Mike D'Antoni On The Difficulties Of Coaching A Lakers 'Superteam'
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- čas přidán 10. 04. 2022
- The next edition of our The Old Man & The Three podcast 'Coaching Series' is an interview with the legendary Mike D'Antoni. In this teaser clip, we talk to Mike about his time coaching The Los Angeles Lakers team w/ Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard, Steve Nash and Pau Gasol. We then ask him about what the current LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Russell Westbrook is going through having just fired Frank Vogel and the difficulties coaching this type of Lakers team.
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The full Mike D'Antoni interview drops first thing in the morning. We felt, given the current discourse around The Lakers, we'd drop this teaser clip about Mike's experience as a Lakers head coach. As always, subscribe if you haven't already. See you tomorrow.
A lot ppl don’t kno that real talk
Mike D'Antoni caused Kobe's career ending injury playing Kobe Bryant 46-48 minutes a game which leads to Kobe tearing his Achilles tendon. but Kobe will that team to the playoffs without Steve Nash and most times no soft Dwight Howard who was battling a back injury that season, Kobe Bryant dragged a bunch of lazy old man to the playoffs but didn't get to finish the job because his Achilles tendon tear the final game of the season and that was the end of Kobe Bryant's basketball career.... he was never the same at his age trying to come back from a Achilles, back surgery and other injuries all because of Mike D'antoni.....
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Bruh. Can't wait for the full interview. Wanna hear about the Rocket years. Dude was a genius on offense
Absolute no clue on defense a big factor and the main reason they didn’t win in 2018
@@remynogueira8649 He pays in the playoffs u can scout it horrible defensive coach
@@remynogueira8649 lies, they held the Kd warriors to multiple games under 100, the switching defense gave the warriors fits
Small ball was a complete failure tbh. It proved that you NEED centres to win . The best big man he had was amare stoudemire who was 6”10 .
Genius of coaching failure. Mans never led a squad to a final.
its refreshing to hear a coach being honest, much respect to D'Antoni!
Mike D'Antoni caused Kobe's career ending injury playing Kobe Bryant 46-48 minutes a game which leads to Kobe tearing his Achilles tendon. but Kobe will that team to the playoffs without Steve Nash and most times no soft Dwight Howard who was battling a back injury that season, Kobe Bryant dragged a bunch of lazy old man to the playoffs but didn't get to finish the job because his Achilles tendon tear the final game of the season and that was the end of Kobe Bryant's basketball career.... he was never the same at his age trying to come back from a Achilles, back surgery and other injuries all because of Mike D'antoni.....
@@terrencebrown1274 I also believe D’Antoni has a lot to be blamed for Kobe’s achilles injury, just as much as Thibodeau was to be blamed for Derrick Rose’s career changing knee injury.
@@terrencebrown1274 was he supposed to tell Kobe to not play? Lmfao
@@memphisbluu he could've managed his minutes better
@@terrencebrown1274 Kobe also wanted to play those minutes, D'Antoni didn't force him. He'd always ask if he's able to continue and Kobe would say yes
"half the defense.... DOUBLE the OFFENSE!"
gotta love D'antoni bro
This dude is so innovative. He was under appreciated cause he never won a chip. But he's an offensive genius.
You can see the regression this year in the Nets without the Dantoni system. People said he is a choker but the man knows what he is doing offensively.
@@almac9203 what exactly is his system, the 7 seconds or less system?
He just had some terrible luck too… with both the Suns and the Rockets. Those teams were good enough to win titles. Just didn’t get the right breaks.
@@MyKillMolina9 Heliocentric offenses maximizing the talent and skill set of star players by making their teammates compliment and adjust to the stars' playstyle.
@@MyKillMolina9 spread pick and rolls but he does them in a very creative way. misdirection to an iso and quick screens after a basket for mini fast breaks
Mike did so well with the Rockets. His system was perfect for a one star, shooters around that one star system. And his defense is good too. Rockets were a better 3pt shooting then the stacked Warriors. If only CP3 didn’t get hurt. Wish the 2011-2013 Knicks did better.
Yea I really thought Rockets would get at least 1 championship with him. Dude was a genius on offense.
@@JNEZ25 I think they would have in almost any other era outside of that historically absurd warriors team. I think the timing is what cost them a ring
@@nickdags4646 yea which really bothers me that CP3 got hurt. And when the warriors lost Durant to injury. They had legit opportunities lol.
