Mike- the former. Giving him crap for being a wanted man.

ess-dog: it does seem that he fits better into this system than Nellie’s. In D’Antoni’s system, bigs actually get a chance to pass more and he’s playing next to Amar’e instead of Biedrins… meaning he’ll get open looks and high percentage shots b/c he’s the “defensive” big.

I don’t know that this is fair… His ast/36 in GS was pretty much identical to this young season. He was a solidly efficient scorer in GS. Turiaf almost never played with Biedrins in GS. They played the same spot.

Obviously he’s doing really well through 4 games, but I don’t know that you can credit it on a change in coach. The biggest change is probably that he’s not turning the ball over: 1 TO in almost 100 minutes… And honestly, as much as I doubt Amare finishes the season with a PER under 10 and a WS/48 under zero… I also doubt Ronny boy finishes at 21 and over .200. I hope so, but I just doubt it.

nicos: It’s only four games in but you already understand why so many Golden State fans seemed so sorry to see Turiaf leaving.In the last thread someone mentioned the play where Turiaf missed a lay up and then got super excited when Gallo put the follow back in- what was great about that was that it wasn’t a particularly important basket in the game but Turiaf clearly was well aware how important it is to get Gallo going and get his confidence up.Now all the rah-rah stuff in the world isn’t going to help much if your team stinks (it sure didn’t help Golden State last year) but I do think it really helps the middle of the pack teams- keeping everyone together, focused and energized can maybe get you an extra couple of wins and make the difference between making the playoffs or not.Of course he’s also played pretty well on both ends of the floor which helps even more!  

I don’t know if Turiaf has improved his overall game over this summer, but it does seem that he fits better into this system than Nellie’s. In D’Antoni’s system, bigs actually get a chance to pass more and he’s playing next to Amar’e instead of Biedrins… meaning he’ll get open looks and high percentage shots b/c he’s the “defensive” big. Hopefully he can continue to make teams pay for doubling Amar’e, and yes, the timing on his shotblocking is as good as advertised. Glad that he’s doing well after a slow pre-season start.

hoolahoop: Update: Isiah Thomas interview changed to 6pm.  

let me know when it’s changed to “never ever ever.”