Mike D'Antoni's influence on our resurgence

nyk_nyk

All Star
The great Jackson; who would only even sniff coming here, if we had proven superstar talent and a loaded roster, just to his liking.

And I dont' fault Jax for that, either; I think he's a very good coach, and a great basketball mind who is the ultimate coach for many rosters.

But there's a certain irony in people complainign about MDA needing these special, super duper players (like an NBA point guard, who incidentally came in the form of a D-league castoff)...

When Jax wouldn't have touched this botchjob team and franchise during the years MDA has been here.

Why don't you explain to everyone why MOA decided to come here?
 

Red

TYPE-A
Remind us again why exactly did we take over 40 3's vs MIA?

In this case- "things going well" can't be because of Mike...
He already admitted he was clueless in regards to Lin.

Case closed.
 
What are you smokin', dude????

Do you realize the upper crust teams in the NBA today that exist?

And that we are in Year 1 of this "juggernaut" team you think we have...which, mind you, up until a month ago didn't have a halfway legitimate point guard on its roster! And had two maxed out superstars that anyone with a shred of objectivity knows are some mix of:

overpaid
flawed
not true superstars on the level of the studs you reference on other teams

And you reference Lebron, in contrast? As if a team with Melo or Amare can in any way be compared to a team with Lebron? Who, incidentally, has better PG skills and distribution skills than 90% of the point guards in the NBA.

Based off your two above statements about championships, you honestly overrate and overhype our team to an *extreme* extent, while simultaneously underrating and not paying attention to the other franchises in the NBA.

Whether part of that is tied to your admitted dislike of MDA, which gives you a hedge for if we do win a chip: "well, we were supposed to, it's not really that we have a coach who was integral to us getting a miraculous NBA championship".

I challenge Red, or Nyk, or any other MDA critic to honestly back you up on record to both of those statements, about us winning a title being a foregone conclusion, and that somehow a (reasonable) expectation of multiple titles is present because "the team is young".

I beg to differ. Sure LBJ & Wade are great talents. They arent unbeatable as witnessed in last years finals. Neither is a knock down no doubt about it game on the line shooters that MJ & Kobe are. They can be beat.

Assuming Lin is the real deal there is no way in hell the Knicks should not be able to beat the Heat or any other team in a 7 game series.

It will come down to defensive intensity & strategy.

On paper the Knicks have the overall roster advantage when completely healthy.

This is truly what I believe...
 

amazinz5

Benchwarmer
Remind us again why exactly did we take over 40 3's vs MIA?

In this case- "things going well" can't be because of Mike...
He already admitted he was clueless in regards to Lin.

Case closed.

who was supposed to create high % shots? toney? melo? GTFO with that shit man. toney made more 3s than anyone the second half last year, should i take that one fact in a vacuum and say its 100% because of mda?
 

iSaYughh

Starter
Why don't you explain to everyone why MOA decided to come here?

The $, the lifestyle, the challenge of going to the NBA's laughing stock franchise of dysfuncton and helping to turn it around?

But it doesn't matter. You asking that question just side-steps what does have some relevance, which was pointing out another irony/hypocrisy/flaw in the thinking of some who hate MDA, and glorify other coaches (yes, Jax does deserve glorification, but that's besides the point).

MDA did come, despite obviously embroiling himself in a messy roster and messy franchise; and that he'd obviously take hits from various people because the process of him coaching this team was going to messy.

Chicago wanted MDA just as badly as we did, btw. Isn't that the genius franchise that could do no wrong?

Why do you think Jackson wouldn't and didn't come here, and why it's Basketball 101 that he just so happens to only coach teams with veterans who he likes and loaded superstar talent?

Answer me that.

Because you hurl shit at MDA -- well, people did, before that was proven wrong, too -- about needing some special, star-studded team? Cmon....he needed a ****ing NBA point guard, which he got in the form of a D-leaguer freshly bounced by a team.
 
GTFO with that shit man. toney made more 3s than anyone the second half last year, should i take that one fact in a vacuum and say its 100% because of mda?

This is true. So why mess him up and give him additional PG responsibilities? That's on the coach. If it aint broke dont fix it...
 

Red

TYPE-A
The funny thing is, Lin almost didn't get a chance with the Knicks.


Head coach Mike D'Antoni said on Tuesday that he was "afraid" to play the 23-year-old guard because the Knicks had fallen seven games under .500 just six weeks into the season, and he didn't know what to expect from Lin.

