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Knicks Introduce Mike D'Antoni as New Coach

washingtonpost.com — He replaces Isiah Thomas, who was fired last month after going 56-108 in two seasons. Good luck Mike. You're going to need it.....

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  • trujillonorte, on 05/14/2008, -2/+10As a die hard knick fan, I was hoping they would hire Mark Jackson. Hopefully, D'Antoni's offense works for the Knicks like it did for the Suns.
    • kenvsryu, on 05/14/2008, -2/+5There's no need to have a rookie coach but anything is better than Isiah "sexual harasser" Thomas.
    • lukekim91, on 05/14/2008, -4/+2You mean Mr. Pringles is the new coach of the knicks?
    • Xspire, on 05/14/2008, -0/+6"D'Antoni's offense?" Don't you mean Steve Nash's offense? Is he really that great a coach? Look what he had to work with. Sadly, and I am not saying this because I hate the knicks, because I don't hate the knicks (though they are not my favorite), but it will not take a new coach to help them win, it will probably take a serious roster redo to give them a winning season. My advice would be to give up Stephon "Starbury" Marbury, and get a guard that will actually help them out and probably play for far, far less money. Then again I don't think they are need to replace him with a guard, probably just any player that will play their position in a way that will make those around them better.
      • jaalin, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1i agree. his weaknesses as a coach will be in full display with starbury running the show. we can hope that the curry/z-bo combo will work like shaq/amare did, but i highly doubt it, given the players' track record. they better hope they land the #1 ping pong ball and take derrick rose...
    • DesignFan, on 05/14/2008, -2/+2I think Mark Jackson would have been a good choice.
    • bensone1, on 05/14/2008, -2/+3The Knicks are going to be great with D'Antoni, it pisses me off to hear people bash him! He gets to run the Knicks the way he wants to instead of the way it was in Pheonix where the GM told him how to be the coach! Good luck Mike!!!!
    • basketballsense, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1http://basketballnonsense.blogspot.com/2008/05/wha ...
      how can d'antoni explain to his son that nash is different from marbury?
  • Wailord, on 05/14/2008, -5/+11Only D'Antoni will find a way to make the Knicks defense worse.
    • RuffRidr, on 05/14/2008, -2/+12They should call him 'Antoni due to his lack of D.
  • kenvsryu, on 05/14/2008, -1/+18Now we just need to fire the players.
    • tim2nyy, on 05/14/2008, -1/+7Starting with Marbury.
    • Cattywampus, on 05/14/2008, -0/+2Unfortunately that won't solve the biggest problem -- James "J.D." Dolan. I keep hoping he'll decide to take his millions and retire and play with his rock band, and sell the Knicks and the Garden to someone who knows and cares about professionals sports and their fans.
  • toastrbot, on 05/14/2008, -3/+5This is all about the money. The Bulls would have been a better fit. If he couldn't get the Suns to play defense how is he going to get a bunch of scrubs on the Knicks to do so?
    • monseur, on 05/14/2008, -0/+2More money + lower expectations = welcome to New York
    • phr0stbyte, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1actually he left the suns because he didn't like working with steve kerr. john paxson, the chicago bulls GM, is basically the same type of GM as steve kerr, very hands on. working under donnie walsh with the knicks was probably the main selling point for d'antoni because walsh is hands off. also if walsh can turn the roster around, the knicks will spend more money on players than the bulls ever would.

      another reason was that the bulls weren't going to immediately sign him and the knicks were. if d'antoni negotiated with the bulls, the knicks would have signed mark jackson and then if things didn't work out between the bulls and d'antoni then d'antoni would have been 'stuck' with phoenix.

