Of course, that’s what he said about Sunday…
Mike D’Antoni clearly wants to get on the sidelines and start coaching the Lakers, not just watch them put up triple-digit scores and win. He had said he planned to coach Sunday but pushed that back due to concerns about his energy levels — he did just have knee replacement surgery a few weeks ago, so cut him some slack. He’s got a lot of pain, is taking painkillers and is understandably fatigued.
Now he’s targeting Tuesday against the Nets reports Dave McMenamin of ESPNLosAngeles.com.
That game against a 6-2 Nets team will be a good test of a Lakers squad that has put up 119 and 114 points in its last two games. The Nets are playing at the slowest pace in the league and have a decent (league average so far) defense.
The Lakers are 4-1 since firing Mike Brown but the wins came against teams not expected to make the playoffs — Sacramento, Golden State, Phoenix and Houston. They have played a lot better freed from the shackles of Mike Brown’s overly-complicated system, but they lost their one real test against San Antonio and Brooklyn is the next good measuring stick.