D Antoni: coaching the Suns to run and shoot to deal with O Neal, he is the reason why three-point shooting has increased

Recently, former NBA head coach D'Antoni participated in a podcast program. He said that he played fast and made more three-pointers during his coaching Suns, mainly because of O'Neal.

"When I coached Europe, I thought this (playing fast, shooting more three points) was the best way to play, and it was really effective," D'Antoni said. "After coming to the NBA, it was obvious that the players here could do better what I always thought they needed to do. Another important reason is that O'Neal is the center of the Lakers, and they are in the same division as us (the Suns). "

"We always say that you can't fight O'Neal head-on, you can't just send a player to deal with him, so we have to find a different way, that is, speed up the pace of the game, shoot more three points, and open up the defense space, so that you have a chance to win." He added.

The host then said that it was interesting and he didn't know that O'Neal had such a big impact on other teams' style of play, and D'Antoni said: "He is actually the cause of the 3-point shot."