      it was hardly about the money.
  • Croecop, on 05/14/2008, -16/+5Who gives a *****?!
    • Cattywampus, on 05/14/2008, -2/+9Since you obviously don't, why did you bother to post a comment on this thread?
      • Croecop, on 05/14/2008, -10/+2Cause I was hitting your mom's tight ass and she was like "OooOO digg this article" and I was like "hey bitch, pay attention to my 3" ***** that's ravaging your bung!" and she hit the Digg button.
    • debuggercll, on 05/14/2008, -3/+2I wish they hired Mike D(iamond) instead.
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Diamond
    • Sroek, on 05/14/2008, -0/+4This is the same fool who said he wanted to punch Ghandi's face.
  • mecharabbit, on 05/14/2008, -8/+1Unfortunately, he couldn't get Steve Nash to come with him. Fail!
    • PrismoFillusion, on 05/14/2008, -0/+0This isn't basketball in the parking lot at school.

      Nash is signed and would need to be traded at this point to make it to the Knicks. The Knicks couldn't put a package together to get him.
  • RuffRidr, on 05/14/2008, -3/+6We'll soon find out who was more responsible for Phoenix's success, Nash or D'Antoni.
    • pyngthyngs, on 05/17/2008, -0/+0My guess is that D'Antoni will look like a genius as Nash runs out of gas next year.
  • thepretext, on 05/14/2008, -3/+3Non-political news? On *my* Digg? That doesn't come from Environmental Graffiti or Kotaku?
    • Cattywampus, on 05/14/2008, -0/+4If Huffington Post had done an article on the Knicks, I'm sure someone would have posted it on Digg!
  • ilya220, on 05/14/2008, -14/+2Hey guys, hope you're reading this, but anyway, please visit www.bigboomproductions.com, thanks!
    • thepretext, on 05/14/2008, -0/+5Diggers, to your shovels!
    • BoneStamp, on 05/14/2008, -0/+5You'd think "pro" designers could make a logo with a transparent background or at least match the background color of the logo with the background gradient of the website title bar.
  • BoneStamp, on 05/14/2008, -10/+1OMG, that girl is soooo hot >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
  • super3boy, on 05/14/2008, -4/+2Mike D!!!!!!!!!

    Say it aloud, and you will see what I mean.
    • ParticleMan420, on 05/14/2008, -2/+3mike is for money and the D is for diamond
  • Retrospekt, on 05/14/2008, -1/+6Now all they need are 5 talented players...
  • jerrycurley, on 05/14/2008, -1/+7DUMB move. You don't build up the local former Knicks player as the replacement and then hire this guy who does not mesh well with the current crop of players.

    Granted, this current crop of players will only be here as long as their bloated contracts run out in a season or two, but still.

    Still hoping they get under the cap in time for LeBron's free agent year. He wants to come to NY so they can definitely get him.
    • cwabray, on 05/14/2008, -0/+2Lebron's going to NJ. Him and Jay-Z are friends and Jay-Z owns part of the team, AND they are relocating to Brooklyn.

      You watch.
      • jerrycurley, on 05/14/2008, -0/+0For Lebron (actuall,y for LeBron's bitchy mother who controls him) it is all about the money. And he makes a lot more in Manhattan than on Long Island.
    • cadmiumpaint, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1I always thought Lebron was about staying in Ohio and being the hometown superstar...
      • jerrycurley, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1The guy is already getting ***** for wearing a Yankees cap during a Yankees/Indians playoff game.
        • tolbs, on 05/15/2008, -0/+1Yes and I will never forgive him for that.
  • bigp3rm, on 05/14/2008, -5/+4Sad to see him leave my suns.
    • drafhk, on 05/14/2008, -2/+3Did they fire him or something?
      • cwabray, on 05/14/2008, -1/+3they ruined his roster, then blamed him for it .. same thing?
  • dselliott, on 05/14/2008, -3/+6D'Antoni's whiny act will not play in NY. I give it two disappointing years, max, before he gets booted.
    • uncommonwords, on 05/14/2008, -1/+2Not with that fat ass contract. I give him 3 years.
  • JasonCox, on 05/14/2008, -8/+274 diggs and it's on the front page? And it's not Soccer? Wow.
  • DesignFan, on 05/14/2008, -0/+6How did Isiah last so long? What an embarassment. That guy was pathetic as a coach. Reminds me of Matt Millen as a GM in the NFL.
  • MasterPlayer, on 05/14/2008, -3/+3Who will be replacing him in Phoenix?
    • cwabray, on 05/14/2008, -3/+1Doesn't matter -- as long as Steve Kerr is running the show, they're doomed to mediocrity (at best).
  • j4nj1m3n3z, on 05/14/2008, -1/+3He should be in Chicago. Stupid Jerry Reinsdorf, always screwing the Bulls over...
  • uncommonwords, on 05/14/2008, -0/+7I am patiently waiting for Stephon Marbury to be traded. Then I shall truly rejoice. He is such a cancer.
  • Fygee, on 05/14/2008, -2/+4As a Phoenix fan, I want to cry right now.

