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[foreverdecember21]

What a TERRIBLE hire.

 

[armorrig]

Wow really? No Phil? Damn

 

[mcstrokin]

I wanted Phil just like everyone else but damn D'Antoni is not a bad hire. People need to kill that ish. All I keep hearing from you guys is how he isn't a good defensive coach. Who on those Knicks and Suns teams were even capable defenders? He's never had any capable defenders. Here in LA, that will not be a problem. Our offense will be used properly now. Dwight and Nash should be ecstatic about this move. Kobe is always going to get buckets irregardless of the offense. Meeks,Metta, Blake and Jamison will see wide open shoots all night long. I'm anxious to see how this all works.

 

[mjgreatxii]

I'm done with this idiot Jim Buss.. I don't care what anybody says, hes the new al davis, he is the DEATH of the franchise..

I knew that wasnt adding up.. and i knew phil would sign.. but this idiot buss goes an hires another idiot..

Godammnit man..

 

[pmatic]

Welcome to LA.

i give him 6 games.......
Too soon?

#SevenGamesOrLess

As one of the few Knick fans who like the guy, my 2 cents:
Defensive stuff is overblown: 17th, 16th, 13th, 16th, 23rd, 22nd, 5th

 

[semf]

does Pau Gasol have the legs to keep up with D'Antoni's offense?

 

[wings90]

So basically, Jim hates Phil.

I'm not saying D'Antoni isn't a good hire, but Phil was in.

 

[miamib30514]

Phil wanted to be LA version of Pat Riley, full control.

Your team should be really fun to watch now. How many games they will

win is another story.

 

[mjgreatxii]

Just wait till he loses the players.. and when he gets fired phil wont even consider comin back

Jim buss done ruined the franchise.

 

[flyerthandelta]

He doesnt like the fact that PJ is smashing his sister and then i gotta give my power up to him too

 

[struong8]

I wanted Phil just like everyone else but damn D'Antoni is not a bad hire. People need to kill that ish. All I keep hearing from you guys is how he isn't a good defensive coach. Who on those Knicks and Suns teams were even capable defenders? He's never had any capable defenders. Here in LA, that will not be a problem. Our offense will be used properly now. Dwight and Nash should be ecstatic about this move. Kobe is always going to get buckets irregardless of the offense. Meeks,Metta, Blake and Jamison will see wide open shoots all night long. I'm anxious to see how this all works.

^^Truth.

 

[duba169]

List of Phil's demands
1. $15 million
2. Control of Personnel Decisions
3. Choice of coach after he leaves
4. Part Ownership
5. Ability to pick what games he coaches

Glad Dr. Buss wasn't a prisoner of the moment and made a SMART move

Smear campaign. Word to jeremy lin and the knicks.

Jim buss is your isiah. You lucky mitch is there

 

[essential1]

Ironically we should have kept Sessions as a backup for this team

 

[mjgreatxii]

I'm so goddamn mad today.. this is ridiculous...

 

[alexander2182]

List of Phil's demands
5. Ability to pick what games he coaches

Whoever said that is lying.

At the end of the day the coach we fired is better than the we hired

 

[mjgreatxii]

^ agreed

 

[mcstrokin]

Whoever said that is lying.

At the end of the day the coach we fired is better than the we hired

You need to slap some sense into yourself for this comment. No Brown is not better.

 

[mrdozo]

No, the lakers are not a run and gun style team. No one is.. steve nash might have won mvp's under d'antonj but he's getting older and kobe,pau,metta love to post up.. and dwight was never a runner.. to be honest I've never seen howard run a fastbreak..
So how would the lakers be able to do run and gun for 82 games and go deep into the playoffs??

Excellent point sir.
D'Antoni's system does not favor an older roster. It also fails to use the center position. I dont think this was a good move for L.A. As a NYK fan, Im excited.

 

[don ramon]

good luck with snake oil salesman

 

[pmatic]

It doesn't favor the center position? Does Amare not exist?

 

[Coupé It]

Hahaha

Coming from a Knick fan who had to endure the tenure of Mike D'Antoni I'm shocked, astonished.

No doubt Steve Nash and Dwight are going to flourish with the pick and roll, but Kobe and Gasol are going to hate this. Kobe like Melo was a half-court player, ask Melo what happened. Not to mention the Defense is going to be atrocious. I can't believe you guys passed on Phil Jackson, Can't believe it.

 

[essential1]

All D'Antoni needs is to run a slightly slower tempo offense that relies more heavily on P&R than it did Fast Break...


Good Offense will boost player morale, which will see results on the other side.

Now there are players who are capable of playing defense on this team... We'll see if Offensive Production helps boost effort on Defense.. For some guys that's how it works, for others it's the opposite..

 

[mcstrokin]

Excellent point sir.
D'Antoni's system does not favor an older roster. It also fails to use the center position. I dont think this was a good move for L.A. As a NYK fan, Im excited.

Fails to use the center position? What center has he had that he failed to use?

 

[mcstrokin]

It doesn't favor the center position? Does Amare not exist?

Typical lies to fit ones agenda. Just straight misinformation and distortion going on because they don't like the hire.

 

[knightngale]

I'm pretty sure Kobe will end up running whatever offense he likes if he does not like D'antoni's offense. Choosing him over Phil is not a good look except if those demands are true.

I think Jim Buss may be in love with his sister.