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Mike D'Antoni hired as new Lakers head coach!
The Los Angeles Lakers have hired Mike D’Antoni, signing the former coach of the Suns and Knicks to a four-year contract to replace Mike Brown.
The Lakers and D’Antoni’s agent, Warren LeGarie, confirmed the deal late Sunday night, two days after the Lakers fired Brown five games into the season.
D’Antoni got the high-profile job running the 16-time NBA champions after negotiations broke down with former Lakers coach Phil Jackson. The 11-time NBA champion coach spoke to the club’s top brass Saturday about a return.
-- ASSOCIATED PRESS
Read more: [url]http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=11433#ixzz2C01OVDKT[/url]
UPDATE: The hiring became official on Monday: [url]http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=11436[/url]
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Re: Mike D'Antoni signs a four-year deal with the Lakers
shit just got real :oldlol:
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Re: Mike D'Antoni signs a four-year deal with the Lakers
Holy **** thought it was a joke, but apparently Lakers insiders have confirmed it?
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Re: Mike D'Antoni signs a four-year deal with the Lakers
I like it. With Nash on this team, he's a better fit
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[url]https://twitter.com/Mike_Bresnahan/status/267895361044090880[/url]
Wow. I'll gladly take D'Antoni but I was really hoping to have Phil again. Mike's younger so he'll stay longer. Now let's see large amounts of Nash and Dwight PnR, please.
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Re: Mike D'Antoni signs a four-year deal with the Lakers
told ya.. no one believed me. ( well i was wrong about dunleavy ... ) but i knew they would laugh at phils outlandish proposals and demands
he basically asked to coach half a season, get paid twice as much, do half as much, and have all decision making controll over buss and kupchak. and only give them 2 years of his time
dude just threw away possible 12th and 13th rings because of his ego
:facepalm
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Re: Mike D'Antoni signs a four-year deal with the Lakers
[QUOTE=1987_Lakers]A Bobcats fan laughing? lol.[/QUOTE]
I have zero expectations being a Bobcats fan. I'm laughing merely at the fact Phil was almost a certainty 24 hours ago. Good luck to you guys and D'Antoni though. At least he's worked with Nash before... the sole positive I see in this so far.
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If Kobe buys in this may be best offensive team in NBA history. Guys need to be willing to push tempo and share ball a ton. I think the players will love it.
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:roll: [QUOTE=konex]I like it. With Nash on this team, he's a better fit[/QUOTE]
Lel no he's not
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Re: Mike D'Antoni signs a four-year deal with the Lakers
Though I think Mike will work well with this team, I can't say I'm not utterly disappointed Phil didn't come back. I guess he was just asking for too much.
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Re: Mike D'Antoni signs a four-year deal with the Lakers
Well Kobe. Get used to 5 rings buddy.
$1000 that the ending to this story will be EPIC.
Terrible fit for the offense, and probably the defense.
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Re: Mike D'Antoni signs a four-year deal with the Lakers
Lakers Opp. PPG will skyrocket now
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[QUOTE=Clippersfan86]If Kobe buys in this may be best offensive team in NBA history. Guys need to be willing to push tempo and share ball a ton. I think the players will love it.[/QUOTE]
Dwight will love it. Everyone else will be exhausted.
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not sure what this decision means for the lakers. dantoni could make this work, phil would DEF make it work. if I was in the shoes of laker mgmt I would humour phil and give in to his demands but then again going with dantoni has its obv advantages financially and longterm
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Re: Mike D'Antoni signs a four-year deal with the Lakers
200 ppg anyone? with Nash, Kobe, Pau, and Dwight averaging about 30-40 ppg? How about the defense? 250 oppg :lol
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Not a bad signing if true. Dantoni is a good coach to be picking up a few games into the season.
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Re: Mike D'Antoni signs a four-year deal with the Lakers
[url]http://www.lakersnation.com/lakers-news-team-hires-mike-dantoni-as-head-coach/2012/11/11/[/url]
[url]http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/eye-on-basketball/20945111/report-mike-dantoni-to-be-the-next-coach-of-the-lakers[/url]
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Re: Mike D'Antoni signs a four-year deal with the Lakers
cbssports reported this, guess its getting real.
[url]http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/eye-on-basketball/20945111/report-mike-dantoni-to-be-the-next-coach-of-the-lakers[/url]
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Re: Mike D'Antoni signs a four-year deal with the Lakers
[QUOTE=G-train]Dwight will love it. Everyone else will be exhausted.[/QUOTE]
Artest and Gasol gonna get pwned. Dwight, Kobe and Nash are great stamina players though.
