OK "rant" may be a bit strong, but its not too far off. I can understand a coach wanting the fans to get a little more excited, but it is a two way street. The fans will get excited (and stop booing) when the team starts performing like it should. It is my opinion that the coach should focus on getting his team to play well rather than calling out the fans. I've always liked D'antoni, but IMO this was a bit much. I read on another board about how his statements reminded people of John Mcleod's final days as the suns coach when he blamed everyone (fans, media, etc) for his teams failure except himself.
The fans in this city are soooo thirsty for something good to happen with this team. After 3 seasons of getting ousted in the postseason, after Amare's microfracture, after the STAT/Diaw fiasco, after the ref fiasco, after seeing all these draft pics sold, after getting rid of our best low post defender etc., I think they deserve a right to bitch when their team looks like crap most of the time. I know its early but all the suns have to do is play well, be energetic and D'antoni will have nothing to worry about.
The point of the thread was to get the general feeling of the board. What do you guys think about his comments? Were they appropriate? Do the fans have a right to boo or be lifeless when the team itself is hardly showing any signs of life?
The fans in this city are soooo thirsty for something good to happen with this team. After 3 seasons of getting ousted in the postseason, after Amare's microfracture, after the STAT/Diaw fiasco, after the ref fiasco, after seeing all these draft pics sold, after getting rid of our best low post defender etc., I think they deserve a right to bitch when their team looks like crap most of the time. I know its early but all the suns have to do is play well, be energetic and D'antoni will have nothing to worry about.
The point of the thread was to get the general feeling of the board. What do you guys think about his comments? Were they appropriate? Do the fans have a right to boo or be lifeless when the team itself is hardly showing any signs of life?