RunningJumper
Super Moderator
Why is this going on? Why?
We could sign Dwight Howard... Coach wont play him. He doesn't like a C. His offense has no use for a big body in the post. Where have you been? Darko and Randolph were ran out of town.
MD wants to run and shoot. He wants 25-30 3-point shots. Shoot ball as soon as you cross half court.
Wise man once said: "don't take the first shot you get, take the first good look you get."
Look, we know this... MD didn't get something out of nothing his first 2 years. He was in a bind, but he chose to play vets over youth. He went for wins. He failed to really shoot above expectations. FINE> But this year he would be judged. AND, so far, he's done little to impress.
3 years... third season he's failed to really "shock" people and exceed hopes.
OBVIOUSLY, he'll ultimately be judged by what happens in the playoffs. BUT, I think people are crazy to think we have any shot against CHI or MIA. Look what McRoberts-Hansbrough-Hibbert did to us. Imagine what Noah-Boozer-Gibson will do. Look at what Nelson did; not wait for ROSE> And forgot about stopping Wade-Lebron. That wont happen.
Is Landry injured or something did he even come out for the second half?
How did we get on against the Bulls this year?
Forget about stopping Wade-LeBron? What when we already did when it mattered down the stretch?
Did it ever occur he played the vets for trade value? Hike their numbers so they look more appealing? The Chris Duhon effect?
If you think D'Antoni really believed or was told at any time that the team he inherited 2 years ago was the team NY wanted to win and win now then you're mooing up the wrong lampost.
Yeah defense...Tyler Hansbrough averages 9 points a game...tonight 29 points....but some of us still like Mike Dantoni....if he was an offensive coordinator i'd have no problem with him. But he's not. Lets get a defense first coach please
Dude, we've played CHI twice. Played great basketball and barely won... and, oh by the way, CHI was w/out either NOAh or BOozer. We've yet to play them at full strength. THIBBY will eat MD alive in a playoff series.
You people are insane to think Wade-LJ are going to be pushovers. Playoffs will be a fresh start. BOSH has played well each time we've faced them. We might win one game... But trust me... MIA will run us off the court. Sure, playing them in the 1st round will help. If we can get them early and stop them from getting into a groove... we might luck out b/c they lack confidence... BUt...
ANYWAY... We just gave up twice now. I was at the game in DAL. We never got off the plane. OK. 7 games in 10 days. We won in MEM. We mailed it in. BUT, we then get 2 days off... Come back SUN night at home? Don't show up again.
DAL and INDY took 10 point + lead early and held it all 4 quarters? A disgrace.
COACH has to get his players ready to play. Simple as that. We never even tried. Should have emptied the bench and sat everyone the entire 4th. DO SOMETHING. BUT, the players run the show with MD. That's why they can mail it in 2 games in a row... and nothing happens.
That Hansbrough dunk just put an exclamation point on this pathetic game. STAT threw one down & posed on the other end for what reason I have no idea probably because he was angry he just got dunked on, but really he should be ashamed of the effort he put forth tonight on the defensive end as should every other member of this team.
In fairness, Hansbrough has been surging and putting up some real good numbers recently after a super gimp beginning to the year. Plus Granger's absence should make him more of a go-to guy.
Pathetic game though. Went to last 3days of big east, and not once did I see a team play so lazily and foolishly.
UCONN, eg, even when giving up points and not being a great defensive team, always seems to show good defensive intensity and a certain quality defensive know-how.
I'm watching the post game press conference.. D'Antoni's response tot he loss? "We just didn't shoot the ball well... Not enough ball movement... we were stagnant"... Not one mention of the defensive side.
I agree you can't fire a coach this late in the season, we really have no choice but to bear with this coach & hope he can iron out the team defense issues. The type of performance we're watching tonight against a team that's trying to get ahead of us in the playoff standings is simply unacceptable.
IMO AC should have been playing over TD for much of the game he couldn't buy a shot from the perimeter I have no idea why he was kept in the game. Melo is playing out of control in the 4th & Billups looks real rusty in his 1st game back. Stat is getting owned by Hibbert defensively right now as well. This type of effort from our big 3 is not gonna get it done in the playoffs, regardless if MDA's our coach or not.
Are you serious?He hasn't acheived anything. We barely over .500 and are almost tied with Philly because Philly has a coach that actually teaches defense and they have a worse roster than us.So you can beat MDA up for the regular season but completely ignore what he's achieved in it?