robinson. Those two things are mutually exclusive.

I just don’t get myopic people that kill D’Antoni. He averaged 58 wins his last four years in Phoenix. I think he’s done all right considering the roster he was given in New York. You really think he made it this far without knowing how to teach defense? Let’s see how he does when Walsh has some room to work.

By: Robert Rowell

Robert Rowell — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:38:14 +0000

@Heckler “1) no emphasis on defense.
2) plays a small lineup with everyone out of their natural position
3) plays startes too many minutes. has a short rotation for the regular season.
4) holds personal grudges and agendas against players”

Are you talking about D’Antoni or Nelson?

By: Michorizo

Michorizo — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:39:29 +0000

Nate should just join the circus…

By: TomGfromCanada

TomGfromCanada — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:36:07 +0000

lost some respect for D’Antoni.

By: Boogie

Boogie — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:34:36 +0000

@Swat, firstly lets understand that the only people making game time decisions are the players. The coaches can only guide, they cant play, no matter how much they shout on the sideline. They have to hope they have prepared the players enough in practice to trust them in game. The most they can do is call set plays and Bball is only 10% set plays, its just a fluid type of game.
Second i’m not disagreeing nate is a chump, but d’antoni to be a known as a good coach needs to learn(actually he shud already know) how to get the best out of ALL his players, especially if they have the talent to produce. See Doc Rivers. maybe stephon wasn’t gettin ‘olden days’ buckets but he wasnt a disruption. To bench a player like nate in light of the type of team the knicks are is clearly a case of peronal agendas interfering with professional ones. Sit him for maybe 3 games and see how it goes. 9 is ridiculous and i doubt nate has been acting stupid all this time, so it doesnt look like he’s been given a chance. The knicks can certainly afford to put him on the floor limited mins and see how it goes, if he fucks up then take him off. I dnt know how u can say 9 games on for arguably one of the teams best players(sad as this may be) is giving him a chance.. Also, last year by all accounts Stephon was being a straight edge dude but d’antoni still shat on him due to personal issues.
Bottom line is that Nate is an immature but talented player who CAN produce. He certainly done some stupid things BUT it is the JOB of a good coach to help a player mature and develop, to get the best out of them. D’Antoni letting his team jack up 3′s all day, play no defense and the his holding personal grudges despite his teams situation makes me feel he is not so mature himself. I say this as a sad and disappointed knicks fan, hoping for the best and expecting the worst.