@@nickdags4646 100% yet everyone acts like D'Antoni and Harden were garbage. So frustrating.
@@JNEZ25 You are right, in theory they should have won the year Durant went down, but Steph and Klay showed they were more a more superior back count than James and Chris.
Mike D'Antoni has always been a class act and great dude. As a Knicks fan/native New Yorker, I love Mike as a person.
People don’t appreciate how tough Vogel’s job was
Especially when the stars don’t even listen
Yeah what has Frank Vogel always been known for? Great defenses and the Lakers had exactly that in 2020 when they provided him with players who could actual defend. Now the their squad can't defend wet paper bag.
That was the lakers scapegoat.
It was bittersweet watching him released
Getting fired when your team is old and injured, they are old and injured because of your biggest star and he himself is old and injured makes me laugh.
Mike imo is the most influential coach of the last 20 years. It's a shame that only NBA coaches would agree to that cuz they all stole from him. The media never gave him his props but slowly and surely every NBA team now plays like a Mike D'antoni team.
All the way back in PHOENIX with Steve Nash
Criminally underrated as a coach, specifically while in Phoenix.
Incredibly unlucky too. Lost his star player multiple times when they were most primed to make a run.
Steve Kerr stole D'antoni's best ideas. A few improvements (especially deeper rotations and more emphasis on defense) and the right players yielded championships.
@@stevengordon3271 The motion offense that Steve Kerr employed was tremendous help also. Aside from the defense, it was a great move on Kerr's part bc the offense wouldn't get stagnant. W/ Phoenix, they always tried to go for a fast-break or a pick-and-roll/ PnR to a kick out for a 3 for their half-court offense. Aside from the fact that the Suns didn't play defense, their half-court game could be read easier with strong defenses and a great coach such as Pop in San Antonio.
I hope Linsanity was covered. I haven’t heard too much about it from him. Can’t wait for the full interview!
Steve Nash and James Harden became MVP candidates under D'Antoni. Linsanity probably never happens without D'Antoni. The guy's record as a coach has been up and down, but to me his influence as a coach has had a profound effect on the NBA.
I think the up and down were based on the talent he had on hand and not due to his coaching.
Harden was a top 2 MVP candidate in 2015, which was before D’antoni. Aside from that, you’re right
Its that stupid carmelo that ruins linsanity 😂 look at him now at la chasing ring with lebum 🤣
100%. One of the most genius offensive minds to ever live.
The years he was with the Suns were some of the most fun times to be a Suns fan (and with recent years of course). The 7 seconds or less mentality he let Nash run with was just a blast to watch. Always enjoyed him as our coach.
Always liked dantoni did the most with what he had in Houston and you can tell he genuinely cared for the players in Houston especially james
Good segway into Mike D'Antoni's return as head coach in Philly next season. 💁🏻♂️🏀
Full episode cant come soon enough
One of my favorite coaches ever. And he’s got a sense of humor
Got to sit next to him at a rockets game vs pelicans. His wife was very friendly and was talking to my wife normal . I was a bit star struck and said hi to him and he say hello back . I tought that was pretty cool .
Never had much of a chance to listen to D'Antoni until now, seems like a great dude
JJ is the best player/ host I've seen this far! He challenges the players with the questions and gives push back and the players respect him because you can tell he was respected as a player!
For me the greatest time was watching Mike, Steve and Amare' Suns. That was to me, the beginning of the Era we live in now as far as pace and space as with smaller or more athletic players, rather than a focus on the dominant big man and ISO ball like Shaq & Kobe were at the time. Really looking forward to this interview.✌
PS Imagine if Dwight had just listened to Kobe.. We would have a different NBA and who knows what changes if Kobe, Dwight and Steve had won a couple of rings together with D'Antoni. That would have changed so much from Miami winning to Dallas so then LBJ career changes etc etc.. Although in saying that the "what ifs" in the NBA are as old as the game itself.
I just realized i watch this channel just as much as first take and undisputed. Keep up the good work
Jj never stops bringing the heat!!!! Can't wait to hear this entire podcast
Man, even as a Laker fan, I had the utmost respect and confidence in Mike D’Antoni’s ability to run an offense when he was in Phoenix. Really wish D’Antoni and Kobe won a title in 2013. That was Kobe’s last great season too.
