re: Nola article on AD leadership

I blame the stupid tats...he was a monster without them. I think the weight of the ink in that Chicago monstrosity is weighing his arm down.

There' still time for change this season, but I think we got rid of the best coach for AD.

AD is a high-flying, athletic version of Tim Duncan (mentality) and should be coached that way.

Yeah Dwight Howard is such a class act:

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Wouldn't every organization be so lucky to have a leader like that.

Where you at Boom? Guess I'll have to buy my own lunch.

Sure you are.

walking in now. Stop by its been a minute n

1. You can be a superstar player and not be a "leader" (wtf does this even mean and how to you quantify, TIA)

2. If you are going to be this so called leader, you have to have players willing to be led. The guys on our team arent even receptive to coaching and dont even play hard, and you expect them to listen to 22 year old


Of course everyone casts blame on the superstar players when shite is going wrong. This is a roster construction problem, has been since AD has gotten here. These guys are gutless.


If the Pels had a winning record, people would be saying AD was some great leader, because why? Winning, duh. So easy to sling criticism when things are going bad, just like the superlatives flow when the team is winning

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basically nothing at all tangible about his leadership skills.

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well that's bc leadership is intangible

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Pretty much a no brainer that dell needs to go I was surprised to see him keep his job last offseason. Im curious if there are more people who want dell to be GM next year than there were people who wanted monty to keep his job after last season. Gotta be close.

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The only thing I can give Dell props for is some of the small moves, like signing Pondexter for example. Cunningham, etc. They are solid bench guys.

But as far as building this team, what a fricking mess. Hired a coach that needs high IQ players, which we are severely lacking. I thought it had high potential at first, but it has turned into a train wreck.





and I agree, AD needs to toughen up. Stop being soft. When this guy plays hungry, he is as good as anyone in the entire NBA. I know he's not a big rah rah guy, but he should still be more vocal. Sky is the limit for him, he could easily end up as the best player in the league. He just has to be a)tougher b)a better leader.

I am hoping this happens. And the organization needs to make sure they put the right pieces around.

I agree that results are a good indicator of leadership. When you lead a team to the Finals and can knock off an all time great like lebron and dominate the series all the while being the dominant defensive force in the league..well that's indicative of leadership. When your team is expected to make the playoffs and you're sitting at 12 wins after almost half the season and your performance has fallen off, well that's an indicator of a lack of leadership.