That was regarding Silas, not MDA. I am in favor of MDA, just have Ham ahead of him as far as preference.
Iām not too sure about MDA but heād probably do some crazy things with LaMelo
So far i think we should interview JB . He seams to be better than all the other people applying for the job.
You have to appreciate that he took the best of Nashās game and turned him into an MVP while making the Suns successful. Itās certainly interesting to think how he could help Melo develop if he can establish trust and a relationship.
I think the age (turns 71 soon) is a knock against. Not that his age precludes him from doing the job and doing it well but does it limit the duration he could man the post?
That and youāre always concerned about being in touch with current concepts and being able to relate to players.
I donāt know enough about coaches to have an opinion. Honestly, I think for the NBA a lot of times itās lightening in a bottle: the right guy who can coach the right group of guys at the right time. Though, clearly there are coaches that better transcend roster change.
Not only just old, completely change how coach at 71.
While I not give enough credit for near hall of fame offensive coaching
Success with PHO & HOU veteran teams, with mature HOF stars Nash 30 & Harden 27
Never play rookies or projects, JB play more than MDA entire career.
Bad situation there man.
āHey, letās pay a young man nothingā¦ and hope he relates to them. Has great coaching skills and pedigree. We are rebuilding and can reload later if it does not work.ā
Kind of what I think happened when they hired him. Steven is brilliant, absolutely love him. He would be great here but I do think that itās just a rumor or possibly a token (back channel) discussion.
Dāantoni is one of the best basketball minds of his generation. Theres a reason Kobe looked up to him so much. I think that he was the head coach of Italy when Kobe lived there or something. While Steph Curry gets a ton of credit for the way the game is played today, it was Dāantoni who was the originator of the 3s and paint points priority offense, and he might as well have a copyright on the ā7 second offenseā.
Understand the age hesitancy, but however good a coach is, you have to surround him with a foundation of great assistants that play to his strengths and help with any deficiencies, so if Dāantoni and our evaluators feel he can contribute ultimately as head coach for a few years then I think it would be worth it.
Also, all reports indicate that IF Morey and Doc choose to part ways in Philly, Dāantoni is near the top of the list for them if not at the top, so we may not even be first in line for him.
I like Ham but I want Atkinson. Its time he takes another head coaching gig and we need to be the ones to benefit from it.
I donāt have the superlatives to give the guy, but I sure hope heās not judged for Houston. That was a train wreck.
I donāt have a ranked list, but the guys Iām interested in (in no order)
DāAntoni, Snyder, Ham
Iām very out on mark jackson.
I totally get the detractors for DāAntoni, but man pairing him with Melo is exciting. It certainly wonāt fix the defense
I have an unrealistic hope yet the strongest of wishes we hire Ham as our head coach and give him Mike DāAntoni as his lead assistant and offensive coordinator.
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DāAntoni is not a defensive mastermind, but his teams typically havenāt been terrible on that end. He was an assistant for Nash, to help with the transition from player to coach, but I have a hard time seeing him as an assistant for anyone else.
His teams historically were much better defensively when he had a defensive coordinator. Bzdelik, as much as i loathed him as a WFU head coach, was a very competent defensive lieutenant in Houston.
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And that assistant coach you speak of is currently not coachingā¦so theoretically he could come onto the staff to join DāAntoni.
Which would be kinda great IMO
Bzdelik? Heās retired twice and would be 70 years old within a few weeks of the season start. I donāt think a 141 years combined between your top two coaches is a good mix for many reasons. Much prefer Ham get the head job with a DāAntoni OC chaser. And if MDA doesnāt favor an OC role, offer him a consulting stint.
Hey, 70 is the new 50.
Count me in on this.
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Iām 100% in on the idea of DāAntoni. Iād love to bring him in and hire a good, young assistant coach that can be in the wings ready to take over in a few years. DāAntoniās teams have had some good defensive minded assistant coaches in the past, as mentioned above.
I canāt help but make the comparison. But I believe DāAntoniās system can take LeMelo firmly into the superstar status. And Miles Bridges within that system could be Shawn Marion light. Miles would play the PF and PJ Washington would play at the 5. Gordon would be great in that system, but heāll never stay healthy.
Having said, I think Rozier would need to be the odd man out there. We would need more of a 3 and D type of wing with a size. Like Raja Bell from those old Suns teams.
Nice video of that Suns system How a basic play became nearly unstoppable - YouTube