Knicks hire D'Antoni as coach [Archive]

Jayem

05-10-2008, 01:00 PM

Mike D'Antoni has accepted the New York Knicks' lucrative job offer, ending a week-long battle with the Chicago Bulls, who also pursued the Phoenix Suns' coach, a league source told SI.com...

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/basketball/nba/05/10/coach.knicks/index.html?eref=T1

Kriz-Maxima

05-10-2008, 01:01 PM

This will be fun to watch.

JamStone

05-10-2008, 01:06 PM

It's almost as if his ego wanted this trainwreck of a job so if he's successful, he can shove it up Steve Kerr's ass. Problem is it's very doubtful he'll be successful.

E20

05-10-2008, 01:08 PM

Avery to the Suns? :lol

T Park

05-10-2008, 01:11 PM

I would've rather had the Chicago job.

Wouldn't want to live in New York either.

BonnerDynasty

05-10-2008, 01:15 PM

Kerr is happy.

JamStone

05-10-2008, 01:15 PM

Eddy Curry playing for D'Antoni? Doesn't Curry have a heart problem?

PlayoffEx-static

05-10-2008, 01:16 PM

I would've rather had the Chicago job.

Wouldn't want to live in New York either.

I wouldn't want to live in NY or Chicago. I'm sure it came down to money. Chicago probably wasn't willing to break the bank when they're still paying Skiles after his firing. Neither team has a load of talent, but Starbury might be better suited to fire up his 7 seconds offense. The good news is that David Lee might be available, since he would be a horrible fit for the fun-n-gun offense. Three First Names needs shooters, not bangers and hustlers.

PlayoffEx-static

05-10-2008, 01:17 PM

Kerr is happy.

They don't have to pay D'Antoni a dime. Nice.

JamStone

05-10-2008, 01:20 PM

David Lee is perfect for a run-and-gun offense. Lee is athletic and runs the floor well.

It's Curry and Randolph that aren't.

Matchman

05-10-2008, 01:24 PM

The Knicks team is perfect for coach D because he doesnt have to emphasize on NOT playing defense. that team is full of scorers who dont play defense and im telling you they are not afraid to shoot:
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duncan228

05-10-2008, 01:45 PM

still.focused

05-10-2008, 01:52 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3389987
Im co-signing his ego making this decision

Mr.Bottomtooth

05-10-2008, 02:01 PM

Both the Suns and Knicks are fucked.
Suns = disgruntled Nash.
Knicks = wrong coach for their players.

JPB

05-10-2008, 02:17 PM

Nash didn't have a great season, neither good playoffs.

The only way for him to ever have a chance to get a ring is that his team learn to play defense and learn discipline.

I understand his concerns about a more defensive oriented coach since he's the Suns worst defenser.

shelshor

05-10-2008, 02:19 PM

TrainWreck Fans rejoice

JackArse

05-10-2008, 02:24 PM

Avery to the Suns? :lol

everything here and everyone here who has insiders (sportscasters and such) are saying no way in hell will they get avery.

couldn't stand avery here.

Jeremy

05-10-2008, 02:29 PM

The best scenario for the Suns was D'antoni taking the Bulls job and the Knicks hiring Mark Jackson, so that the Suns could have Celtics assistant Tom Thibodeau all to themselves (unless there are further openings, which is a possibility). Hopefully the Bulls will hire Avery.

mardigan

05-10-2008, 03:02 PM

If the Hawks can make the playoff with their record, Im pretty sure Dantoni could get this team in the playoffs in the next couple of years. Wonder how he feels about Starbury.

naico

05-10-2008, 03:57 PM

themvp

05-10-2008, 04:17 PM

Good luck to him.

He's not that bad of a coach. He just couldn't get past Spurs.
I will miss him as a Suns coach, though. There were some great Spurs vs Suns games and memories and I felt like he was a big piece (equal to Nash) in the Suns system.

lurker

05-10-2008, 04:23 PM

I think people are taking Steve's comments too seriously. What else was he supposed to say? "I hope that asshole isn't back next season!"

JackArse

05-10-2008, 04:36 PM

jeremy, you're assuming that the celts will even give thibideou the opportunity to talk to other teams, which so far they've pretty much said they aren't. granted, that may change after the celts are removed fromthe playoffs. but just never know.

boutons_

05-10-2008, 04:42 PM

d'Antoni makes enough to live live other wealthy people who work in Manhattan but live in CT or NJ. NYC is one of mankind's great accomplishments, but cost of living, like all great cities, is crushing if you're under $150/year (the AVG NYC salary).

