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Donnie Walsh has a difficult choice to make: does he hire
Mike D'Antoni, who has a high-profile and a proven track record, or does he roll the dice on
Mark Jackson, who has zero head coaching experience but is a local legend? According to multiple reports out of New York, Walsh is still undecided, which is somewhat baffling to me.
I like D'Antoni a lot, but both his coaching style and personality would be a disaster in New York.
Frank Isola of the New York Daily News spoke with an unnamed coach who agrees with me:
"He doesn't emphasize defense and he's non-confrontational," said a coach who has worked with D'Antoni. "In New York you've got to have someone who is confrontational and can stand up to these guys. Scott Skiles would have been that guy. And I think Jackson is that guy as well. Mike is an innovative offensive mind but to me he just doesn't fit in New York."
Not only that, but the Knicks simply don't have the personnel to run D'Antoni's system. Sure, they have some athletic spare parts here and there, but so long as
Zach Randolph and
Eddy Curry are on the floor, no one will ever confuse the Knicks with the Phoenix Suns.
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