Report: Mike D'Antoni blasts Lakers fans

[hawkfan]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1900289-mike-dantoni-if-fans-are-discouraged-find-another-team

Following two straight blowout road losses, head coach Mike D’Antoni was visibly frustrated and defended his players. With the Lakers losing four players to injury including Kobe Bryant for at least six weeks, the media mentioned that Lakers fans may be getting discouraged and asked D’Antoni if he was personally discouraged. With the Lakers coaching staff and players still fighting despite being undermanned, D’Antoni said fans should find another team to root for if they’re feeling discouraged.

http://www.lakersnation.com/mike-dantoni-if-fans-are-discouraged-find-another-team/2013/12/23/

[GASOL IS GOAT]

Wow, Mike D'Antoni just crossed the line. I've spent 10's of dollars buying Lakers merchandise I think I've deserved the right to B*tch to my heart's content :no:

[BlazerRed]

Wow, Mike D'Antoni just crossed the line. I've spent 10's of dollars buying Lakers merchandise I think I've deserved the right to B*tch to my heart's content :no:

Woah ease up big spender :lol Agree with you though.

[Mr. Jabbar]

no, no nooooo, somebody wake me up and tell me front office didnt ditch pjax for this clown

maybe he wants to get fired, but his coaching can do the trick, no need for this stuff

[$LakerGold]

MDA: “If Fans Are Discouraged, Find Another Team”
Link: http://www.lakersnation.com/mike-dantoni-if-fans-are-discouraged-find-another-team/2013/12/23/

“If fans are discouraged, find another team to root for.” -Mike D’Antoni (on @TWCSportsNet)

[Illuminati]

[QUOTE=hawkfan][B]D

[longtime lurker]

[QUOTE=hawkfan]http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1900289-mike-dantoni-if-fans-are-discouraged-find-another-team

Following two straight blowout road losses, head coach Mike D

[Heavincent]

D'Antoni is such a wise guy.

[Brokenbeat]

:oldlol:

He knows 99% of the "Laker" fans are Kobe stans.

Erm, think you put the wrong word in quotations, dummy. :facepalm

[hawkfan]

D'Antoni is such a wise guy.

It was idiotic to play Kobe so many minutes so early and get him re-hurt.

[flipogb]

I just want Pau gone, I don't even care about the wins and losses anymore

[bdreason]

I"m not sure what Lakers fans expect. Look at this roster... it's scrubilicious. Lakers should be praying for losses so maybe they can steal one of the top prospects in the draft.

[longtime lurker]

I"m not sure what Lakers fans expect. Look at this roster... it's scrubilicious. Lakers should be praying for losses so maybe they can steal one of the top prospects in the draft.

Amen.

[hawkfan]

I"m not sure what Lakers fans expect. Look at this roster... it's scrubilicious. Lakers should be praying for losses so maybe they can steal one of the top prospects in the draft.

The Suns got a 2nd round pick in the 2014 draft from the Lakers.

They can trade that pick and their own 2nd round pick for a first round pick in the 18-30 range, adding another rotation player for their team.

[I<3NBA]

It was idiotic to play Kobe so many minutes so early and get him re-hurt.
he did it on purpose, the bastard. look at last season. this guy has it in for Kobe.

[East_Stone_Ya]

he has the right to say so

[Mgamer20o0]

what a moron.... the fans are what help pay his salary never turn on the teams fans.

[zoom17]

He knows the end is near what a awful coach:oldlol:

[hawkfan]

he has the right to say so

He's coaching the wrong team.

He should go to a small market team that doesn't care about winning a championship. Get the players that he likes around him, run up and down the court, wing 45-50 games, be entertaining, have fun, and stay there for about 6 years and then move on to the next gig.

[gts]

Hopefully some of the idiots (kobe only fans and people that think they should win a title every year) in the fan base take him up on this...

[gyu]

he did it on purpose, the bastard. look at last season. this guy has it in for Kobe.
It was kobe that wanted to play so many minutes.

