Might as well start this this rather we going to finish rest of the season or not is still unknown.

But in other news looks like the Bulls going to have a new gm goes by the name Arturas Karnisovas …

I will only have one thing to say ITS ABOUT FUCKIN DAMN TIME!

RIP Jerry Sloan. I know Artie from long ago loved this man and I know he really brought a positive, good culture to the Jazz and was vital in both Malone and Stockton and countless others doing well. Never went big team hunting, stood and tried to make the Jazz as good of a team as possible.

Dump Brett Brown was fried today he never strike me a good coach but the team failure is not all his fault if anything Elton Brand did a poor job and should be the one getting canned as well.

The fact of the matter is Simmons and Embiid can’t win a chip together. There styles together aren’t good enough to beat the better shooting teams in the NBA. One of them has to go.

Aug 24, 2020 22:52:14 GMT KING KID said:

The fact of the matter is Simmons and Embiid can’t win a chip together. There styles together aren’t good enough to beat the better shooting teams in the NBA. One of them has to go.

Here is a thing. Brand make a big mistake for overpaying Tobias Harris which they should have resign Jimmy Butler instead and instead overpaying Al Horford they could use that money to surround shooters around Embiid, Simmons, & Butler which the 76ers would be better off than what they have right now. But now with Harris and Horford on lay row they will have difficult time to improve the team which they may have to move Embiid or Simmons.

I do agree one of them is going to be gone I wouldn’t surprise they keep both for one more season under a new coach though.

Yeah the Al Horford signing was such a ‘wtf’ for me.

So much for the extension and they are so going after Mike D’Antoni according to woj they are interest in him since his contract expire this year. mikec is pump for it if they can get Mike DAntoni

Aug 26, 2020 15:44:28 GMT pduh said:

So much for the extension and they are so going after Mike D’Antoni according to woj they are interest in him since his contract expire this year. mikec is pump for it if they can get Mike DAntoni

I love Mike D’Antoni and was tired of McMillan. That would be terrific.

I would definitely be interested in seeing how D'Antoni moves this Pacers team.

They'd have to get rid of Myles Turner though. Sabonis is a MUST KEEP. They have to continue to build around Oladipo and Bogdanovic though. This performance against Miami was awful for Indiana, but that's why I think Sabonis is too important to lose. Turner needs to go.

D'Phoney is good if the team has a stable culture and is built already for them to do good. If they are rebuilding, he is a bad coach(Good PG coach though).

Steve Nash is the new Nets head coach that is just random and out of no where

Sept 3, 2020 15:35:21 GMT pduh said:

Steve Nash is the new Nets head coach that is just random and out of no where

A lot of people are saying it is white privilege that Nash got the job over tons of black coaching candidates. 

Aug 26, 2020 22:39:42 GMT Blindy said:

D'Phoney is good if the team has a stable culture and is built already for them to do good. If they are rebuilding, he is a bad coach(Good PG coach though).

D’Antoni is good either way. Rebuilding teams aren’t good. The Knicks teams were trying to be bad and then when they missed on their wishlist players they went all in on an inflexible guy who was the worst fit for the rest of the club and the coach.

Sept 4, 2020 2:34:44 GMT mikec said:

Aug 26, 2020 22:39:42 GMT Blindy said:

D'Phoney is good if the team has a stable culture and is built already for them to do good. If they are rebuilding, he is a bad coach(Good PG coach though).

D’Antoni is good either way. Rebuilding teams aren’t good. The Knicks teams were trying to be bad and then when they missed on their wishlist players they went all in on an inflexible guy who was the worst fit for the rest of the club and the coach.

D'Phoney threw Marbury out the second he got there because of their relation in Phoenix. Refused to work with that. He single handedly picked Amare who prior to the injuries, bombed outside of one year. The Melo deal I don't blame him or Walsh for but it wasn't like Gallinari played well for them. D'Phoney got to choose Chris Duhon as his PG prior to 2010 and he was an empty stat padder who didn't belong in the NBA. D'Phoney's Knicks were poor on defense and tried to make it a shootout game which never worked. A random Jeremy Lin outburst under D'Phoney saved his tenure before he was let go.

He's a flawed HC, using the "LOLKNICKSLOL" excuse is lame. He sucks for a rebuilding side, go for Atkinson.

