D'Antoni on Rondo : "I'd like to see him play on Minnesota and see how he does."

[Marcus13]

He's still be lighting Toney Douglas up everytime they played

[manl_lui]

Rondo will win the championship with the Wolves =P

[18isGREATERthan72]

I hate the argument of Rondo having good teammates in Boston.  Name me an all time great PG, and I can name you at least one player who was on their team who was also considered to be one of the greatest players of their time.

[Finkelskyhook]

I'd love to see Beasley in NY and the snitchster in Minnesota...I'm guessing there'd be no difference in either team.  Except in attendance.  You wanted the overrated snitchster, Mike....Now coach him.

Rondo would probably make Minny an 8 seed as currently constructed.  

D'Antoni would probably give Minny the best chance for the first pick in the lottery if he were in Minny.

[18isGREATERthan72]

Also, as someone has already said, I am willing to bet that if Rondo went to Minny, they'd see more improvement than if D'Antoni coached Minny.

[Proveo]

Me too:

Rondo
Webster + Johnson
Randolph + Love

with
Ridnour
SF
Tolliver
Pekovic/Pekovic
off the bench.

If they could draft a starting SF to bring Webster or Johnson off the bench would be ideal. Maybe they can trade Beasley for one.

This team would be a quite funny to watch.

[Proveo]

I think he'd do well passing to Beasley and Love and shooters like Webster and Johnson.

D'Antoni sounds bitter. Maybe he should have waited until after the draft lottery to decide between New York and Chicago. Think he'd look better with Derrick Rose?

I don't think Rose could make D'Antoni's offense work. Too much of a gunner.

D'Antoni needs someone who'll get and keep his teammates involved offensively (like Rondo) rather than someone who goes for his and looks for his teammates to contribute in non-scoring ways.

Rose would lead the league in scoring if he played for D'Antoni though.

Derrick Rose is much better off playing in a defense first, halfcourt orientated team.

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Just like the troika of Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups and Amare Stoudemire are best off in that system ... which is why D'Antoni should have been fired the day they made that trade with Denver.

Every moment they keep D'Antoni in NY is a wasted opportunity and he will almost definitely be back there next season which is a darn shame. Especially if Donnie Walsh stays.

Bring back Jeff Van Gundy, please!

I disagree with the sentiment that Rose wouldn't work with D'Antoni's system and that he'd be too much of a gunner. Seems to me that he's a willing passer when the opportunity is there, but that he has become a gunner out of necessity rather than choice.

Reminds me of people who make Chris Paul to be a player who's not a willing passer just because he controls the ball too much and shoots X amount, when it's simply the role he has been given AND the team has asked him to be a more willing scorer. In fact, I remember in his sophomore year or so that the coach kinda forced him to shoot more, and from there he hasn't looked back.

Rose is a gunner because that's who he is.  I'm not trying to disparage him. He's one of the best scorers in the league and ridiculously difficult to handle, but a Rondo or Nash level passer, he is not.

Agreed. Rose lack of decision-making/distribution/creativity skills are the main reason. He create shots for his teammates by attacking from a top pick'n'roll or an iso and forcing the defense to collapse on him. But he's not a floor-general by any means. There's a reason why the Bulls are an ordinary offensive team. Give Deron Williams that supporting cast and the Bulls are a top-5 offense. 

[aporel#18]

Agreed. Rose lack of decision-making/distribution/creativity skills are the main reason. He create shots for his teammates by attacking from a top pick'n'roll or an iso and forcing the defense to collapse on him. But he's not a floor-general by any means. There's a reason why the Bulls are an ordinary offensive team. Give Deron Williams that supporting cast and the Bulls are a top-5 offense. 

wow, you give Deron that Bulls team and I'm not confident the Celtics can get past them. Deron is huge, D-Rose, not so much.

By the way, I remember watching D'Antoni playing in Milan, and he was a great player, all smarts and guts. I was surprised when I saw his coaching style, but with Steve Nash on board he looked like a great coach.

I can see he's frustrated, but it's not a great thing to say if you are an NBA coach.

[dark_lord]

This is what D'Antoni said pregame 4 on Rondo : "I'd like to see him play on Minnesota and see how he does."

rondo should reply with, "i'd like d'antoni to coach a team to defend and see how he does".  

[2short]

This is what D'Antoni said pregame 4 on Rondo : "I'd like to see him play on Minnesota and see how he does."

rondo should reply with, "i'd like d'antoni to coach a team to defend and see how he does".  

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First thing the knicks should do in off season to improve team is dump D'Antoni.  Get a defensive coach in there and work on a center and a bench.

what a dumb thing to say, rondo is nash like good that he'll make anyone better on offense

[snively]

He could just as well say that about any of the Big 4 (how did KG do in his last 3 years in Minny - great stats, no playoffs).  Amazing how polarizing Rondo is.

[dark_lord]

First thing the knicks should do in off season to improve team is dump D'Antoni.  Get a defensive coach in there

i agree with this

[mgent]

He'd average like 7-8 assists and 20+ points.

[scaryjerry]

he would do just fine, period. and the twolves would contend for the playoffs for the first time since KG, who in his last 2 years in minny didnt even lead them to the playoffs, and only once in 12 years past the first round, bye

[birdwatcher]

How would any point guard do on one of the worst teams in the league with a bottom 5 fg%?

He's such a hosebag--can't stand him and Alvin Gentry--something about Phoenix...