Mike D’Antoni has resigned as coach of the New York Knicks, ending his turbulent four-season stay with the franchise.
D’Antoni and Knicks owner James Dolan agreed on Wednesday for D’Antoni to end his stay with the Knicks, a source said. “It was a mutual decision to no longer coach the Knicks … conflicting visions of the club’s future,” the source said.
“He clearly felt it was best for the organization if he were not to continue as coach of the team. He did offer to stay,” Dolan said at a brief news conference before the Knicks’ game against the Portland Trail Blazers Wednesday night. “After a long discussion, we did agree it was best for the organization to have new voice moving forward.”
D’Antoni had clashed with Carmelo Anthony after the trade brought the All-Star forward to the Knicks a year ago, and he could never get Anthony to buy into his system.
The Knicks have lost six consecutive games to nearly drop out of the Eastern Conference playoff race.
Assistant Mike Woodson, who formerly coached the Atlanta Hawks, will take over as the interim coach.
The Knicks enjoyed a brief revival this season after D’Antoni moved Jeremy Lin into the rotation and made him the starting point guard. The Knicks won seven consecutive games from Feb. 4-15, a stretch that almost entirely coincided with Anthony’s absence from the lineup because of a groin injury.
The Knicks have gone just 2-8 since Anthony’s return, losing any of the momentum they gained while he was sidelined. While fans at Madison Square Garden have taken to recently booing Anthony, he told reporters Wednesday he doesn’t want to be traded.
“Dolan is blaming the coach,” said a source with knowledge of the Knicks’ locker-room dynamics. “Tyson Chandler, Baron Davis, A’mare Stoudemire – guys who came to play for Mike – or that system – are pissed. Lin isn’t happy either.”
【NBA快讯】北京时间3月15日消息，据美国知名篮球记者报道，德安东尼正式辞去尼克斯主帅一职。德安东尼是NBA联盟享有盛名的进攻大师。2008年夏天，德安东尼与尼克斯签约，正式成为大苹果城的主帅。在经过两个赛季的卧薪尝胆之后，尼克斯于上赛季开始崭露头角，他们签下了小斯，交易来了安东尼，并且重返季后赛。
本赛季初尼克斯开局不佳，1月份遭遇一波6连败，德安东尼的帅位就不再稳固。所幸此后林书豪突然爆发，在小斯和安东尼缺阵的情况下，帮助球队完成了一波7连胜，也算是暂时保住了德安东尼的帅位。但在小斯、安东尼陆续回归之后，尼克斯的表现再次出现反复，近期已经遭遇6连败，18胜24负的成绩与赛季初的期望相去甚远。
伴随着连败，球队也发出了各种不和谐的声音。在这种情况下，德安东尼在当地时间周三与老板多兰会面，双方长谈之后，达成共识，一致同意结束3年多来的合作关系。消息人士透露。德安东尼辞职之后，助理教练伍德森将行使主教练的职责，他曾经执教老鹰6个赛季。
林书豪正是靠着德安东尼的慧眼识英才临危受命才一战成名，如今当初的伯乐下课，林书豪的在队中地位可能不保，未来的前途命运也未卜。
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