[wakencdukest]

[QUOTE=hawkfan]http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1900289-mike-dantoni-if-fans-are-discouraged-find-another-team

Following two straight blowout road losses, head coach Mike D

[AussieG]

You don't fall for the bait unless there are already problems to start with. It's Dwight's fault. No it's Kobe's fault. No it's Mike Brown's fault. No it's Pau's fault. No it's Antoni's fault (no D), not it's the fan's fault.

It's someone's fault. Maybe it's everyone's fault. Lakers have been such a spoiled fanbase in the last 13 years.

[SpecialQue]

[QUOTE]Los Angeles Lakers ‏@Lakers 1h

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[Mr. Jabbar]

Sounds like someone got reprimanded. :lol

FO must have gone berserk on him for those comments, he crossed the line about a 100 yards

[wakencdukest]

You don't fall for the bait unless there are already problems to start with. It's Dwight's fault. No it's Kobe's fault. No it's Mike Brown's fault. No it's Pau's fault. No it's Antoni's fault (no D), not it's the fan's fault.

It's someone's fault. Maybe it's everyone's fault. Lakers have been such a spoiled fanbase in the last 13 years.





So, you're saying that Laker fans are to blame for this incident?

[LA_Showtime]

Mike is doing a fine job. We want to lose, guys.

[Mr. Jabbar]

Mike is doing a fine job. We want to lose, guys.

jim buss the most underrated basketball mind of all times, had tanking in mind since dantonis hiring :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

[hawkfan]

jim buss the most underrated basketball mind of all times, had tanking in mind since dantonis hiring :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

Kobe will come back and get this team back into the playoffs as the number 8 seed, so the Hawks can get Andrew Wiggins.

[leMVP]

Sounds like someone got reprimanded. :lol

:kobe:

[The-Legend-24]

he has the right to say so
How? dude hasn't done shit. :oldlol:

[nevetslc88]

Los Angeles Lakers ‏@Lakers

D’Antoni on his comments: “I was an idiot last night. I was out of my mind. I was ticked off. That’s why I said some stuff I shouldnt have.”
https://twitter.com/Lakers

:oldlol:

[HoopsFanNumero1]

Too bad he backtracked because he's right. Most Lakers fans are just Kobe fans, and in a few years when Kobe retires, they'll either stop watching NBA or cling to some other player's balls.

[longtime lurker]

Too bad he backtracked because he's right. Most Lakers fans are just Kobe fans, and in a few years when Kobe retires, they'll either stop watching NBA or cling to some other player's balls.

That's rich coming from a Lebron fan

[Fedor - Laker]

:oldlol:

He knows 99% of the "Laker" fans are Kobe stans.

Dont speaketh of the GOAT name in vain

[alanLA92]

I"m not sure what Lakers fans expect. Look at this roster... it's scrubilicious. Lakers should be praying for losses so maybe they can steal one of the top prospects in the draft.

I'm not expecting much, in fact I'm surprised they have a 13-15 right now it should be worse. I know it'll be a few years till they have a legitimate shot at 17.

[Lakers Legend#32]

Wow Mike, way to let the fans get inside your head. :facepalm

[Rasheed1]

[quote]Los Angeles Lakers ‏@Lakers

D

[Legends66NBA7]

Too bad he backtracked because he's right. Most Lakers fans are just Kobe fans, and in a few years when Kobe retires, they'll either stop watching NBA or cling to some other player's balls.

Seems like any other fan.

[PP34Deuce]

Wow. I can't believe he would say that.

Lakers are screwed

[wakencdukest]

Too bad he backtracked because he's right. Most Lakers fans are just Kobe fans, and in a few years when Kobe retires, they'll either stop watching NBA or cling to some other player's balls.




That's the dumbest shit I've ever heard. You must be mildly retarded.

[longtime lurker]

[QUOTE=PP34Deuce]Wow. I can't believe he would say that.

Lakers are screwed

[IGOTGAME]

he's right.. He was an idiot last night, and he is still an idiot today..

No good coach would waste time going at the fans when his team sucks.. That is a lose-lose proposition.. Its not the fans fault the team is terrible..

its usually a bad idea to lash out at the fans.. that rarely ever works out

It rarely works. Only way it would work is if he earned some leeway with the fans. He isn't Phil Jackson so he needs to chill out and remember this isn't the Suns.