Kobe's first choice was D'Antoni. But that was when he didn't know that Phil was a candidate. But it's good to know that Kobe actually likes the idea of having Pringles.
He also said that for those criticizing Pringles' defense, he mentioned that during Phil's time, they rarely had defense drills. He said that players should figure out the defense.
ok, sounds fine to me. I do agree that it's on the players to play hard on D. The coach just needs to remind them about the proper switching during certain plays.