Comments on: Mike D’Antoni resigns as coach of New York Knicks

By: gavilansalvaje

gavilansalvaje — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 04:27:50 +0000

Woodson has already publicly castrated himself as a coach by saying that his two stars will be the offense, and that everyone else will just have to live with it. That is a coach who has abrogated all authority.

By: gavilansalvaje

gavilansalvaje — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 04:23:36 +0000

Is that you, Floyd?

By: gavilansalvaje

gavilansalvaje — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 04:22:44 +0000

While offensively they may be similar, Bryant’s effort on defense is never questioned while ‘melo’s defense is non-existent.

By: dysraw1

dysraw1 — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:41:56 +0000

here’s the deal Mike D’antoni was and is a punk. if a man is given the job to lead men he doesn’t stand down from anyone including the man who hired you. glory comes with nuts his whole history shows he has none. simple and plain

By: losangelasbasketball

losangelasbasketball — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:17:47 +0000

Lakers don’t gameplan regular season games against eastern conference 1 and done’s…Instead, they spend their time with the gametape of OKC, Clippers, and San Antonio…. you know… the teams they will face in the playoffs… get out of here Lin fan… clowns….

By: fouldwimmerlaik

fouldwimmerlaik — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 03:21:37 +0000

That’s because LeBron never went to college.

By: fouldwimmerlaik

fouldwimmerlaik — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 03:18:51 +0000

Here we go again…

…it’s just like saying Magic couldn’t do it without Jabbar (and vice-versa); Bird couldn’t win without McHale and Parish; Jordan without Pippen.

Give me one stellar player who won multiple championships without any significant teammate(s) to support him.

By: jimmyintheburg

jimmyintheburg — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 02:48:18 +0000

Does this whole situation with the Knicks remind anyone else of that 90s movie “Eddie?”

By: mogogo1

mogogo1 — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 02:32:44 +0000

Dolan is more to blame than anyone. He’s still listening to Isiah Thomas, for crying out loud. How many times does Zeke get to run the Knicks into the ground? They’re going to install some stagnant offense that doesn’t suit Lin then make him the scapegoat for why the team isn’t going anywhere while Melo watches guys blow by him and chucks up 40 shots a game.

By: goforthanddie

goforthanddie — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 01:55:17 +0000

Laughing his ass off at both the Lakers and Knicks while counting his money and boning Buss’ sister.

By: goforthanddie

goforthanddie — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 01:53:16 +0000

He had no say in the matter.

By: ohnothatguy

ohnothatguy — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:48 +0000

If lin is that good y has nobody called to ask for his services? If he was as great as all you joke knicks fans think they should be able to get howard str8 up for him. Lind a joke who got hyped by the media bc 1 reason only like mayweather said he is asian. And who cares he had 1 30 point game against the lakers?!? Every one has a career nite once in their life

By: hushbrother

hushbrother — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 23:32:43 +0000

Well that’s what happens when you trade for an arse like Carmelo Anthony. He’s a big spoiled baby and used to always getting his way, and this will just make him more likely to bully his teams to give him what he wants I the future.

By: connaniii

connaniii — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 23:11:38 +0000

Before stating your “humble” opinion on Lin, I think you´d better ask the Lakers if they thought he stunk the joint out when he burned them for 33 points!!

By: bubba703

bubba703 — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 23:08:10 +0000

D’Antoni got the Knicks firing on all cylinders while Melo was out. What changed? Melo came back, and now there are two starters that don’t like to play defense. Who didn’t see a losing streak coming? That’s not to say Melo sucks, but the Knicks’ problems are clearly deeper than just the coach.

By: borderline1988

borderline1988 — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:18:53 +0000

I’ve said this before, and I wish certain GMs could get it in their head.

At the end of the day, regarding players who can’t bring anything to the table besides scoring: they better be efficient. It doesn’t matter how skilled you are.

Guys like Monta Ellis, Jamal Crawford, and above all, Carmelo Anthony…they’re best suited for being the sixth man off the bench for any legit playoff teams (like a Jason Terry or James Harden role).
Even if you can put up 25pts/game, if you can’t do it efficiently and are a huge liability on defense (and can’t pass, rebound, set good screens, etc.), your 25 points are really worth like 10 – 15.

I’d take someone like Andre Iguadala over Carmelo Anthony any day of the week. Andre’s defense and vision are easily worth the 7 – 8 points per game that Carmelo gives you over Andre.

