Point Guard Change
by fuhry on Mar 8, 2010 2:18 PM EST
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According to Hahn, D'Antoni mentioned he is going to make a change at point guard tonight - I heard it might be the return of Duhon, but Hahn says it's likely to be Toney Douglas backing up Surge, who will return to the starting lineup.
It probably means the end of the McGradypoint experiment for now.
(note - the rest of this post is the fantasy realm. Not like fantasy league basketball - I mean my own personal fantasy)
It could also mean that Eddie House's o-fer has convinced D'antoni that the guy is too spotty for regular minutes.
It could also mean that D'Antoni is finally ready to let TD DWTDD.....
[screen bubbles and warps into dream sequence]
TD: Coach.
D: Yeah, Toney?
TD: Listen, Coach, I know you're not too confident in my ability to run the team out there, and I know I have a long way to go. But Coach, I just want to tell you, I know... I know... that whatever assist or basket I miss out there on the offensive end, I can more than make up for those points on the defensive end. I'm tellin you man, I can make the other team would score 10 less points a night. At least. You want those points?
D: I do... I do want those points. You really think you can do that?
TD: Oh, I know I can. We got some skilled offensive players out there, but when it comes to defense, since JJ left, they're rudderless out there. Coach, it's ugly.
D: You're right, it's ugly. I can see that. [thinks] All right, I'll tell you what - I'll have you backing up Sergio for a few games, see how that --
TD: Naw, coach. I'm a rookie, late first round pick. The guys all know I can D up. But I need to get them to listen to me out there and follow what I say. I need you to let them know they need to do what Toney Douglas do. If I start, we'll set a tone, knock the other team off its confidence from the get-go. Then you bring Serge in and blitz those guys. When they start getting some confidence, you bring me back in, we'll knock it back down again.
D: Hm. I'll think about it.
TD: Whatever you decide, coach, I ain't whinin' about minutes or nothing - I'll play whatever role you want me to play. I just want to help win some games out here, man. I think I can do that.
D: [peers intently into TD's soul] Alright, I've thought about it. You have 4 games. I'll have Herb count your 'negative points' or whatever it is you're going to do out there.
TD: Thanks coach [smiles]
D: Just get me some wins, Toney, OK? Just get me some fucking wins.
TD: Will do, coach [adopts the ice-cold look of determination and resolve that will become the trademark of his storied Knick career]
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YAWN
Even if it is TD, how long before its not TD? 2 games? 5 games? 1 quarter?
Master of the squeegee
DWTDD Damnit!
If this guy can lead FSU to the NCAA Tournament, then he can certainly help us out.
"I guess I'm gonna fade into Bolivian." --Mike Tyson
by Rohpuri on Mar 8, 2010 5:12 PM EST via mobile reply actions
cold blooded but true
Why do i look at Popivich with a arm around a player talking with 2 minutes left, and get jealous?
by semsemma on Mar 10, 2010 8:00 PM PST
DWTDD's speech to the team his first day as a starter
“If you assclowns DO WHAT TONEY DOUGLAS DO, we will win games. We gotta play some D son! DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY Ds are in my saying? Do you? THAT’s 3. If you guys follow me and DO WHAT TONEY DOUGLAS DO we will games with our suffocating D and our rim rattling, twine tickling offense. That is of course if coach slaps a straight jacket on Bricks and sends him to the bench. If you guys put all your chips in the middle and go all in with me I promise you I will not let you guys down, and as a bonus we won’t get kicked out of casinos like Barkley and Iverson.”
"I guess I'm gonna fade into Bolivian." --Mike Tyson
At this point we need to mirror the wizards
I hate the wizards, but i like how saunders is putting all the new fish on the court!! let them play out the rookie mistakes. Let tony do what tony do, but let Wild Bill do what WB do!!! and punish duhon help Curry clean the locker rooms.
I like this conversation
but it should be funnier and filled with many more explicitives from D’Antoni. Maybe even a little spit flying from his yelling.
"you're the Rod Thorn in my Chris Bosh side."
by Chris Child's Fist on Mar 9, 2010 11:23 AM EST reply actions
naw
he’s a good ol boy from coal mining country. they don’t cuss down there, just burn their sofas for warmth
On his property, Mr. Frazier has created a number of places to unwind — or as he said, "just chill."
by inventor frank on Mar 9, 2010 4:09 PM EST up reply actions
If DWTDD doesn't work out
We should see if we can get Collison over the summer. He could be available. We don’t really have any tradeable assets though :(.
At this point...
the price for Collison would be waaay too high.
could probably get Chris Paul before they get Collison
Master of the squeegee
by FreeBradshaw on Mar 10, 2010 10:25 AM EST up reply actions
Luck
How do all these other teams have such great luck!!
CP3, the league leader in assists, goes down (pause) and Collison just emerges as the next reincarnation! Absolutely ridiculous!
Just wish Eddy could come back as the next Wilt, Russell, Kareem or Reed (still dreaming….)
its not luck
its good scouting. Some teams consistently draft well. New Orleans is one of them. San Antonio, Houston, Lakers, Denver, Pheonix (but they never keep theirs) all do well too. NO picked up Collison AND Marcus Thornton. They addressed needs. Paul needed a backup PG too. Isiah did draft well, but that one positive couldn’t make up for the rest of his crap.
"you're the Rod Thorn in my Chris Bosh side."
by Chris Child's Fist on Mar 10, 2010 1:19 PM EST up reply actions
isiah's draft record
was, to me, uneven. great late grabs in lee, wil and ariza but he also kinda blew it with frye over bynum and borkman over rondo. i think the draft record wasn’t terrible or great. and i know all this postmortem draft analysis is pretty firmly rooted in the benefit of hindsight but some of the more questionable choices were baffling then, too.
its not that his draft record wasn’t solid but it was more like the most polished piece of the turd that was his reign than the result of some (idiot) savant-like eye for talent.
On his property, Mr. Frazier has created a number of places to unwind — or as he said, "just chill."
by inventor frank on Mar 10, 2010 3:05 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah hindsight does help
I remember that Bynum was not on anyone’s radar either. The lakers were widely rounded on for taking on such an unknown risk. That pick caught everyone by surprise so i don’t consider it a mistake that isiah avoided Bynum.
rondo would have been nice, but the Knicks were full of guards at the time and hurting for big men. Balkman was a risky pick as he was pretty unknown too. But he hustled his ass off and he was pretty decent. Course, Rondo has been a beast, but again, the Knicks had Crawford, Marbury (pre-meltdown), Nate Robinson, Steve Francis, Quentin Richardson, Jalen Rose. Except for Nate and Jamal, all of the rest of those guys were just past their primes. Our bigs were Lee (still banished to the bench), Curry, Malik Rose, Channing Frye. Yeah…we were in need of a big man instead of a PG.
"you're the Rod Thorn in my Chris Bosh side."
by Chris Child's Fist on Mar 10, 2010 4:40 PM EST up reply actions
Hey
This entry is about DWTDD. Toney Douglas do not do draft picks, especially a bunch of years ago.
by fuhry on Mar 10, 2010 4:59 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Noted. Respected. Fear the Douglas.
"you're the Rod Thorn in my Chris Bosh side."
by Chris Child's Fist on Mar 10, 2010 5:50 PM EST up reply actions
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