Indazone

05-10-2008, 05:20 PM

D'Antoni will be fine with the Knicks. They will suck for about 2-3 years until Walsh can ship all their bad contracts out and exchange them for D'Antoni type players.

lefty

05-10-2008, 05:45 PM

He'll sing " Go NY go NY go ! " during the Knicks intro

tlongII

05-10-2008, 05:54 PM

He'll be fired after 2 seasons.

ShoogarBear

05-10-2008, 06:57 PM

The wild card here is what will Donnie Walsh do with the roster? Personally, I think Walsh is overrated. They'll probably get better (hard not to), but this isn't a recipe for getting to the Finals.

JamStone

05-10-2008, 06:57 PM

He'll be fired after 2 seasons.

You usually make good predictions.

Trainwreck2100

05-10-2008, 07:07 PM

TrainWreck Fans rejoice

I didn't know i had fans

SpurOutofTownFan

05-10-2008, 07:07 PM

D'Antoni is a chicken.

He accepted the job for two reasons: 1) The cash 2) It's hard to fail as a knicks coach. If he would ve gone to Chicago and failed miserably, his career might be over as a "good" coach. Thats what the man is afraid of.

Prediction: Hell get the Knicks over 500, everybody will praise his ass, nd win the fucking coach of the year award.

I still don't think it was a good idea to fire him as the choking wasn't just his entire fault. The players choked, Steve Kerr choked, the owner choked, etc.

Anyway, I think it's awesome for NY. They are paying him well and that franchise now the only thing it needs is to win games, any games. They aren't looking to win the East or anything like that. They just need to cash in and the only way is to win some games. Get back to the playoff a la Atlanta, etc.

I think D'Antoni is good enough to do this. So props to NY.

1Parker1

05-10-2008, 07:48 PM

Aww man, this makes no sense. Good luck D Antoni.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not hire Avery Johnson to coach the Suns, Steve Kerr.

1Parker1

05-10-2008, 07:50 PM

The wild card here is what will Donnie Walsh do with the roster? Personally, I think Walsh is overrated. They'll probably get better (hard not to), but this isn't a recipe for getting to the Finals.

:lol I don't think Knicks organization or its fans think they'll be getting to the finals anytime soon. I think the first step is to just make it to the playoffs.

And the East is pretty weak, especially with teams like the Pistons/Celtics etc getting one year older. I wouldn't be surprised if D'Antoni and Walsh managed to make the Knicks a 5th seed or something next yet.

ducks

05-10-2008, 08:40 PM

hawks were not even close to .500 and made the playoffs
all knick fans want to begin with is make the playoffs

he can coach against teams other then against the spurs

Rummpd

05-10-2008, 10:02 PM

An over-ranked coach who was horrible in the playoffs goes to a team with all kinds of issues. What a joke that with Avery out there they go with this defensively challenged media creation.

ducks

05-10-2008, 10:17 PM

what is his record against teams other then the spurs in postseason
nash is like 8-24 against spurs all time in playoffs

Indazone

05-10-2008, 10:44 PM

There should be a V-bookie for the Suns. Who will be the next coach.

My money is on Jeff Van Gundy.

1Parker1

05-10-2008, 11:31 PM

There should be a V-bookie for the Suns. Who will be the next coach.

My money is on Jeff Van Gundy.

...Interesting. I think it may be Avery Johnson or Steve Kerr himself.

SRJ

05-10-2008, 11:38 PM

what is his record against teams other then the spurs in postseason

2005 8-2
2006 10-10
2007 4-1

TOTAL 22-13

ElNono

05-10-2008, 11:56 PM

It's all over the news here in NY. I'm actually tired of seeing his Pringles face every time I look at the TV. I guess ANYTHING is an improvement over Isiah.

JackArse

05-11-2008, 12:14 AM

avery is a no, jvg is probably a no. the suns don't want a defensive coach, just someone who will at least put some influence on it and practice it. the big loss in all this, is going to be weber. he's the one that got amare's shot so steady, and actually made shaq's fts almost servicable.

MI21

05-11-2008, 12:27 AM

Damn, the Suns will be tougher next season.

Viva Las Espuelas

05-11-2008, 12:51 AM

He'll be shot after 2 seasons.
that's more like it.

