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What?
Doc compared him to Jordan.
That's the highest basketball compliment you can get in this life.
If that's not tampering, then what is?
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What?
Doc compared him to Jordan.
That's the highest basketball compliment you can get in this life.
If that's not tampering, then what is?
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Wild disrespectful.
I bet analytics also says that D'antoni is HIGHLY replaceable so long as Morey can indoctrinate a new coach with the principles of prioritizing the best shots according to analytics... hence the disrespectful offer.
I wouldn't be all that surprised if they showed D'antoni the door and hired a largely unknown assistant (who they could pay next to nothing comparatively) who is a member of the Church of Morey.
The biggest knock on D'antoni is that he is allergic to making adjustments in the playoffs. That rockets team has gone as far as they can with him calling the shots and everyone knows it.
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Clips ain't making no money for the league. Nice try tho
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I mean they really did MDA no favors by deciding to make moves to cut salary which really shortened their depth significantly
And letting guys walk as well
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That's fair.
But those moves still had the team in contending position. A few nuanced coaching moves here and there that weren't made could have been the difference.
Not being SO predictable on offense could have been the difference.
Having the respect of your two best players could have been the difference.
Houston didn't have to absorb any major season altering injuries either.
Their failure is a failure of coaching and nothing more, nothing less and if you look at the video interview with Fertitta and Morey, it's pretty obvious what their intentions are. Morey had to interrupt Fertitta and take some of the questions so that Tilman didn't turn this into a bigger mess than it is.
Fertitta looks like he's 2 seconds away from looking directly into the camera and telling D'antoni to F*** off already.
And he basically says that D'antoni can either win a championship for them next season and at that point, demand more money, or just wait in limbo with 1 yr remaining on his deal until Daryl figures out exactly what he wants to do with the roster.
The point is that D'antoni has proven his entire coaching career that he doesn't possess the coaching acumen to get a team over the hump in the playoffs. Morey knows this, ownership knows this and alternatives are being explored.
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Was it the moves that put them in contention. Or having an MVP caliber player that did? Or having an offense that catered to Harden that helped?
Because the Rockets certainly are a better team now with MDA than they were with Kevin McHale or Bickerstaff
And even then. Let’s say Harden was the guy that got them there. No coach was going to take that team all the way because of how thin ownerships demands made them.
Had they not let Ariza and Luc walk. They’d likely be the team in the finals.
Because the Rockets certainly are a better team now with MDA than they were with Kevin McHale or Bickerstaff
And even then. Let’s say Harden was the guy that got them there. No coach was going to take that team all the way because of how thin ownerships demands made them.
Had they not let Ariza and Luc walk. They’d likely be the team in the finals.
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Why do I think that Tilman Fertitta has ordered some hits?
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Eh, it's really easy to play the what if game.
Let's deal with what actually happened.
D'antoni didn't make in series adjustments.
Houston lost.
You can make any excuse you want though.
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Let's deal with what actually happened.
D'antoni didn't make in series adjustments.
Houston lost.
You can make any excuse you want though.
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I got the two mixed up, I edited my post.Morey is kind of a dork I don't get that vibe from him at all
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My question is what adjustments was there to make?
No team thus far out west has been able to go head to head with the Warriors on starting lineups.
There’s no way to beat them in 7 games starting 5 versus starting 5. Cavs did it with a Draymond suspension and a rare Steph and Klay fart sound in game 7. And even then with the exception of Harden versus Bron. Those 2 starting lineups are not even in the same universe of each other.
This year in the playoffs
The starting 5 was - CP3, Eric Gordon, Harden, PJ & Capela
Their bench was Austin Rivers, Gerald Green, Danuel House and Iman Shumpert.
No coaching adjustment was winning that series.
No team thus far out west has been able to go head to head with the Warriors on starting lineups.
There’s no way to beat them in 7 games starting 5 versus starting 5. Cavs did it with a Draymond suspension and a rare Steph and Klay fart sound in game 7. And even then with the exception of Harden versus Bron. Those 2 starting lineups are not even in the same universe of each other.
This year in the playoffs
The starting 5 was - CP3, Eric Gordon, Harden, PJ & Capela
Their bench was Austin Rivers, Gerald Green, Danuel House and Iman Shumpert.
No coaching adjustment was winning that series.
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What are you talking about?
Chris Paul solved the puzzle for him and D'antoni didn't want to do it.
"It" being MOVE THE DAMN BALL!
How is it not obvious to D'antoni or any of his assistants that you can't play basketball to such an extreme like they did and expect to win a championship?
Also- there is a coaching adjustment to be made in EVERY SINGLE PLAYOFF SERIES EVER. You asked it as if D'antoni did all he could when he actually did nothing different from what they had done for 82 consecutive games.
Regular season and the playoffs are different.
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MDA said himself that he didn't even bother coaching harden. That's a mutual problem between both of them, but it's still an MDA problem
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Morey is kind of a dork I don't get that vibe from him at all
I was referring to this man, Tillman Fertitta. To become a billionaire, you probably have blood on your hands.
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Game 5 series tied 2-2
Chris Paul short 3-14, 0-6 on 3
Capela shot 3-10
Austin Rivers was 1-6 from the field
Eric Gordon 5-14
They shot 25% from 3 as a team.
And lost by 5.
That’s not coaching, that’s a lack of execution. Same things with Game 7 in the Western Conference Finals last year. They missed what 27 straight 3s. That’s not coaching.
