I think because of the flopping and ultra superstar treatment from refs, that Harden and Bron possibly don't get some of the credit they deserve. I'm ok with that.
For real. DeRozan even admitted as much, way too much praise and bowing down to LeBron from him for my taste. He was one step away from Pedro Martinez "the Yankees are my daddy" territory.
So Mike D'Antoni went from making us one of the worst teams in the past few years, to coach of the year. But how?
You have to have the personnel to run his system, and the Rockets have it. It will only take you so far though, you can't outscore everyone, eventually you have to play D. They will lose to the Warriors if not the Spurs, and the Cavs if not the Warriors. 'Antoni's style doesn't win titles.
like i said, i'm not sure what mash is doing anymore, but it's been crickets when harden has underperformed (which he does every postseason and has done in this one). he's either a harden stan or is trolling--it's certainly not crusading for truth in a corrupt world. the popovich can't win consecutive titles thing is "not sure if serious" territory. anyway, when houston makes 20 threes, they're going to win. if they do it two more times, they'll win the series. and those blowouts (uh, thanks for that, sirron) are going to be likely in the three-happy nba. one team gets hot and just buries the other. i don't enjoy it. call me an old curmudgeon, but i think the league needs to re-consider the three point shot. it's too close; players have evolved. it needs to either be farther away or worth fewer points. and get off my lawn.
I would like to see a study on this matter , let's say in the latest 5 postseasons but there is no doubt you point does make sense
well, in the sa/hou series, it's basically been: houston's going to jack up threes under any circumstance, and if they fall, they win. problem is that it can leave you susceptible to upsets if you go cold or run up against a disciplined team (hou didn't want to see memphis in round 1, i can assure you). dantoni hasn't changed a bit since entering the league. as weezy said, he just has the right guys for what he wants to do right now, and they had like, zero injuries this year. i'm guessing that they'll have some injuries in the future, underperform, and he'll be fired again. but any team willing to sacrifice titles just to be competitive should sign dantoni in a heartbeat. if you're willing to abandon defense and give him some input in personnel decisions, he'll get you to the playoffs.