There were reports lakers were close to signing Phil Jackson last minute but the Buss’ chose D’antoni. Kind of a letdown even when he’s known for fast pace and the team was obviously older
“I was under the influence of drugs” 😂
nice to see Mike can see the humor amidst all the adversity. it’s a great character trait.
Timing is everything
Loving the consistency
Love how genuine Mike is
JJ you asked great questions and you have a wealth on knowledge getting grinding sir.
Yessir the coaching series is BACK!
this is such a dope interview
I would’ve loved to see JJ on a D’Antoni team. Especially those suns teams with Nash and Amare running pick and roll? Him coming off screens for wide open threes? Oh my goodness, he’d be even more deadly that he was with the Clippers and Orlando
Thank you for your time in Houston Mike.
Mike D Antonio a class act coach. Everybody expects perfection but forgot part of learning is failure. Shut the noise!
JJ is doing such a good job with his channel
Loved him as the suns coach great discussion guys ☀️🏜
I watch this podcast because the guest can actually speak their minds and have no restrains whatsoever
I think JJ is brilliant analyst/interviewer very underrated
J J Redick podcast is awesome
Oh this will be sweet! Thanks bros
great podcast
As a hoops junkie this man needs to be appreciated for what his offensive mind has done for the game of basketball. Like the west coast offense in football during the 90s, this man changed the game of basketball as we know it.
Mike Antoni (No D) will never win a ring cuz he doesnt care about defense
@@C280S talkin bout defense like I wouldn't light you up 21-0 in a 1 on 1. 💀
Mike is a legend
J. J. on a row with some certified legends. probably the best basketball podcast rn
Mike is one the best coaches of all time!
Gonna be super interesting to hear about the Carmelo and Knicks situation
Y’all be on fire lately
Seems like a great and grounded guy
This man is responsible for some the most fun/high powered NBA squads over the last 20 years or so 🙌🏽
Yeah we almost made the finals but Mike coaching the rockets was such a stressful experience as a fan. Dribble Dribble, Jacking up 3's, No centers Lol
Well In fairness he had Capela and Dwight for a little. He just had to switch the lineups up a bit for the Warriors small ball lineup. Then once they acquired Russell, they went full in on the small ball stuff.
now he’s gone and the rockets are the worst team in the league, you won 20 games this year. that’s not a more stressful fan experience?
@@X_KMD Its called rebuilding genius
I hated watching the Rockets' style of play, but I give them credit. Only they and Cleveland had the guts to go for the title against the KD Warriors. They looked at what was out there and made the best team they could. If they go 3/27 from three in that stretch instead of 0/27, maybe they win game 7.
@@nosmoke6556 Dwight had left by that point
Lol great choice of interview. This is exactly the kind of guy people would like to hear from right now
D’Antoni seems chill af he’d fasho be a coach I’d wanna play for
The league has suffered with the implementation of the zone defense. MDA was one of the first coaches that shows how important spacing is to counter the zone. That 7Sol Suns was the blueprint of how the modern NBA played today.
JJ & knuckle heads got the best sports podcasts out. All the smoke is cool to.
He will get to win a championship one day I’m sure of it he deserves it!
The Nets should fire Nash and bring back Mike.
@@almac9203 More likely Doc will be fired and Morey brings him to the Sixers
He will never win a ring
Mike has great schemes, but his critical flaw is that he doesnt adjust in the playoffs, thats why mikes teams have the moniker of being playoff chokers.
@@almac9203 nash got everything from Mike anyway
Love that mike stoped himself from saying “Chink in the armor”😂
I’ve waited to hear him talk about the lakers for years
Perfect timing
Upload the whole thing already!!!!
Loved him when he was coaching the suns, wish he got a championship there.
Love Mike, Dan and Toni brothers. Definitely was mad at him times in Houston but I really hope a team picks him up 👀76ers
or he could head coach the nets maybe he’ll do better than nash🤷♂️
Love Dan 😆😆😆great interview
I hope y’all be the first ones to get Frank V. On this podcast. Unfiltered!
Can’t wait for the Harden stories lol
Mikes coaching in his years with the Rockets gets overlooked, he was ELITE
This is gonna sound crazy but I consider D'Antoni one of the all time greats. He brought success everywhere and it's fairly rare to see such consistent results.
D'Antoni is a great interview and funny guy.
Mike seems like a good guy!
man i wish this was in person
Bring this guy back
D'Antoni and Westhead remind me of each other. Great offensive minds playing fast basketball. Both got tough draws with the Lakers and were eventually run out of town. Too bad. If their timing was better they would have had rings too. As you can see from this interview D'Antoni is a great guy. Having always liked Westhead and having had a chance to speak with him once I think he was a pretty great guy too.
