Knicks · Boris Diaw ****ting on Mike D'Antoni (page 1)
Former Sun Boris Diaw, on difference between Spurs' offense and Mike D'Antoni's: "Popovich is still not asking guys to take crazy shots."
nixluva wrote:ChuckBuck wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:Is he specifically ripping MDA here? He doesn't mention MDA and he's had several coaches between his time with MDA and Popovich.Yes. Reporter asked him the main difference between Popovich's and D'Antoni's SSOL systems, and referred to the former basically preaching a more disciplined and practical approach, where as the looser Suns system really was chuck the ball up within 7 seconds before the defense can get set no matter if it's a 2pter, 3pter, 4pter etc...
What Diaw and others are forgetting is the presence of Tim Duncan and actual real Post up player that has to get touches in the halfcourt to be effective. That's why they slow it down just a touch when he's in there. It can't be as fast as the Suns who actually played without a Center and didn't want to get into a halfcourt battle with teams that were usually much bigger. MDA did the same thing when he had Shaq in there. You try to run and if that isn't there you slow it down into your halfcourt set. With no Post man in there you can run faster and they do.
I guess Diaw doesn't know what he's talking about having played for both. 
ChuckBuck wrote:nixluva wrote:ChuckBuck wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:Is he specifically ripping MDA here? He doesn't mention MDA and he's had several coaches between his time with MDA and Popovich.Yes. Reporter asked him the main difference between Popovich's and D'Antoni's SSOL systems, and referred to the former basically preaching a more disciplined and practical approach, where as the looser Suns system really was chuck the ball up within 7 seconds before the defense can get set no matter if it's a 2pter, 3pter, 4pter etc...
What Diaw and others are forgetting is the presence of Tim Duncan and actual real Post up player that has to get touches in the halfcourt to be effective. That's why they slow it down just a touch when he's in there. It can't be as fast as the Suns who actually played without a Center and didn't want to get into a halfcourt battle with teams that were usually much bigger. MDA did the same thing when he had Shaq in there. You try to run and if that isn't there you slow it down into your halfcourt set. With no Post man in there you can run faster and they do.
I guess Diaw doesn't know what he's talking about having played for both.
That may well be the case. He may not have any clue about true shooting percentage or indeed what are high quality shots. In fact, his own FG% and TS% would suggest that that is the case.
Bonn1997 wrote:ChuckBuck wrote:nixluva wrote:ChuckBuck wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:Is he specifically ripping MDA here? He doesn't mention MDA and he's had several coaches between his time with MDA and Popovich.Yes. Reporter asked him the main difference between Popovich's and D'Antoni's SSOL systems, and referred to the former basically preaching a more disciplined and practical approach, where as the looser Suns system really was chuck the ball up within 7 seconds before the defense can get set no matter if it's a 2pter, 3pter, 4pter etc...
What Diaw and others are forgetting is the presence of Tim Duncan and actual real Post up player that has to get touches in the halfcourt to be effective. That's why they slow it down just a touch when he's in there. It can't be as fast as the Suns who actually played without a Center and didn't want to get into a halfcourt battle with teams that were usually much bigger. MDA did the same thing when he had Shaq in there. You try to run and if that isn't there you slow it down into your halfcourt set. With no Post man in there you can run faster and they do.
I guess Diaw doesn't know what he's talking about having played for both.
That may well be the case. He may not have any clue about true shooting percentage or indeed what are high quality shots. In fact, his own FG% and TS% would suggest that that is the case.
Nah, an NBA player that's played in the NBA 10 years for multiple coaches with tons of playoff experience doesn't know anything about playing in different systems. Not at all, we'll just listen to the talking heads instead, they must know better. 
ChuckBuck wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:ChuckBuck wrote:nixluva wrote:ChuckBuck wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:Is he specifically ripping MDA here? He doesn't mention MDA and he's had several coaches between his time with MDA and Popovich.Yes. Reporter asked him the main difference between Popovich's and D'Antoni's SSOL systems, and referred to the former basically preaching a more disciplined and practical approach, where as the looser Suns system really was chuck the ball up within 7 seconds before the defense can get set no matter if it's a 2pter, 3pter, 4pter etc...
What Diaw and others are forgetting is the presence of Tim Duncan and actual real Post up player that has to get touches in the halfcourt to be effective. That's why they slow it down just a touch when he's in there. It can't be as fast as the Suns who actually played without a Center and didn't want to get into a halfcourt battle with teams that were usually much bigger. MDA did the same thing when he had Shaq in there. You try to run and if that isn't there you slow it down into your halfcourt set. With no Post man in there you can run faster and they do.
I guess Diaw doesn't know what he's talking about having played for both.
That may well be the case. He may not have any clue about true shooting percentage or indeed what are high quality shots. In fact, his own FG% and TS% would suggest that that is the case.Nah, an NBA player that's played in the NBA 10 years for multiple coaches with tons of playoff experience doesn't know anything about playing in different systems. Not at all, we'll just listen to the talking heads instead, they must know better.
I questioned his knowledge of shot selection, not his amount of experience.