Mike D'Antoni VS bigs with reputations

[blackjitsu]

Found this really interesting article on Chris Kaman's struggles getting play time that also talks about D'Antoni's beef with Gasol. If you include Howard, it looks like a pretty sad trend.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ba...9363--nba.html

[blackjitsu]

The only Center that he has ever respected was a power forward -- Amare' -- and he ran him into the ground by forcing him to defend men well above his size.

[Blacklash2k4]

The only Center that he has ever respected was a power forward -- Amare' -- and he ran him into the ground by forcing him to defend men well above his size.

That's cuz D'Antoni doesn't give a shit about defense regardless of him having the letter D in his name lol