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The Spectacle Blog
In a stunning move, Mike D’Antoni has abruptly resigned as head coach of the New York Knicks.
What a difference a month makes. In February, the Knicks experienced a renaissance with the emergence of Jeremy Lin. At one point, the Knicks had won eight out of nine games including victories over the L.A. Lakers and the defending NBA champion Dallas Mavericks.
However, it’s gone from Linsanity to just plain insanity. Call it March Madness if you will. Since Carmelo Anthony returned to the lineup after recovering from a groin injury, the Knicks have lost eight of their last ten games. They are winless in March and last won a game on February 29th against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Knicks are currently tied with the Milwaukee Bucks for the eighth and final playoff spot in the NBA’s Eastern Conference.
D’Antoni and Anthony have clashed over on court strategy. D’Antoni emphasizes the passing game at which Lin excels while Anthony prefers to take shots on net. In the final year of a four-year contract, D’Antoni only led the Knicks to the playoffs last year only to be swept by the Boston Celtics in the first round. Between 2005 and 2008, D’Antoni guided the Phoenix Suns to four straight playoff apperances. Mike Woodson, an assistant to D’Antoni and formerly the head coach of the Atlanta Hawks, has assumed coaching duties for tonight although it is not clear if he will be named interim coach for the rest of the season.
Tonight, the Knicks host the Portland Trailblazers at MSG. I have a feeling that fans at the Garden will blame Anthony for this sordid affair and let him have it. If they do, the jeers could turn to cheers if Anthony sinks a three pointer to give them a win at the buzzer. Although that seems more up Lin’s alley.
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Binx Bolling| 3.14.12 @ 4:49PM
The Knicks should have kept the coach and traded Anthony, perhaps to DC. The Wizards are suckers. Anthony would fit right in in Washington, not that there's anything in Washington the Knicks would want.
Tommy| 3.15.12 @ 2:50AM
The reason Lin did so well was that Melo was injured and not playing. The reason D'Antoni resigned is because managment made him play the worthless Marsh-Melo as he has an $85 Million contract. Tail wagging the dog again in the NBA.....The other Melo, on Syracuse, is out and being replaced by Hakeem Christmas.
Bob Miller| 3.15.12 @ 1:03PM
Tommy is right. How do you coach a team with both a playmaker and a playdestroyer? The way the Knicks have gone for high-priced, useless talent reminds me of the Mets a few years ago.
JJ| 3.15.12 @ 12:29PM
Well I bet the Bulls would trade Boozer and Deng for him.
Eric Damon| 3.14.12 @ 8:54PM
Hey, this is not all Carmelo Anthony's fault or Mike D'Antoni's. The fault lies with Knicks management who went for big name star power over keeping players that fit the system the coach runs.
Melo can play pick and roll, but he isn't a pick and roll player. His game is more of an isolation game and does not fit in with the way D'Antoni likes to play. It has been reported that D'Antoni let the Knicks know that before last year's trade for Melo, but the Knicks were caught up in getting a big name player for the Garden. Maybe they should have listened in the first place.
One other thing...players make shots at the b-u-z-z-e-r, not the b-u-z-z-a-r-d!
ggoblue| 3.14.12 @ 11:00PM
carmelo is a cancer, but i think that was known before he arrived. i feel sorry for lin and the rest of the team. they had something special going on.
Bob Grant| 3.15.12 @ 2:11AM
Unfortunately, this will not prevent Spike Lee from attending Knicks games.
JJ| 3.15.12 @ 12:27PM
He needs to bring his body guard Chris Rock with him.
JJ| 3.15.12 @ 12:27PM
Carmelo looked bad against the Bulls. He had that "I don't give a damn" look and the one fighter for New York was Lin. Derrek Rose then made it his mission to beat up on Lin, and the Knicks just crumbled.
Lets face it, that franchise was nearly destroyed by Isiah Thomas.