New Pringles Flavor- LA Laker edition

[CA7]

D'Antoni is the new coach of the Los Angeles Lakers

chris palmer ‏@ESPNChrisPalmer
Mike D'Antoni signs a four-year deal with the Lakers. (via @Mike_Bresnahan)

J.A. Adande ‏@jadande
Kobe made it clear he wanted Phil, but said after game tonight that he let Lakers know he was fine with D'Antoni.

Eye on Basketball ‏@EyeOnBasketball
Report: Mike D'Antoni, not Phil Jackson, to be named next Lakers coach: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

Mike Bresnahan ‏@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.

I'm waiting for ESPN to confirm

confirmed: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

[Forrest17]

Wow.

Hell do better than he did here because nash

but they still wont win anything. If Phil Jackson asks for the moon you give it to him.

[smokes]

This is gonna be real interesting!

[StEpHoN_mArBuRy]

Couldnt happen to a better team.. Lakers wont win ****

[iJoe]

lol love the title

[Forrest17]

Though, honestly, thinking about it...people can change.

I mean, for me, I was NOT a fan of Carmelo when he first became a knick and as a player on the nuggets. Now he is my favorite player.

Carmelo is a completely different player now. if its possible for Carmelo to hustle and play defense and rid himself of the infamous "ball stopper" stereotype...then its possible for D'Antoni to coach defense.I think D'Antoni has what he needs to make everything work for him there. Hes got Nash to run things and two quick smart seven footers who can run the floor

[zwickks]

Carmelo is a completely different player now. if its possible for Carmelo to hustle and play defense and rid himself of the infamous "ball stopper" stereotype...then its possible for D'Antoni to coach defense.

I lol'd.
It took D'Antoni to leave for Melo to commit 100%

Defense and D'Antoni

Sure is gonna be a fun season following the Lakers.
inb4 the Buss' fire their 2nd coach in 1 season, WTF are they thinking signing him to 4 years.

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[21 Shump Street]

Though, honestly, thinking about it...people can change.

I mean, for me, I was NOT a fan of Carmelo when he first became a knick and as a player on the nuggets. Now he is my favorite player.

Carmelo is a completely different player now. if its possible for Carmelo to hustle and play defense and rid himself of the infamous "ball stopper" stereotype...then its possible for D'Antoni to coach defense.I think D'Antoni has what he needs to make everything work for him there. Hes got Nash to run things and two quick smart seven footers who can run the floor

Dwight's light 6-9 barefoot

[bluechox2]

i can see things going 2 ways, where pringles gets their offense firing at a high pace and just relying on natural defensive talents of his respective players to affect the game...
or
his emphasis on not speaking about defense will regress the defensive talents of certain players...ala dwight transformation into amare 2.0

[bigapple]

just wait for the Spurs Thunder Grizzlies and we will see Dantoni D

[Meloball]

i didnt really have a reason to want LAL to lose before... now i do.

[Sage]

What on earth are the Lakers thinking....

The Lakers probably will break a record for most points scored in a single game though. Unfortunately they're just as likely to break the record for most points allowed.

[MeloforMayor]

Next up, Nash-STAT-MDA in La-La Land?

Amar'e for Gasol by the trade deadline. It makes sense for both teams. We need a legit post scorer/rebounder and STAT will probably thrive again in the MDA offense.

I want to be optimistic about Amar'e's return but recent history suggests that:
a) He will muck up the offensive and defensive chemistry of the team
b) He will not mesh well with Melo at all, leading to a decrease in production for Melo
c) He will probably destroy his knees and be out for a whole season.

So please, Grunwald, I know it doesn't make sense to trade Amar'e right now, but its better to be safe, IMO, and move on without him..

[YuvalNYC]

So once I heard DAntoni signed with the LA Bandwagon Lakers, the first thing I thought about was DAntoni + Nash = something's missing..

Theyve been wanting to get rid of Gasol for a while... due you think a trade including Gasol for STAT is bound to happen until next summer ... ?

[YuvalNYC]

Sorry please delete this thread , I didnt see MeloforMayor's post [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]