D'Antoni had seen "bits and pieces" of what Lin could do during team scrimmages, "but there were other things I questioned just because I didn't know.
And I was afraid to do anything. We're already in a little bit of a crisis and I just couldn't be, you know, pulling straws," the coach said.


Thing is, the Knicks (11-15) were in a crisis in large part because of poor point guard play. Entering the season, they'd hoped*Toney Douglas
could run the show with*Carmelo Anthony
*filling in as a part-time point forward. But that didn't work. So they were left holding their breath as*Baron Davis
*recovered from a herniated disk in his back. And the result was one mess of an offense.


Before Lin's breakout Saturday night, the Knicks were 24th in offensive efficiency, 24th in field goal percentage and 25th in assist percentage.


But Lin's ability to spread the floor, finish at the rim and run the pick-and-roll made those numbers seem like misprints.

Mike says "he didn't know"...

Article states "Lins ability".

Not Mikes uber genius
Not Mike coached him up, or transformed him, or worked with him, etc...

Mike didn't know. Therefore Mike cannot get credit.

For finally playing Lin at the behest of angry fans, sure give him credit.

But the unintended, ancillary consequences resulting from Lin's ability, can in no way be attributed to coach.

Period. End of story.

Nice try though. (Although it looks desparate)
 

iSaYughh

Starter
I beg to differ. Sure LBJ & Wade are great talents. They arent unbeatable as witnessed in last years finals. Neither is a knock down no doubt about it game on the line shooters that MJ & Kobe are. They can be beat.

Assuming Lin is the real deal there is no way in hell the Knicks should not be able to beat the Heat or any other team in a 7 game series.

It will come down to defensive intensity & strategy.

On paper the Knicks have the overall roster advantage when completely healthy.

This is truly what I believe...

Ok, fair enough.

But that assumption about Lin being the real deal is both a petty big assumption...and was NOT a foregone conclusion until very recently.

Though I'd agree with you -- if Lin is the real deal, and assuming Melo isn't a total punk (I don't think he is), I believe we should be able to compete and look on the level of anyone in the league....

And I put responsibility on MDA at that point to make that so.
 
Mike says "he didn't know"...

Article states "Lins ability".

Not Mikes uber genius
Not Mike coached him up, or transformed him, or worked with him, etc...

Mike didn't know. Therefore Mike cannot get credit.

For finally playing Lin at the behest of angry fans, sure give him credit.

But the unintended, ancillary consequences resulting from Lin's ability, can in no way be attributed to coach.

Period. End of story.

Nice try though. (Although it looks desparate)

Add to all this Melo went to MDA and said he should play Lin "MORE" in the 2nd half of the Nets game. MDA had no clue as to what was going on...
 

smokes

Huge Member
if anyone thinks D'amntoni, had any influence with whats going on right now, they've been smoking for the last 3 years. This guy sleep walked through his entire term as knicks coach. I read someone say, the team wasn't trying in the past, well that starts from the coach. This guy was pulling shit out his ass, and for the last five games, he's found a diamond in Lin.

MDA is by far, one of the worst coaches that i've seen. as someone stated earlier, There is no reason why Jefferies should be allowed to take 1 three point shot, EVER. I dont care if he hit 15 in a row in practice. But a coaching strategy that gives free reign to anyone to shoot multiple threes is disturbing. He instills that mentality as the coach, so the players feel they could just go and shoot threes, who cares if they are under 40% or 30% just continue shooting because you are open. The guy is a dick. Even though the verdict is still out for with Lin in my opinion, the fact of the matter is, his play is the ONLY reason why the knicks have had this recent streak.. Period!

That's clearly inaccurate. The players all back MDA and I'm sorry but you don't go on a 5 game winstreak with poor coaching. If you truly think MDA hasn't stepped up his game along with the rest of the guys you're just being ignorant or a blind hater.
 

Red

TYPE-A
Add to all this Melo went to MDA and said he should play Lin "MORE" in the 2nd half of the Nets game. MDA had no clue as to what was going on...

Now that's logical. Any other explantion is poppy-cock.

How can we credit Mike when he admitted he didn't know? Hello?

