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Knicks' D'Antoni believes in his fast-break system

 
Mike D'Antoni had it all in place with the Phoenix Suns. The core of his roster knew his system inside and out and the thing almost ran on automatic most of the time. A tweak here, an adjustment there, but otherwise, it was a well-oiled machine. (link)

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