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Does Leslie Alexander deserve an apology in terms of the D'Antoni hire?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Snow Villiers, Dec 5, 2016.

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Does Leslie Alexander deserve an apology in terms of the D'Antoni hire?

  1. Yes-Les was right in wanting Mike.

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  2. No-We should've signed JVG, Vogel, etc...

    15 vote(s)
    10.3%

  3. Not sure yet-Still too early

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  1. Rockets4lf

    Rockets4lf Member

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    Yes we should definitely. No more hates for Dantoni after he leaves the rockets...i'm a fan for life.
     
    #81 Rockets4lf, Dec 5, 2016
  2. Dankstronaut

    Dankstronaut Way, way out here.

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    I'm sure he makes enough money to feel appreciated....
     
    #82 Dankstronaut, Dec 5, 2016
  3. Jayzers_100

    Jayzers_100 Member

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    Been looking for video of this for ages. It existed on YouTube once been have unable to find it in awhile
     
    #83 Jayzers_100, Dec 5, 2016
  4. SF3isBack!!

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    Not from me, lol. I never complained about it.
     
    #84 SF3isBack!!, Dec 5, 2016
  5. shastarocket

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    Les made them take it down /s
     
    #85 shastarocket, Dec 5, 2016
  6. don grahamleone

    don grahamleone Member

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    The exponential growth of ticket sales will work as an apology.
     
    #86 don grahamleone, Dec 5, 2016
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  7. RockWest

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    But we all judged this hire before playing a single game, didn't we?

     
    #87 RockWest, Dec 6, 2016
  8. CometsWin

    CometsWin Breaker Breaker One Nine

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    Definitely not. Les hiring D'Antoni was about the rehabilitation of James Harden. He wants to increase the visibility/popularity of his franchise and since winning titles is a lot harder than scoring a bunch of points and getting highlights on Sportscenter he's done the most prudent thing in hiring D'Antoni. Les knows how it works and you can already see the usual suspects in the media starting to give Harden favorable press as a result.

    We'll see how the win totals shake out at the end of the year once Gordon and Anderson have their inevitable injuries.
     
    #88 CometsWin, Dec 6, 2016
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  9. T for 3

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    I am happily eating a plate of crow on the dantoni hiring. I think it is already clear that the "dantoni doesn't really care about anything but offense " perception is not really true. He seems like a well rounded coach who really knows what he's doing
     
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  10. BackdoorHarden

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    Mike D's team with the Knicks were playing Defense when Melo was hurt. It's guys like Kobe and Melo that gave Mike D a bad rep.

    Harden is making Mike D into a Hall of Fame coach.

    Mike D is only one of 3 guys with 2 60 win seasons in the NBA right now
     
    #90 BackdoorHarden, Dec 6, 2016
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    It's too early to tell is the only acceptable answer imho. Most people do not question D'Antoni's ability to coach in the regular season because of his offense. It's the lack of defense that his teams are much maligned for and that's still concerning for me once we make playoffs.
     
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  12. daywalker02

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    And its his ability or inability to guide teams through losing streaks, he has been known to ride the coattails of stars like Nash and Stats.

    Once it's losing time, we won't know for sure.
     
    #92 daywalker02, Dec 6, 2016
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