Westhead won a ring and was run out of town because he didn’t play fast enough to suit Magic Johnson lol
Pringles is such a legend...hell yeah!!
Mike D’antoni is the Michael bay of the nba
The greatest offensive coach I’ve ever seen
What I want to genuinely know is why the hell did they keep jacking up 3's when they played the Warriors in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals? Once you miss 10 in a row, you'd figure they realize somethings off and stop shooting 3's. Like halfway through the third quarter, call a timeout and tell your players "were not making threes, stop shooting them and attack the paint." I'm genuine curious because when I watched that game, I was thinking "are they seriously going to keep missing open 3's so we can win this game?"
Wait...are you talking about Warriors vs Rockets Game 7 when Rockets missed a playoff record 27 missed 3's? If so, i remember watching that game. I was in shock. I also kept wondering why the hec they didn't change the gameplay. Obviously something was wrong and they entire team was off. One of the weirdest moments in rockets history.. As if the rim was sabatoge or something
@@macabree5856 Yep that’s the one. I mean even the announcers noticed once they missed 15 in a row, if they had just stopped taking threes they may have won.
@@goldenstatewarriors9418 Yeah the announcers noticed and the crowd because they would let out huge "ohhhh" every time they missed a three after already missing about 13 straight. I was hoping D'antoni would touch upon that game because that was just one of the most bizarre Game 7's I ever witness. And this coming from a team that was extremely red hot from the 3 all season long and post season
@@macabree5856 Yeah usually when you’re down at halftime and make a comeback especially in a game of this magnitude it feels exciting. This time it was like “oh… okay, you’re gonna keep doing this? Okay I guess we’ll pull ahead then.”
Mike D'Antoni is a genius offensive coach and even his defence was underrated
Saludó D'Antoni !!!!
In all these years of seeing this guy coaching and reading about him, etc. I guess I never heard his voice. I pictured him with an Italian accent.
Coach D'Antoni sounds like a really nice guy.
Old school is of trust honesty loyalty. Either you are in or you're out. You choice
I hope y’all talked about the struggles of putting together the “old veterans” super team. Has it ever worked? I can think of at least 3 Lakers teams that tried and failed. Maybe the Celtics big 3 worked in ‘08 but those guys were still pretty much in their prime.
The bulls if that counts
Boston Big 3.
@@Y51092 Honestly, that last dance season might have been the oldest core group to win a championship in recent history. 2014 Spurs too but they had Kawhi to balance out the vets.
@@dogeknows6086 oh yeah that's a good one as well, but theh did have a bunch of young guys, Kawhi like you mentioned, Mills, Green, and Splitter, just off the top of my head
2011 Mavs weren’t a super team, but they were old!
Hope they asked him how it was to be the assistant coach for those old jazz teams! What a great coach
man i hope they bring him back loooooooool
The 76ers next head coach
Mike for 76ers next year.
Regardless champions, i like how Mike team play.
I grew up watching him play in Italy. Tough tough player he was.
In terms of coaching style, I wonder how much he borrowed from Dan Peterson, his coach when he played in Milan.
love how honest he is
Good coach
Very timely, noice
This man is the point guard whisperer. Nash, Harden, Lin
Mike D'antoni is the father of modern NBA.
I miss coach D'Antoni Rockets 🚀 2016-2020
That Harden - CP3 duo was perfect
I could see a mike dantoni and trae young paring because he does fit that role of that type of pg
Philly new head coach heard it here first been in the works for 2 years watch harden numbers magically go up nxt year
I miss Coach 😊
Next sixers coach right here.
Dantoni was a brilliant offensive coach
dantoni is the most revolutionary nba coach of all time. He may not have a chip, but he's like the curry of coaches. Extremely disrespected and underrated.
How is Curry underrated or disrespected??
@@C280S yeah how is curry disrespected or underrated?? That doesn't make any sense
@@C280S I don't think Curry is underrated or disrespected. I just said that he is like Curry because he is so revolutionary. He may not be the best coach of all time just like Carrie is not the best player of all time. But he will forever leave a mark in the game
I wish the Nets would convince D'Antoni back to coach the offense side of things during our playoff run
Yes, get rid of nash.
Really good coach for offense defense was another story altogether.