Anybody else find it refreshing the FIRE AND PASSION Mike D'Antoni shows on the sidelines

I like it. A little bit of "how do you like me now" in last night's game.

 

MDA yells at players a lot. I'm actually not down with that, but to each his own. Grown men yelling at grown men - just a bad look IMO. As long as you're not getting choked I guess it's fine.

 

That Eminem meme was straight fire tho

 

Adelman never yelled, he barely coached in game

 

Phil let his assistants yell while he relaxed in his high chair.

Spoiler

 

If fantastic offensive box scores and a 6-8 seed are your goals, then d'Antoni's your man.

 

John Fox -> Gary Kubiak
Gary Kubiak -> Bill O'Brien

A Peyton-led offense and a defensive juggernaut stayed that way, while a perennial mediocre team stayed that way too. You tell me what's missing in this analysis. Here's a hint: it ain't Kubiak.

 

This is the first time 'fire' and 'our coaches name' have ever been a thread title without suggesting a witch hunt.

 

Do u not see Eric Gordon cry after every missed foul. His shooting makes up for it tho

 

Except mda isn't getting turnt up dancing with harden singing about really big rings #lit

 

How do you know? I could see MDA partying at vlive

 

I noticed too. When Pringles puts Montrezl in the regular rotation and pulls Brewer & Ennis he's just what the doctor ordered.

 

I pointed this exact thing out last night to my friend. He's in there fighting for the players and and talking with refs to get the right calls. Also loved every bit of it when he jumped in between harden and Jennings at the end.

 

I think OP makes some valid points and i can agree that from my observations, i've seen the same.

 

So are we saying that {clap, clap} play harder {clap, clap} isn't enough?

 

I think it's really important for a coach to be passionate because then you know he won't take **** when the players don't follow his game plan. I don't want a strict disciplinarian coach like Tom Thibs who will burn your players into the ground with death practices or a discipline maniac like Skiles who will bench a key player two games for wearing a headband, but at the same time you don't want a pushover who can't stand up to players when they don't follow his orders. There are a lot of amazing coaches at the NBA level who can create superb Xs and Os, but all that is useless if the players don't want or can't execute the play. So to me it's key to have a coach who is passionate on the court because the players know they're gonna be benched if they don't follow the game plan.

 

who says there's no choking in the locker room?

 

there's a magic number of claps mchale had to do to get these guys fired up and he never reached that magic number last season.
let me try

CMON GUYS :CLAP CLAP: PLAY HARDER :CLAP CLAP CLAP: USE MORE ENERGY :CLAP:

no it doesnt feel right

 

He whines a LOT. Sometimes even when they make the call.

 

I'm not a big fan of the sideline antics especially he's inclination to talk up the refs. Focus more on the game and be fiery to the action on the court like some of the other coaches, hold your players accountable and have a good grasp on game flow and timing is all I could ask from my coach. Hopefully this team doesnt start going on long losing stretches or :gulp: implodes and turns into another Knicks team or you'll see Danny Downer appear and make you cringe so much you may get perma joker face from the charade.

Dude does some chill pre game interviews though I'll give him that.