D'Antoni Accepts Knicks Job

by Jeff Clark on May 10, 2008 2:01 PM EDT in NBA Articles

Mike D'Antoni is reportedly going to accept the Knicks job according to various reports.

I'm a little surprised by this myself. I figured Mike would use the Knicks to drive the price up on the Bulls but eventually accept less cash to take over a much better (it would seem) situation in Chicago. I guess $24 million was just too much cash to turn down.

Somewhere Luol Deng and Ben Gordon are punching pillows in frustration. Somewhere Jamal Crawford and Stephon Marbury are giddy with anticipation. I will say this, the Knicks might be a good fit with D'Antoni because neither one has cared much about defense for years.

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Wow, I’m really surprised. I was willing to bet he wouldn’t want a job on the Titanic, no matter how much money was offered. Who in their right mind jumps on a sinking ship? I thought it would take several years before the Knicks were competitive again. I would wish him luck, but he took a job with the hated Knicks.

by Bankshot on May 10, 2008 2:26 PM EDT reply actions

The Knicks is the better job.

Chicago is in that horrible middle ground mired in mediocrity.

by Who on May 10, 2008 2:58 PM EDT reply actions

It can’t get any worse, but that’s also what I thought when Brown took over. Ick….

by liam on May 10, 2008 2:58 PM EDT reply actions

Jeff,

Jon Barry had the same comments today on ESPN Radio. I stated earlier, my biggest fear is how all of this effects the possible interest in Tom Thibodeau from other teams. I could see Chicago being interested, but I don’t forsee his style of play connecting with Suns. Hopefully the Suns saw this coming and have had a back up plan in the works.

by SShoreFan on May 10, 2008 3:14 PM EDT reply actions

This choice doesn’t make much sense to me. He might have a Messiah-complex but NY has turned into the Clippers. It will be years before they can legitimately compete, and I doubt he’ll see that day. Hope he enjoys the money because that might be all he enjoys about this next phase of his life.

by cavman on May 10, 2008 3:29 PM EDT reply actions

The Knicks just entered into a new era of catastrophe.

D’antoni is a gimmick coach….he doesn’t believe in defense and all his teams are just eye-candy with no real shot of winning it all.

by TheReaLPuba on May 10, 2008 3:41 PM EDT reply actions

D’Antoni surprises me. He appears to be a quality act and had $8 mil more gtd by Phoenix for the next two years. Other jobs would be opening down the road. Yes Shaq is an albatross and Nash did lose a little this year but why would anybody go to work for Dolan? Not even Dolan can repeat the stupid Larry Brown and Isiah windfalls. Can he?

by Wildblu1 on May 10, 2008 4:32 PM EDT reply actions

take the money, mike and have a long talk with larry brown. i love all these guys who say ‘it won’t happen to me." why not? dolan is a shnook- i’d say more but jeff would get mad.

by nazzbo on May 10, 2008 8:33 PM EDT reply actions