Sept 7, 2020 2:30:55 GMT Blindy said:

Sept 4, 2020 2:34:44 GMT mikec said:

D’Antoni is good either way. Rebuilding teams aren’t good. The Knicks teams were trying to be bad and then when they missed on their wishlist players they went all in on an inflexible guy who was the worst fit for the rest of the club and the coach.

D'Phoney threw Marbury out the second he got there because of their relation in Phoenix. Refused to work with that. He single handedly picked Amare who prior to the injuries, bombed outside of one year. The Melo deal I don't blame him or Walsh for but it wasn't like Gallinari played well for them. D'Phoney got to choose Chris Duhon as his PG prior to 2010 and he was an empty stat padder who didn't belong in the NBA. D'Phoney's Knicks were poor on defense and tried to make it a shootout game which never worked. A random Jeremy Lin outburst under D'Phoney saved his tenure before he was let go.

He's a flawed HC, using the "LOLKNICKSLOL" excuse is lame. He sucks for a rebuilding side, go for Atkinson.

Well the Pacers aren’t in a rebuild, you’re blaming him for Marbury being awful, and then saying Duhon was his pick as a pg ignoring how the Knicks were purposely not trying to get good players.

I’m not sayin LOLKNICKSLOL I’m saying LOLBLINDYLOL

Pacers chances of signing D'antoni depends on whether they beat the Lakers this round. If they do, I don't think the Pacers have a prayer of signing him, i don't think Houston will let him walk.

Sept 7, 2020 19:56:26 GMT thereallt said:

Pacers chances of signing D'antoni depends on whether they beat the Lakers this round. If they do, I don't think the Pacers have a prayer of signing him, i don't think Houston will let him walk.

Will depend on his level of irritation with the way he’s been treated and most coaches aren’t wild about being left on a one year deal and being second-guessed by the GM/Owner. He’s a free agent so he can leave if he wants.

Sept 7, 2020 15:57:45 GMT mikec said:

Sept 7, 2020 2:30:55 GMT Blindy said:

D'Phoney threw Marbury out the second he got there because of their relation in Phoenix. Refused to work with that. He single handedly picked Amare who prior to the injuries, bombed outside of one year. The Melo deal I don't blame him or Walsh for but it wasn't like Gallinari played well for them. D'Phoney got to choose Chris Duhon as his PG prior to 2010 and he was an empty stat padder who didn't belong in the NBA. D'Phoney's Knicks were poor on defense and tried to make it a shootout game which never worked. A random Jeremy Lin outburst under D'Phoney saved his tenure before he was let go.

He's a flawed HC, using the "LOLKNICKSLOL" excuse is lame. He sucks for a rebuilding side, go for Atkinson.

Well the Pacers aren’t in a rebuild, you’re blaming him for Marbury being awful, and then saying Duhon was his pick as a pg ignoring how the Knicks were purposely not trying to get good players.

I’m not sayin LOLKNICKSLOL I’m saying LOLBLINDYLOL

Yet Mike Woodson did far better with this team than Mike ever did, 2nd round exit or not. Marbury was great, just was stuck in the middle of an Isiah Thomas ran debacle and deserved a much better exit than what DAntoni gave to him. Duhon was his pick, they had David Lee, Danilo Gallinari, Wilson Chandler and others who he was apart of the draft process of Gallo given the Italy connection and he was a subpar player in NY. Are those superstar talents? Probably not but they should have performed much better. They sold off guys like Jared Jefferies in the 2nd half of 09 to give them a shot for two max guys and they ultimately spent it on Amare and Ray Felton per DAntoni's call pre-melo call.

I know you don't respect my opinion of basketball for over a decade now but give it a rest and enough of the condescending bullcrap Mike, I actually watched this product and didn't just bandwagon because of Donnie Walsh. DPhoney stunk as Knicks head coach and that was his lone bid as a rebuilding head coach. He was an asst under Brown in PHI during their process Schick. D'Phoney is as good as the players he's given are. What star did he produce in NY? Lin? He helped Nash take it to the next level and he has done good in Houston with Harden but who did he help CREATE? Shawn Marion?

Sept 8, 2020 0:10:20 GMT Blindy said:

Sept 7, 2020 15:57:45 GMT mikec said:

Well the Pacers aren’t in a rebuild, you’re blaming him for Marbury being awful, and then saying Duhon was his pick as a pg ignoring how the Knicks were purposely not trying to get good players.

