NBA: Is the Mike D'Antoni Move A Sign Of Things To Come?

Vecsey: D'Antoni not the answer for Knicks
The Knicks are betting $24M Mike D'Antoni can right the ship in New York. Peter Vecsey thinks they put their money on the wrong man.

Lupica: Stiff task leading Isiah's stiffs
Mike D'Antoni now becomes the most important coaching hire the Knicks have made since Pat Riley, and even he didn't have to clean up the biggest mess in the history of Madison Square Garden, the one left by Isiah Thomas.

Smith: Knicks, not Bulls? D'Antoni made the wrong choice
Mike D'Antoni supposedly liked the Bulls' lineup better than the Knicks', but he followed to money to New York. It was a decision the coach will come to regret.

Lawrence: Just make Mike GM, too
Bold Donnie strikes again. He once found a coach in Larry Bird really thought out of the box this time. He went to another galaxy. Mike D'Antoni coaching the Knicks? Here's a better one: Make D'Antoni the GM of the Knicks, too. Seriously.

D'ANTONI WILL REMAIN ON STAFF OF TEAM USA
Mike D'Antoni has a lot on his plate this summer, moving to New York, devising a new playbook for the dysfunctional Knicks, reconstructing his assistant coaching staff. But D'Antoni has another monumental task as large as the Knicks. D'Antoni still...