D'Antoni's system sucks

[BlueandGold]

7 seconds or less? Just shoot the ball whenever your open? Oh yea takes a real genus to come up with a system like that. "um yea just pass the ball till someone is open hopefully 7 seconds or less because i want to go home sooner"

what a ****ing dumbass. I'm calling this right when like i was the mike brown hire. I almost never like to jump the gun but i can see this coming a mile away just like brown. have to be another patsy just for phil to step up from nowhere in the playoffs.

The only highlight of this team since mike has been in town has ironically been the defense of dwight, who btw should obviously be dpoy.

edit: also wtf kind of coach doesn't understand how to set up a half-court offensive system. It's not like he would have to abandon his system, just learn a new one for once that doesn't involve looking entertaining in the regular season just to tire yourself out for the playoffs.

[Knicksfever2010]

not sure why anyone should be surprised by this. Championship basketball is achieved through defense-defense-defense. Of course you need 2 star players, but defense is the order of the day.

[longtime lurker]

D'Antoni's system is Steve Nash save me!

[cotdt]

The system only works with Steve Nash or Jermy Lin. Wiat till Nash comes back.

[plUto or bUst]

The system only works with Steve Nash or Jermy Lin. Wiat till Nash comes back.

It would also work great with Deron Williams, Chris Paul, Rajon Rondo, Tony Parker, Ricky Rubio, etc.

Too bad Lakers don't have any of those guys, just a gimpy Steve Nash.

[Levity]

The system only works with Steve Nash or Jermy Lin. Wiat till Nash comes back.

fatmond felton ran it pretty nicely, as well.

[Reverend Hoops]

fatmond felton ran it pretty nicely, as well.

So did Chris Duhon when he was healthy.

[cotdt]

Maybe Bernie was a better coach after all.

[DuMa]

Laker fans are always bitching and crying

[BlueandGold]

it's like d'antoni is staring off into space on the half-court sets.. seriously this is the best we could get?

[elementally morale]

Laker fans are always bitching and crying

Oh, the irony.

[longtime lurker]

Oh, the irony.

It would only be ironic if he was actually a fan of a team

[AussieG]

Lakers fans are too impatient.. the whole franchise is.. and right now the franchise is in a mess. It's sort of funny.

You have to look at it long term..

Brown never got a proper full season..

D'Antoni hasn't had a proper training camp..

System's need time to adjust and to build pieces around.. everyone needs time to adjust. And to find the right fit.. know their role.. etc. You can't build success overnight.

Combine that with the fact that it's an aging roster.. Dwight is the only long term piece that you can properly build around in the future.

Spurs are similar.. but they have had continuity.. the key pieces and the coach have stayed the same all along.. everyone who comes in has to adjust around the core pieces. They have a chemistry and understanding with each other.. even if they aren't as quick or effecient as they used to be.

With the Lakers.. they keep chopping and changing.. and then wonder why it doesn't work.

[DonDadda59]

Maybe it's time to come to terms with the fact that it's not the coaches going through the revolving door... it's the team that sucks.

[Djahjaga]

D'antoni's an offensive genius. His revolutionized floor spacing and many aspects of his system are used by every team in the league.

He's clearly not running 7 seconds or less with the Lakers, and rightly so. He's realized that the defensive drawbacks of 7SOL outweigh the offensive benefits in the playoffs, even when you have the best floor spacing, passing point guard ever.

He doesn't have the exact personnel that would be optimal for his free movement, PnR, floor spacing approach. Moreover, like any good offensive system, it'll take time for the players to adapt.

tl;dr Cool your jets, brah.