I’m not sayin LOLKNICKSLOL I’m saying LOLBLINDYLOL

Yet Mike Woodson did far better with this team than Mike ever did, 2nd round exit or not. Marbury was great, just was stuck in the middle of an Isiah Thomas ran debacle and deserved a much better exit than what DAntoni gave to him. Duhon was his pick, they had David Lee, Danilo Gallinari, Wilson Chandler and others who he was apart of the draft process of Gallo given the Italy connection and he was a subpar player in NY. Are those superstar talents? Probably not but they should have performed much better. They sold off guys like Jared Jefferies in the 2nd half of 09 to give them a shot for two max guys and they ultimately spent it on Amare and Ray Felton per DAntoni's call pre-melo call.

I know you don't respect my opinion of basketball for over a decade now but give it a rest and enough of the condescending bullcrap Mike, I actually watched this product and didn't just bandwagon because of Donnie Walsh. DPhoney stunk as Knicks head coach and that was his lone bid as a rebuilding head coach. He was an asst under Brown in PHI during their process Schick. D'Phoney is as good as the players he's given are. What star did he produce in NY? Lin? He helped Nash take it to the next level and he has done good in Houston with Harden but who did he help CREATE? Shawn Marion?

I’ll stop being condescending the day you start having adult conversations about sports. Ten years later you’re still saying things like “D’Phoney”, so today’s probably not the day.

Nobody liked Marbury. Anywhere. There was no team that he played on that he made better. He was self-absorbed without ever having a reason to be.

Duhon was the pick of the franchise that needed guys that would sign for little and short term contracts. You blaming D’Antoni for him being the option they had is moronic. You’re also blaming him for Amare’s contract when no one else would take a chance on his knees and the total flop that was 2010 when that was Donnie Walsh’s blunder (and not just a little about Knicks ownership as well). You beating this weird drum on Gallinari not playing well ignores that Gallinari took a step back in his career development after leaving D’Antoni and he didn’t play at the same level as he did in year two or three in NY for five years after he left. David Lee, Wilson Chandler and Jared Jeffries are all 7th men on good teams, starters on mediocre ones.

The reality of that era is this: Donnie Walsh had a plan to strip the team of all parts when 2010 hit with four big name feee agents hitting the board. He signed the worst of the four to the worst contract of the four. D’Antoni made a terrible two seasons on Knicks teams entertaining to watch. Then just as a young team who starts to fit the mold of D’Antoni’s system with Amare the team gets out to a good start, and then ownership tells management to sell the farm for Carmelo, who is a good scorer but doesn’t work in a D’Antoni system, refuses to slide down to four, refuses to play high pick and roll basketball, and picks fights with the coach until he gets sent away.

Then Mike Woodson is good for one year, and it went back to the same.

As for who DAntoni created, Marion and Amare would be good starts. His system made Nash a two time MVP. His revamping his system to fit guys like Harden, Chris Paul and Russell Westbrook has been special to watch (also way more boring to watch than the 7 seconds or less Suns)

You “watched the product”, but with biased fan glasses that has for more than a decade been constantly second-guessing and blaming coaching for every failure. The team was terrible and for most of his time in NY weren’t even trying to win. It is the reality. He’s been a fantastic coach at the teams where he has had some talent to play with, and when there’s not much talent he doesn’t do as well (like every coach in the NBA).

I know you guys think I am some rabid homer and don't think much of my opinion's but if there is one thing that I have been, is CRITICAL of the Knicks(And Jets( on both here and the old PW. I have constantly called out Dolan or management on failed trades or draft picks or mismanagement all the time. You just don't want to give me credit in my rants of both squads for whatever reason.

What I said is true, DAntoni(He was called D'Phoney by me because it was a funny shot Marbury took at him) has yet to show he can turn a squad around. Steve Nash was a really good talent in Dallas who slipped beneath the cracks to go to Phoenix. He gave Joe Johnson a chance after a failed Celtics tenure who turned it on in Atlanta to all star level under Woodson. Amare was a great offensive player but learned absolutely nothing defensively and with his bad knees ended his prime. Marion was a number padder who didn't change anything, a 3rd/4th piece like a Tayshawn Prince was for the Pistons. David Lee was a former all star and was a double double machine, he was good until the injuries caught up to him later on in Golden State. Danilo Gallinari was his pick due to the Italy ties with his dad and was subpar until figuring it out in Denver and is still having a career in the NBA. Zach Randolph just after he leaves the Knicks/Clips becomes a star in Memphis, DAntoni was given him. Look at the numbers! Why didn't we see that Randolph in NY? We had Jamal Crawford who is still playing in the NBA who was doing nothing under DAntoni's offense. Chris Duhon was mentioned because he was the poster boy of empty stats and how DANtoni thought he can turn a PG into the next reclamation project. And I DID NOT EVER SAY HE CANT COACH POINT GUARDS, his offense is catered to making them look good. But WHEN LeBron tells you that he didn't come to NY because DAntoni can't coach defense, what does that tell you?