By: maestroaria1964

maestroaria1964 — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 21:57:41 +0000

D’Antoni is not one of the best coaches in the NBA but he is in the 2nd tier. He is a great offensive coach but defensively, he is deplorable. However, look what he has to work with — Stoudamire and Melo are horrible defensive players. This team didn’t have a point guard (yeah, Baron Davis is the answer, that’s a joke) until Lin came in and then what happened? They started winning ballgames because Lin bought into D’Antoni’s schemes (movement without the basketball) and Melo wasn’t there to stagnate the offense. Melo kills a movement offense because he wants to isolate and go one-on-one. Melo could have done well in this offense but he would have had to humble himself — that’s never going to happen.

The Knicks aren’t going to get better by getting rid of D’Antoni — I told my son that Melo will never lead his team to a championship because he always wants the ball in his hands and he doesn’t want to share but this is the bottom line — he doesn’t play defense and defense, not offense, wins championships (and ballgames). Amare is also a defensive liability so it leaves the Knicks pretty much dead when your top stars don’t care about defense.

There is hope — I hear that the Knicks are trying to get Phil Jackson to come out of retirement. Phil is probably the only coach who can save these Knicks but I’m not sure that Melo and Amare have the intellect, patience or discipline to learn and implement the triangle offense. I also heard that Sloan is willing to coach the Knicks — wow, could you imagine a “no-nonsense” coach like Sloan with Melo and Amare — that sure would be worth the price of admission.

By: truprof

truprof — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 21:47:06 +0000

So who gets the ax if the Knicks continue to be a train wreck? Woodson? Melo? Stat? Linsanity? I’m willing to bet that, unless Woodson makes some wholesale lineup changes, the Knicks will continue to struggle. And they’ll get no takers, or very low-ball offers if they try to unload Melo or Stat.

By: losangelasbasketball

losangelasbasketball — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 21:31:11 +0000

na na na ….. NA NA NA…. Hey HEY HEY…..

By: andiroid71

andiroid71 — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 21:25:32 +0000

There is no doubt that Melo is a talent. However, comparing him to Kobe is a gross overstatement. Having a Power Forward who constantly needs the ball, slows down play is much more difficult than a player like Kobe who needs the ball, but because of his position, Off Guard, SF, means he also has the skills and ability to distribute the ball. Something Melo is not good at, at least in any consistent sense. Kobe often has at least 6 assists a game, if he struggles, at least he gets other involved. Melo needs to change his game. This Knicks team could be awesome! They have talent in the form of legit superstars but also very eager role players who have shown just what it takes to win games. Something they showed during the absence of Melo & Amare. Hopefully, this new decision will unite them into being the ball club they deserve to be.

By: granadafan

granadafan — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 21:21:35 +0000

Melo came back and JR Smith signed.

By: granadafan

granadafan — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 21:19:35 +0000

Talk about delusional. Everyone saw a rift between D’Antoni, who coaches a pass first offense, and Melo, a me first player. Don’t think you’re anything special or have some great observational skills.

By: 00maltliquor

00maltliquor — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:47:40 +0000

I wonder how Lin is going to play performance-wise. This will be a true test to see if he really is legit.

And sh!t, who saw this coming!? BTW, Melo sucks.

By: caribgal

caribgal — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:20:06 +0000

too much melo-drama…

By: boilerup1869

boilerup1869 — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:19:09 +0000

So Melo ALMOST got George Karl to quit/axed and definitely got D’Antoni to quit. What a scumbag, me-first player.

Considering the performance of Knicks during and then after Melo’s missed games, you’d think the Knicks would have gotten a clue about the real problem (fat boy Carmelo).

By: lakerluver

lakerluver — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:14:43 +0000

Dude is vastly overrated as a coach.

By: loungefly74

loungefly74 — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:07:07 +0000

holy cow…can’t believe i’m actually agreeing with dirtybird. the cavs did get players, who were THOUGHT to be valuable compliment pieces, around LeBron. i remember people were very happy when they got hughes, jamison, williams, shaq, etc…they had the best record for 2 years in a row…so i don’t but into that LeBron did it by himself. they were a great team…just not the best/hottest in the playoffs.

By: denisceo

denisceo — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:06:22 +0000

Kobe has 5 rings.. 3 with Shaq and 2 with Gasol

By: chilomane

chilomane — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:04:48 +0000

Me. Vasquez is a coach killer

By: rufe

rufe — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:02:39 +0000

It seems winning is important only if it is the winning/Carmelo Anthony formula. Not just winning.