Its cool though, just keep it real.
 

amazinz5

Benchwarmer

This is true. So why mess him up and give him additional PG responsibilities? That's on the coach. If it aint broke dont fix it...
1) when mda made the decision to try to make shiump and td pgs we didnt have lin yet
2) even when lin was on the bench shump and td made more sense as pg until lin got garbage minutes a couple times and showed the skills that he used to blow up
3) if mda was gm he would have had more than shump, td and an injured inconsistent BD
i dont really see any reason to blame mda for trying to turn them into players theyre not, he really had no choice BEFORE we saw lins high motor, ability to drive, see the court, keep his dribble, etc
Mike says "he didn't know"...

Article states "Lins ability".

Not Mikes uber genius
Not Mike coached him up, or transformed him, or worked with him, etc...

Mike didn't know. Therefore Mike cannot get credit.

For finally playing Lin at the behest of angry fans, sure give him credit.

But the unintended, ancillary consequences resulting from Lin's ability, can in no way be attributed to coach.

Period. End of story.

Nice try though. (Although it looks desparate)

idk who this is directed at but the only logical conclusion i can come to is that it's someone who defended mda's decision to keep lin on the bench, which i dont think is anyone on this site.

if you're implying mda's system has nothing to do with lin's success then i can conclude you're on the side of hate rather than logic, and there is no point to you spewing such nonsense.
 
Ok, fair enough.

But that assumption about Lin being the real deal is both a petty big assumption...and was NOT a foregone conclusion until very recently.

Though I'd agree with you -- if Lin is the real deal, and assuming Melo isn't a total punk (I don't think he is), I believe we should be able to compete and look on the level of anyone in the league....

I'm not expecting Lin to average 25 & 8 when everyone is healthy. Maybe 15 & 8-10. He needs to continue taking what he's given and facilitate a little more.

And I put responsibility on MDA at that point to make that so.

Exactly.
 

amazinz5

Benchwarmer
Now that's logical. Any other explantion is poppy-cock.

How can we credit Mike when he admitted he didn't know? Hello?

Its cool though, just keep it real.

correct me if i'm mistaken, but are you confusing 'credit mike for playing lin before we knew he should' with 'credit mike for having a system in which lin can succeed'?
 

Red

TYPE-A
1) when mda made the decision to try to make shiump and td pgs we didnt have lin yet
2) even when lin was on the bench shump and td made more sense as pg until lin got garbage minutes a couple times and showed the skills that he used to blow up
3) if mda was gm he would have had more than shump, td and an injured inconsistent BD
i dont really see any reason to blame mda for trying to turn them into players theyre not, he really had no choice BEFORE we saw lins high motor, ability to drive, see the court, keep his dribble, etc


idk who this is directed at but the only logical conclusion i can come to is that it's someone who defended mda's decision to keep lin on the bench, which i dont think is anyone on this site.

if you're implying mda's system has nothing to do with lin's success then i can conclude you're on the side of hate rather than logic, and there is no point to you spewing such nonsense.

I'm not sure if you're a glutton for punishment or self infliction, but you should quit while you're ahead because you're embarrassing yourself.

You need someone to agree that Mike's system had something to do with Lin... I'll throw you a bone and agree.

But that's anecdotal. Obviously Lin has the skills (and had them without the help of Mike) to be successful in most any system.

Lin's demonstration of his decision making has superseded Mike's system. Why do you think the high % numbers increased? Logic.

Why do you think Mike COULDN'T transform umpteen guards prior? Logic.

Why do you think we shot 40+ threes in games prior? Logic.

Why do you think 6'10 Jorts shot more threes than anything? Logic.

Please stop wasting everyones time. We know you have an unconditional love for Mike. Its ok. But you can NEVER convince us that Mike's sysem deserves more credit than we already gave it. Never. Your attempts are futile.
 

amazinz5

Benchwarmer
I'm not sure if you're a glutton for punishment or self infliction, but you should quit while you're ahead because you're embarrassing yourself.

You need someone to agree that Mike's system had something to do with Lin... I'll throw you a bone and agree.

But that's anecdotal. Obviously Lin has the skills (and had them without the help of Mike) to be successful in most any system.

1) Lin's demonstration of his decision making has superseded Mike's system. Why do you think the high % numbers increased? Logic.

2) Why do you think Mike COULDN'T transform umpteen guards prior? Logic.

3) Why do you think we shot 40+ threes in games prior? Logic.

4) Why do you think 6'10 Jorts shot more threes than anything? Logic.