And Marbury has done far more humanitarian work in China and during this pandemic in NY than most of these "Woke" athletes. Donated I forget how many facemasks to nurses and doctors in NY when we were at a very low amount, absoutely stepped up. Lost his dad in the middle of a game with the Knicks only to not be told by DAntoni and Knicks management. He handled his exit gracefully. DAntoni put it out that Marbury refused to come in a game to try and use the NY Media to turn the tides yet Marbury STILL did well. Just because he has a tattoo on his head and is loud doesn't mean he's a team cancer. Why is he such an icon in China, who has a culture of stereotypes on Americans, no less African Americans? It's because he's an alpha male and a leader among men. How do you make it work with limited Chinese to become a star in China? He sold affordable shoes to the kids when shills like LeBron would paster their faces for 200+ shoes.

It's because he's an alpha male and a leader among men.

Should have stopped at alpha male.   Marbury was a piss poor leader of men in the NBA.   He only able to lead in China because he was that much better than anyone else playing there.

Giannis to the Bulls incoming and I will deserve to get bash if I wrong 😂

I see no reason why Giannis would go the Bulls.

NBA cap/CBA is gonna be a big decider on what Giannis does. With the COVID money lost by league we really could get to a situation where Milwaukee has real leverage against a threat of “I am leaving no matter what so you better trade me now”

Sept 9, 2020 4:49:21 GMT thereallt said:

I see no reason why Giannis would go the Bulls.

Honestly, I think the Warriors, Clippers, Lakers, or Heat have a better shot signing Giannis watch out for the Mavs they are the real dark horse. 

But fuck it he is coming to the Bulls 😡

Sept 9, 2020 12:01:09 GMT mikec said:

NBA cap/CBA is gonna be a big decider on what Giannis does. With the COVID money lost by league we really could get to a situation where Milwaukee has real leverage against a threat of “I am leaving no matter what so you better trade me now”

Good point gotta think lot of upcoming free agents in 2021 have player option too which could opt in and wait until 2022 or get a deal done with covid nba cap plays a huge factor

Sept 9, 2020 22:53:39 GMT pduh said:

Sept 9, 2020 4:49:21 GMT thereallt said:

I see no reason why Giannis would go the Bulls.

Honestly, I think the Warriors, Clippers, Lakers, or Heat have a better shot signing Giannis watch out for the Mavs they are the real dark horse. 

But fuck it he is coming to the Bulls 😡

Sept 9, 2020 12:01:09 GMT mikec said:

NBA cap/CBA is gonna be a big decider on what Giannis does. With the COVID money lost by league we really could get to a situation where Milwaukee has real leverage against a threat of “I am leaving no matter what so you better trade me now”

Good point gotta think lot of upcoming free agents in 2021 have player option too which could opt in and wait until 2022 or get a deal done with covid nba cap plays a huge factor

Heat would be the best fit IMO, but it would mean going to the team that just beat him.  He will catch A LOT of flack.

Sept 9, 2020 22:57:30 GMT thereallt said:

Sept 9, 2020 22:53:39 GMT pduh said:

Honestly, I think the Warriors, Clippers, Lakers, or Heat have a better shot signing Giannis watch out for the Mavs they are the real dark horse. 

But fuck it he is coming to the Bulls 😡


Good point gotta think lot of upcoming free agents in 2021 have player option too which could opt in and wait until 2022 or get a deal done with covid nba cap plays a huge factor

Heat would be the best fit IMO, but it would mean going to the team that just beat him.  He will catch A LOT of flack.

If I was Giannis go to the Mavs he and Luka pairing would be lethal years to come 

I mean wouldn’t he look great reunited with Brogdon? 😂

Looks like mikec got his wish, D'antoni is leaving the Rockets. Now we'll see if the Pacers make an offer.

76ers will be an interesting fit for D’Antoni Ben Simmons could thrive his system but they sure need shooters…

If I was the Clippers fires Doc River and sign Stan Van Gundy he is a good coach and his system play in today NBA modern