Game 6 Harden and CP3 played really well. 35&27. Unfortunately Curry and Klay put up 33&27. So a team’s only real hope to win a game, was cancelled out completely.
Guess why the Rockets lost.... They didn’t have enough guys who can contribute. All it took was 14 from Looney and 11 from Livingston to give them a 5 point win and the series in Game 6. Tell me you feel comfortable that Gerald Green and Austin Rivers are going to give you even 15 combined in a game.
I mean we can argue all night but there’s nothing that Rockets team was going to do. No coach was going to change it. When you can’t even use a bench. And have to hope that Harden and CP3 both go for 30 and have to pray that Klay and Steph don’t go for 20 each, different game plans, new offenses. It’s not going to work
Chris Paul short 3-14, 0-6 on 3
Capela shot 3-10
Austin Rivers was 1-6 from the field
Eric Gordon 5-14
They shot 25% from 3 as a team.
And lost by 5.
That’s not coaching, that’s a lack of execution. Same things with Game 7 in the Western Conference Finals last year. They missed what 27 straight 3s. That’s not coaching.
Game 6 Harden and CP3 played really well. 35&27. Unfortunately Curry and Klay put up 33&27. So a team’s only real hope to win a game, was cancelled out completely.
Guess why the Rockets lost.... They didn’t have enough guys who can contribute. All it took was 14 from Looney and 11 from Livingston to give them a 5 point win and the series in Game 6. Tell me you feel comfortable that Gerald Green and Austin Rivers are going to give you even 15 combined in a game.
I mean we can argue all night but there’s nothing that Rockets team was going to do. No coach was going to change it. When you can’t even use a bench. And have to hope that Harden and CP3 both go for 30 and have to pray that Klay and Steph don’t go for 20 each, different game plans, new offenses. It’s not going to work
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LOL
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His family was involved mob in Galveston
I was referring to this man, Tillman Fertitta. To become a billionaire, you probably have blood on your hands.
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Well Giannis is right in that Kahwii has a nice mid range“I learned a lot of things watching Kawhi while the game was going on,” Antetokounmpo said. “Like his patience. From the way he operates. He operates in the mid-range area. You saw that? He took the ball a step inside the three and faced up. And now he’s got everybody. He sees everybody coming, right? So, why was he doing that? You know why? Because he felt really comfortable in his mid-range game.
“He got a lot of threes out of the pick-and-roll when Brook [Lopez] was back, a lot of catch-and-shoot, a lot of transition threes, but when it was a set game, ain’t nobody shooting threes. It’s the toughest shot in the game. He was going to the easiest shot in the game, that people think is tough, the midrange, like the 15 foot, contested two – something that all the greats do: Kawhi, Kobe [Bryant], [Michael] Jordan, KD, LeBron. When he won the series against Toronto, he was shooting mid-range shots.”
Under [Mike] Budenholzer, Antetokounmpo’s mid-range game was de-emphasized. Last season, 37 percent of his shots came from the mid-range. This year, just 21 percent came from that same area. It was a change Antetokounmpo understood as he destroyed opponents like never before, but one that ultimately took away reps from some of the shots he felt he needed to beat the Raptors’ tough defense.
“I feel like this year, it was just, ‘Boom. power through … guys,’ ” Antetokounmpo said. “And then my back was hurting. I could still play more. If we were playing today, I could play. I could have an even longer season, but at the end of the day, I want to be more skilled. I want to make my game easier.”
“And it’s something from Year 5 to Year 6, I was like, ‘Yeah. OK, I put on seven pounds of muscle. Bro, I’m the most dominant guy in the ****ing league. I’m just going to go and ****ing dunk it.’ You can get away with it to a point. It’s good if you’re able to do it, but I gotta be more skilled. I gotta get back to my old self. Think like a guard, not as a big.”
But the takeaway should be that Kahwii can score in a variety of ways. To the hole, 3, mid range. Giannis just has to add to his repertoire period.
I hope Giannis is not looking at what Kahwii is doing and thinking his coach is wrong for emphasizing the three.
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Rockets won 65 games last year then won 53 ( I think) this past season with CP3 missing a nice chunk and we’re probably the 2nd best team in the league after dec 1st.
MDA as a rox HC is fine. Their main issue was and is health (Paul) and that Durant plays for GSW. Paul stays healthy this year and they probably win 60 again and avoid GSW in R2. But even then they still have to play gsw at some point.
However you’re fighting an uphill battle when you’re in the West and Steph/KD/Klay are on the same team. GSW Makes it incredibly difficult to have a chip or bust mentality. There’s no coach who would make the rockets better against gsw than how MDA has done.
MDA as a rox HC is fine. Their main issue was and is health (Paul) and that Durant plays for GSW. Paul stays healthy this year and they probably win 60 again and avoid GSW in R2. But even then they still have to play gsw at some point.
However you’re fighting an uphill battle when you’re in the West and Steph/KD/Klay are on the same team. GSW Makes it incredibly difficult to have a chip or bust mentality. There’s no coach who would make the rockets better against gsw than how MDA has done.
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That culture in Houston seems bad at best 
owner out here for no good reason holding multiple interviews using divisive language between management and the players/coaches. He seems eager to rock the boat
These owners are something else
owner out here for no good reason holding multiple interviews using divisive language between management and the players/coaches. He seems eager to rock the boatThese owners are something else
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That culture in Houston seems bad at best
These owners are something else
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I get the feeling that new owner and Morey aren’t on the best of terms. But maybe i’m off
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Interesting... I knew there was no way he made his fortune strictly from the restaurants and businesses he displays.
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