D'Antoni better be himself

Ex-Suns coach is proven winner with right type of player > Mike D'Antoni heard the cynicism ricocheting around the NBA, not just here in New York, that he wasn't the right coaching hire for the Knicks, and he came prepared yesterday with a few jokes and deft comebacks. D'Antoni talked so much at his introductory news conference yesterday about being able to "adjust" the run-and-shoot attack he ran in Phoenix, where the Suns' stated goal was to hoist a shot in seven seconds or less, that a thought sprang to mind: D'Antoni better not go changing too much. [link]