# D’Antoni Resigns as Knicks’ Coach **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 14, 2012, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-antoni-resigns-as-knicks-coach/615771 "2012-03-14T19:18:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-antoni-resigns-as-knicks-coach/615771/1 "2012-03-14T19:18:29Z")
[Story here.](http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/15/sports/basketball/mike-dantoni-resigns-as-knicks-coach.html?hp) This year’s season for the Knicks has been one hell of a roller coaster. Now this happens. Mike Woodson is taking over for now. He’s known for getting teams to play good defense, but what the Knicks need right now is better offense. Thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-antoni-resigns-as-knicks-coach/615771/2 "2012-03-14T19:33:31Z")
> [@Lakai](#): > > [Story here.](http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/15/sports/basketball/mike-dantoni-resigns-as-knicks-coach.html?hp) > > This year’s season for the Knicks has been one hell of a roller coaster. Now this happens. > > Mike Woodson is taking over for now. He’s known for getting teams to play good defense, but what the Knicks need right now is better offense. > > Thoughts? They have the offense,they just need the pieces to play together in an offense for them. There was a very good [article](http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/19003/can-carmelo-and-jeremy-lin-co-exist)on Grantland about this. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-antoni-resigns-as-knicks-coach/615771/3 "2012-03-14T19:47:59Z")
I have to say, I’m rather shocked. That is all. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-antoni-resigns-as-knicks-coach/615771/4 "2012-03-14T20:09:48Z")
This likely would have happened a month ago if not for the Jeremy Lin thing. D’Antoni has been on the hot seat for most of his time in New York, and despite all the star power they’ve supposedly brought in, the team still isn’t very good. ---
**Author:** ![markdash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@markdash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markdash)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-antoni-resigns-as-knicks-coach/615771/5 "2012-03-14T21:35:30Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > This likely would have happened a month ago if not for the Jeremy Lin thing. D’Antoni has been on the hot seat for most of his time in New York, and despite all the star power they’ve supposedly brought in, the team still isn’t very good. That Carmelo trade was awful for the Knicks, I don’t care what anybody says. Also, the Amare signing has been double plus ungood, at least so far. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-antoni-resigns-as-knicks-coach/615771/6 "2012-03-14T21:40:49Z")
> [@markdash](#): > > That Carmelo trade was awful for the Knicks, I don’t care what anybody says. Their won-loss record since the trade agrees with you, and so does Denver’s.