Slomo

05-11-2008, 02:22 AM

It's all over the news here in NY. I'm actually tired of seeing his Pringles face every time I look at the TV. I guess ANYTHING is an improvement over Isiah.

I'm actually not convince that it's an improvement. OK vs. Isiah it probably is - just barely.

What happened with Jackson? Didn't he quit his job at ESPN for the Knicks coaching position?

RonMexico

05-11-2008, 09:00 AM

Suns should hire Paul Silas or Paul Westphal. Someone with ties to the organization and veteran enough to deal with older players. Also, someone who probably will not mind a deeper bench.

D'Antoni and New York media will be a hilarious pairing and I can't wait until someone questions why he only plays David Lee 3 minutes per game.

ElNono

05-11-2008, 09:53 AM

I'm actually not convince that it's an improvement. OK vs. Isiah it probably is - just barely.
I'm with you. I think he's a fake coach and his system only looked good because of Nash/Amare. Without that duo it's going to be bad.
That said, Isiah was terrible. People were picketing in front of the MSG over here to have him kicked out.

What happened with Jackson? Didn't he quit his job at ESPN for the Knicks coaching position?
Mark Jackson is a fool. I hate when TV people take advantage to pitch themselves for a job. Plus every time he contradicts himself: "great offense will always beat great defense" whenever the Suns made a run. Then we would kick the Suns ass, and he'll be like "Defense is what wins games".
The other thing is that the media over here is pitching how D'Antoni was recently a Coach of the Year and that he averaged 58 wins while being the Suns coach. Those are marquee numbers that Jackson doesn't have, and you need to take a job here in NY.

The Franchise

05-12-2008, 12:32 AM

It's almost as if his ego wanted this trainwreck of a job so if he's successful, he can shove it up Steve Kerr's ass. Problem is it's very doubtful he'll be successful.

You never know. With Isaiah out of the way they may make some progress.

Avitus1

05-12-2008, 12:57 AM

Luckily the Knicks are so lousy no one will see how awful of a coaching job he's doing.

dbreiden83080

05-12-2008, 10:48 AM

What happens with Nash? He spoke at a charity event yesterday (or the day before) and said that D'Antoni was his coach and who he wanted to play for and that he expected him in camp in October. Will Nash blow a fit?

I doubt it Nash is a good guy seems to just go with the flow. Plus as we saw in the series he is not quite what he was.

Ed Helicopter Jones

05-12-2008, 04:19 PM

I'd of taken the Chicago job.

What coach survives with the Knicks?

lefty

05-12-2008, 04:29 PM

I didn't know i had fans

Me neither

SRJ

05-12-2008, 07:14 PM

Hopefully the Bulls will hire Avery.

Hire a former starting PG with average to mediocre skills who was once teamed with one of the NBA's greatest ever centers? A former starting PG who's a defensive-minded hard-ass coach?

The Bulls have been there, done that.

Findog

05-12-2008, 07:44 PM

I've ragged on D'Antoni for all of the weaknesses that have been enumerated before (doesnt develop his bench, not enough emphasis on defense) but he's a good coach, and his offense that he ran in the 7 seconds or less era has been good for the League. Those weaknesses are what prevented the Suns from winning a title.

You can criticize D'Antoni all you want from not doing this or that to win a title in Phoenix, but that's not really the point as it relates to the trainwreck that is the Knicks. They'll be more successful and they'll be more entertaining after he gets the personnel he wants. I think the NBA has really benefited from what D'Antoni and the Suns did, even if it was never going to result in a title.

Indazone

05-12-2008, 08:31 PM

Knicks don't care whether they win the championship or not. They just want to come back to respectability, sell tickets and generate more money. They don't want to be the laughingstock of the NBA anymore.

peskypesky

05-12-2008, 09:36 PM

pauls931

05-12-2008, 09:58 PM

As a NYC resident, this makes me want to puke. We've suffered through years of Isaiah and now we get D'Antoni? You've got to be sh-tting me. I would've preferred Avery or Carlisle.

Ugghhhhhhhhhh...the nightmare continues.

This is the best thing to happen to your team since... Wow, I'm having to think back. Patrick Ewing? See how good D'Antoni did in the west then realize you're in the east which sucks and I think you'll see you're sitting in good hands. Isaiaha? At least Magic Johnson knew he sucked at coaching and quit.