Breaking News: New York Knicks Head Coach D’ANTONI Resigned (NOT FIRE)

When I went to NBA.com to check the Knicks game, I was shocked that Mike D'Antoni decided to leave New York Knicks. I really like this man. He worked so hard to build Knicks team. Finally, this year he got some good players on the line up. Start players: Tyson Chandler, Camero Anthony, Amar'e Stoudemire, Landry Fields, Jeremy Lin and very good bench players like JR Smith, Baron Davis, Steve Novaks, Jared Jeffries, Iman Shumpert and etc. The team overall is good, and I think they should go to the play off. However, after Camero Anthony returned to the team from his injury, somehow the team didn't work out well. Jeremy Lin and Camero Anthony had less point, and Knicks lost the last six games before today games.

In my opinion, I really like those games without Camero Anthony, and I almost watched every game. The team played very well, Jeremy Lin and pick and roll worked out perfectly. After Camero Anthony returned, you can see that he didn't really fit in pick and roll play. 

"D’Antoni, the source said, had been advocating that the Knicks attempt to trade Anthony to the New Jersey Nets for guard Deron Williams, a deal D’Antoni believed would be beneficial for both franchises. But Dolan categorically declined that request, and the “conflicting visions” between the owner and head coach about Anthony meant there was no way forward.

D’Antoni had hoped the Knicks’ inspired and winning play with Lin as the centerpiece — while Anthony and Stoudemire were injured — would convince Dolan the Knicks could win without Anthony. Bringing Williams from the Nets would also have eases the burden on Lin, D’Antoni believed, allowing Lin to settle into a three-guard rotation. "

I really agree with D'Antoni, and I believe Jeremy Lin can be the centerpiece. However, I am not the boss of Knicks. I understand why Knicks' boss want to keep Camero Anthony. Simply his name has better value in the business rather than Deron Williams. 

Anyways, D'Antoni resigned (NOT FIRE) and Mike Woodson is the coach for Knicks now. He has a lot of experience trying to turn around a struggling program. He made Atlanta three straight playoff appearances in his final three years with the team and rang up the fourth-best season in the franchise’s Atlanta history with a 53-29 record in 2009-10 in his six years career with Atlanta. He also known as defensive specialist. It made sense why Knicks won Blazers for 121: 79 tonight game, and it's a very good start for the team.

At last, I found this post from Jeremy Lin facebook. No doubt, D'Antoni means a lot to Lin during Linsanity in Feb or Lin means a lot to D'Antoni. 

Source: Sekou Smith's Hang Time Blog