    Damn you Steve Kerr.
    • RuffRidr, on 05/14/2008, -2/+1i'd cry if I was a Phoenix fan too.
  • Sroek, on 05/14/2008, -0/+4He would've been a better fit coaching the Bulls.
  • cwabray, on 05/14/2008, -2/+2Steve Kerr destroyed the Suns, they were #1 in the west before they dismantled their team for a bloated, 40-year old that doesn't fit into their offense AT ALL.

    Yet, all the blame went to D'Antoni. Columnists continue to attack him, commentators state how it was all his fault because his teams didn't play defense (yet, Kerr traded their best defensive player away for .. the bloated individual mentioned above). But I'm saying it now: Knicks = playoffs next year! And within a few years, they could be at the top of the East considering how week it is -- as soon as D'antoni gets his own players in there.
  • helooksmortal, on 05/14/2008, -0/+3D'Antoni should be in Chicago. He wanted to go there first and foremost. The players there wanted him. Reinsdorf wasn't sure at first because of the price tag and the fact he'd still have to pay Skiles next year, too. Things were going to work... then he signs with New York. Bulls didn't even get a chance to make D'Antoni an offer.

    He's just doing it for the money. He'd rather be rich and bored in NY. Good luck in New York, Mike. You're going to need it.

    (*****: http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/bas ...
    • hollycowlman, on 05/19/2008, -0/+1To bad for the Bulls, Smart owners realize money invested in good coaches goes a long ways.
  • durmer, on 05/14/2008, -0/+2His brother was my high school basketball coach.
    Socastee Braves FTW!
  • Fixthemedia, on 05/14/2008, -2/+1I liked Mike D'Toni. He will be missed in Phoenix.
  • NonLeftistDiggr, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1Finally, he's in a the league where he might be able to get to the finals with his system.
  • Whiteknight117, on 05/14/2008, -1/+1Steve Kerr you Bastard!!!
  • krahzee, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1It doesn´t matter who coaches this team for the next two to three years, so long as they do not continue the trend of trading expiring contracts for cast off players. Buy Stephon out, don´t trade him for crappy players with longer deals, and go from there. In the meantime, if D´Antoni can put a product on the floor that shows some hope, then itś gravy. Last year you could tell most of the veterans didn´t gave a *****. Let the kids play. They at least care, and the minutes will do their collective games some good.
  • basketballsense, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1i just wonder how are can d'antoni explain to people what is it going from nash and now to marbury... http://basketballnonsense.blogspot.com/2008/05/wha ... its like a 620 degree turn
  • robertallen, on 05/18/2008, -0/+1Whether he has a defensive mind or not, you can't argue with the fact D'Antoni is still a decent upgrade over Isiah Thomas.
  • hollycowlman, on 05/19/2008, -0/+1Good Luck Mike I hope the Knicks fans don't eat ya alive with that great roster and team that Issiah paid way to much money for
  • dhaney88, on 05/26/2008, -0/+0Mike is a great coach but really only focuses mainly on offense which doesnt win championships, also the roster he is workin with is terrible. Get rid of marbury and curry for a star pg like baron davis and a few good defensive athletic players and then this team might have a chance at getting over .500
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