D'Antoni says franchise-record-setting season won't be diminished if Rockets fail to win NBA title
Rockets' Mike D'Antoni says season can be cherished even without a championship
Mike D’Antoni, head coach for the Rockets, said that the season should be celebrated even without the NBA championship.
Per ESPN, Mike D'Antoni believes that a franchise-record-setting season, and a potential MVP campaign by James Harden, won't be diminished if the Houston Rockets fail to win a championship.
"I read something the other day [that said] sure James Harden should be the MVP, sure Chris Paul and James have been great, sure they set a franchise record [for wins by] about six games' worth, but they'll ultimately be judged by if they win a championship or not," D'Antoni said before pausing. "Really? It doesn't diminish what these guys have done."
"So how I celebrate is I enjoy every freaking day I go into the locker room with these guys and go on the court and all the games we've won and all the trips we've made back from games on the road back [as] winners, that's what's enjoyable," D'Antoni said. "Now obviously, we would love to celebrate it with a championship, everybody would.
"But it doesn't diminish Steve Nash and how good he was for three or four years [with the Suns] in this league. I just don't buy into that. I don't buy it is all about the rings because there are a lot of guys that got rings that can't play a lick. They happened to be on the bench with some great players, so I don't buy into that totally."
Per ESPN, Mike D'Antoni believes that a franchise-record-setting season, and a potential MVP campaign by James Harden, won't be diminished if the Houston Rockets fail to win a championship.
"I read something the other day [that said] sure James Harden should be the MVP, sure Chris Paul and James have been great, sure they set a franchise record [for wins by] about six games' worth, but they'll ultimately be judged by if they win a championship or not," D'Antoni said before pausing. "Really? It doesn't diminish what these guys have done."
"So how I celebrate is I enjoy every freaking day I go into the locker room with these guys and go on the court and all the games we've won and all the trips we've made back from games on the road back [as] winners, that's what's enjoyable," D'Antoni said. "Now obviously, we would love to celebrate it with a championship, everybody would.
"But it doesn't diminish Steve Nash and how good he was for three or four years [with the Suns] in this league. I just don't buy into that. I don't buy it is all about the rings because there are a lot of guys that got rings that can't play a lick. They happened to be on the bench with some great players, so I don't buy into that totally."
E. Carchia
@Sportando
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