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[QUOTE=Tmuston Beltics]In b4 Howard shooting 3s[/QUOTE]
:oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol:
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Re: Mike D'Antoni signs a four-year deal with the Lakers
[QUOTE=d.bball.guy]200 ppg anyone? with Nash, Kobe, Pau, and Dwight averaging about 30-40 ppg? How about the defense? 250 oppg :lol[/QUOTE]
I know you're kidding but that myth needs to end. Suns were top 15 defensive efficiency every year and didn't have defenders Lakers have. Knicks were top 10 Mike may not preach D first but his teams play hard on D.
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[QUOTE=Clippersfan86]Artest and Gasol gonna get pwned. Dwight, Kobe and Nash are great stamina players though.[/QUOTE]
Yeah except someone touched Nashs leg and it broke and Kobe was sore in camp. And who is backing them up in the running game? No one.
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[QUOTE=Clippersfan86]I know you're kidding but that myth needs to end. Suns were top 15 defensive efficiency every year and didn't have defenders Lakers have. Knicks were top 10 Mike may not preach D first but his teams play hard on D.[/QUOTE]
People just look at the opponent PPG stat. The Suns' defense were middle of the pack and when he finally got a defensive center last year, they were elite. Can't expect a Amare/Diaw frontcourt to be a great defensive team.
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Re: Mike D'Antoni signs a four-year deal with the Lakers
I thought D and the bench were the problems? How does D'Antoni solve this?
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Re: Mike D'Antoni signs a four-year deal with the Lakers
I think D'Antoni is going to win a ring with this team. I like the signing. Phil Jackson is a better coach but I seriously dislike the guy. Plus the personnel is better suited for a D'Antoni 'system'. (Euphemism intended.)
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Re: Mike D'Antoni signs a four-year deal with the Lakers
[QUOTE=Tmuston Beltics]In b4 Howard shooting 3s[/QUOTE]
Bynum would have been in Heaven if he were still a Laker right about now...
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Re: Mike D'Antoni signs a four-year deal with the Lakers
[QUOTE=Doranku]Bynum would have been in Heaven if he were still a Laker right about now...[/QUOTE]
:roll:
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Re: Mike D'Antoni signs a four-year deal with the Lakers
Not really what I was expecting but, f*ck it.
I'm also surprised ESPN doesn't have any news.
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Bynum would probably shoot like 10-560 on threes if he played for D'Antoni
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Re: Mike D'Antoni signs a four-year deal with the Lakers
:roll: The Lakers just guaranteed they will not win a championship.
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Re: Mike D'Antoni signs a four-year deal with the Lakers
I don't understand how such a mediocre coach keeps getting work. :facepalm
There's Jerry Sloan and Larry Brown out there.
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If this is real then Im disappointed with Phil.. He has the chance to comeback and he turn it down.. The opportunity to coach and win another ring for the lakers is not always there.. He gives me false hope.. Still wishes for Phil than any other coach..
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lol@ everyone and their dog saying phil would be the coach. except me
:lol
i knew phil was a b*tch. i actually have a memory unlike most here. i remember the bad times he gave us. dude is an absolute ego maniac.
who gets offered a chance to coach kobe/nash/howard/gasol and asks for more lol
its like going into an ice cream shop and them offering a free double double super chocolate sunday with whip, icecream, chocolate and sprinkles... then saying "wheres the f*ckin cherry? and can you feed it to me. i have a bad elbow :( "
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I hope Pau is ready to jumpshoot his ass off :lol Jamison and Meeks should see a boost under D'Antoni
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Re: Mike D'Antoni signs a four-year deal with the Lakers
[QUOTE=chazzy]People just look at the opponent PPG stat. The Suns' defense were middle of the pack and when he finally got a defensive center last year, they were elite. Can't expect a Amare/Diaw frontcourt to be a great defensive team.[/QUOTE]
Yup exactly. Btw Xiao his dislike for going to the bench much will favor a VERY top heavy Lakers team. Before I wasn't too worried about matching up with this team but now I am. Expect a ton of 30 point blowout wins when they mesh. Too bad the players weren't younger to make it last though.
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[QUOTE=Doranku]Bynum would have been in Heaven if he were still a Laker right about now...[/QUOTE]
Poor Bynum :lol
Good luck to the lakers, even though I think this will end in regret.
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Cause it wouldn't be a Mike D'Antoni thread without a Pringles reference
[IMG]http://www.hoopsjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/Mike-DAntoni-and-the-Pringles-Guy.jpg[/IMG]