Please stop wasting everyones time. We know you have an unconditional love for Mike. Its ok. But you can NEVER convince us that Mike's sysem deserves more credit than we already gave it. Never. Your attempts are futile.

i suggest you google logic. or undonditional love. when he refused to play lin i was on board with firing mike soooooo i guess youre 100% off on that point. i've said this before you cannot take any one positive or negative result and arbitrarily attribute it to a reason that suits your needs.

1) where is your proof that lin would be successful in any system? the closest i can find is his time in GSW where he did absolutely nothing. do not confuse this with proof that it is all dantoni, it is merely contradictory to your notion that jeremy lin would succeed anywhere. yes, they have steph curry but he does not play 48 minutes and there is nobody else on that roster that you can say "lin should never play over him." if he was good enough to turn any team around he would have at least been a successful backup to curry.

2) if some other coach turned douglas or shumpert into a pg you may have a point. until we have a similar situation with another coach turning these guys into pgs, the failure to do so cannot logically be attributed to mda. where is your proof that toney douglas will ever be capable of dribbling without looking down the whole time? has he ever shown an ability to keep his dribble and avoid traps or bad shots?

3) how were we supposed to get high % shots against the heat? in order to put this on lin you need to have samples showing that mda will have players chuck 3s regardless of his pg situation, and that lin can come into some other coach's offense and decrease the number of 3s taken. all we know is that lin + mda is better at getting high % shots than mda without a pg and lin without dantoni. who are you to decide which is better when there is no proof lin will come into any situation and decrease the number of low % shots?

4) there are three reasons for jorts shooting 3s. a big that can shoot 3s makes it easier on the other big in the lane and he shot well enough that a defender has to contest his shot, he is an underrated shooter and there was no one to create higher % shots for him. if he comes back and plays with lin and still shoots more bad % shots than high % shots you can deduce that either mda or jorts is at fault (or some combination of the two), not that lin is the difference.

its easy to manipulate evidence to point to conclusions you want but i've made it very obvious that we cannot be certain which factors attribute to our recent success more.

maybe youre better with math than words. have you ever heard of linear systems of equations? lets say mda is x and lin is y. w represents success and l represents losing.

mike without lin this year is not successful, therefore
x + 0 = L
on the other hand, lin has never done anything at the pro level with any other coach
0 + y = L
the combination of lin and mda works
x + y = W

try to use any of the 3 methods (elimination, graphing, or substitution) of solving this system and tell me whether x or y is of bigger significance.
 

amazinz5

Benchwarmer
obviously you need a lesson in logic. x is a condition, y is a result. nobody is telling you y did not happen. nobody is telling you x cannot be a possible cause of y. what i am saying is that y could be a result of a, b, c, d, e, f, or x and you are the last person here that should be telling anyone which it is.


please do not confuse x and y from this post with my previous post
 

Red

TYPE-A
obviously you need a lesson in logic. x is a condition, y is a result. nobody is telling you y did not happen. nobody is telling you x cannot be a possible cause of y. what i am saying is that y could be a result of a, b, c, d, e, f, or x and you are the last person here that should be telling anyone which it is.


please do not confuse x and y from this post with my previous post

Actually I don't need a lesson in logic.

Listen there are only a select few people that can admit when they're wrong. You're not one of them.

You're incorrect. Face it. No matter how many lines you post. We can respect your opinion, but when you look so desparate for acquiescence you fail.

State your case and keep it moving. Realize there are peopl who know more than you. You lost face it. The cacophony of evidence, recent admissions not withstanding say different.

Learn when to fold'em.
 

amazinz5

Benchwarmer
Actually I don't need a lesson in logic.

Listen there are only a select few people that can admit when they're wrong. You're not one of them.

You're incorrect. Face it. No matter how many lines you post. We can respect your opinion, but when you look so desparate for acquiescence you fail.

State your case and keep it moving. Realize there are peopl who know more than you. You lost face it. The cacophony of evidence, recent admissions not withstanding say different.

Learn when to fold'em.

i gave you a few chances to prove your claims, and you refused to do so even going so far as to say that my request for any iota of EVIDENCE is desperation. if you read and understood what i said and want the right to say i'm wrong, back up what you say. if you failed to understand what i mean by evidence, logic. or deductive reasoning, or just cannot prove you are right, you will not prove me wrong. until you show otherwise i will interpret your failure to provide concrete evidence as your desire to 'quit while you're ahead because you're embarrassing yourself.'
 
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