Mike D'Antoni: Lakers

[Mexi]

@Mike_Bresnahan

Mike D'Antoni signed a four-year deal with the Lakers. Phil Jackson was "asking for the moon," accoring to source familiar w/ the situation.

Bres is LA Times

 

[buzzy]

Yea, let's bring in the guy who plays no defense when defense is your main problem.

 

[bosoxlover12]

Tawn is so happy lol

 

[Giantmetfan07]

Even though Phil was asking for the moon, it seemed like he was ready to take the job and under the impression it was his. This really is a head scratcher.

 

[bosoxlover12]

But really, this might not have been a great move for the Lakers


D'Antoni's Team's PPG Allowed
1998-99: 101.1
2003-04: 97.9
2004-05: 103.3
2005-06: 102.8
2006-07: 102.9
2007-08: 105.0
2008-09: 107.8
2009-10: 105.9
2010-11: 105.7
2011-12: 103.9


Those numbers are scary high.

 

[Rios15]

After appearing for most of the weekend as if they were on track for a reunion with former head coach Phil Jackson, the Lakers pulled off a shocker late last night, announcing that Mike D'Antoni would be Mike Brown's successor in Los Angeles. With reactions continuing to flood in, we'll round up some of the early takes right here:

• D'Antoni may not be able to match Jackson's Hall of Fame credentials, but he'll be a fine fit for the Lakers, opines Ken Berger of CBS Sports.
• Jarrod Rudolph of RealGM.com doesn't believe that D'Antoni is a "championship coach," arguing that the Lakers would've been better off hiring any of the other reported candidates (Sulia links).
• Eric Pincus of the Los Angeles Times tweets that D'Antoni will fit better in L.A. than in New York, where he didn't have the point guard talent necessary for his system.
• Kobe Bryant let the Lakers know he was fine with the team hiring D'Antoni, according to J.A. Adande of ESPN.com (via Twitter). However, in a piece for ESPN's Daily Dime, Adande writes that D'Antoni's fit with Dwight Howard will be even more crucial for the Lakers.
• If nothing else, D'Antoni will make the Lakers a much more fun team to watch, says Doug Smith of the Toronto Star.
• Billy Witz of FOX Sports thinks the Lakers will regret not getting a deal done with Jackson.
• Jackson was the popular choice among Lakers fans, but they may come around on D'Antoni, writes Sam Amick of USA Today.
• Also at USA Today, Adi Joseph examines how individual players on the Lakers will mesh with D'Antoni.
• D'Antoni will be motivated to prove that he can win a title and to prove that he deserved the Lakers job more than Jackson, says Kevin Ding of the Orange County Register.
• According to Bill Plaschke of the Los Angeles Times, D'Antoni is just a one-dimensional as Brown, and the Lakers' roster is too old for his style of play.
• Tom Ziller of SBNation.com looks at a few ways the marriage of D'Antoni and the Lakers could go wrong.

 

[.infamous]

I have a feeling this isn't going to end well lol

 

[Pugz]

the offense should hopefully at the very least stay the same. defense was their issuer and is even more now.

im not going to be surprised to see dwight bolt, if he does.

 

[dez]

Ill play the glass half full guy.. Even though that bitch is empty..

At least he an Nash are back together, you add Kobe Pau and Dwight to the equation, coupled with the success they had in Phoenix, even in the down years, was impressive.

Next hire: a defensive coach?

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Lolakers

 

[elcheato]

But really, this might not have been a great move for the Lakers


D'Antoni's Team's PPG Allowed
1998-99: 101.1
2003-04: 97.9
2004-05: 103.3
2005-06: 102.8
2006-07: 102.9
2007-08: 105.0
2008-09: 107.8
2009-10: 105.9
2010-11: 105.7
2011-12: 103.9


Those numbers are scary high.

Hard to compare that to other teams in the league though when his teams play at a significantly faster pace.

I've made it clear I'm not a fan of D'Antoni at all, but I'm interested in seeing what he can do with this much talent.

 

[youngguru]

 

[Pugz]

the laker fans will be getting a lot of tacos now.

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

the laker fans will be getting a lot of tacos now.

No they won't, every team should be able to put up 100 points against them now lol.

 

[Amare]

dis gon be gud
wow, awful move...

 

[Rios15]

If D'Antoni had an assistant similar to what Doc Rivers had with Thibodeau, maybe we'd see a great defence with the Lakers. They have Dwight and Artest who have won DPOY awards... anyways, we'll see how this plays out... They signed him to a 4 year deal when Nash will likely only be there for this season alone, so he'll have to work on keeping Dwight in LA (he's gotta be a likeable coach).

 

[Giantmetfan07]

If D'Antoni had an assistant similar to what Doc Rivers had with Thibodeau, maybe we'd see a great defence with the Lakers. They have Dwight and Artest who have won DPOY awards... anyways, we'll see how this plays out... They signed him to a 4 year deal when Nash will likely only be there for this season alone, so he'll have to work on keeping Dwight in LA (he's gotta be a likeable coach).

so let's say Nash is only there 1, maybe 2 years. How much longer is Kobe there, and Pau, and MWP? Everyone says Mike needs a "special" PG for his system to work offensively, so who would that PG be in 2 years from now? This whole coaching move is just an utter disaster.

 

[Elite]

They're the Lakers. They'll end up ripping a team off for their young star PG somewhere along the line these next few years.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

D'Antoni may win you games, but he won't win you championships.

 

[Giantmetfan07]

they haven't had a young PG star in years.