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Mike D Antoni

March 14, 2012 by · Comments Off on Mike D Antoni 

Mike D Antoni, With the New York Knicks losing eight of the last 10 games, coinciding with the return from injury of star Carmelo Anthony, and disgruntlement from players seeping into the news media, coach Mike D’Antoni abruptly resigned Wednesday, according to a person close to the situation who requested anonymity because an official announcement has not been made. Carmelo Anthony’s disgruntlement is thought to be a factor in why New York Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni resigned Wednesday.

D’Antoni, coach of the Knicks since the start of the 2008-09 season, had been reveling in his team’s play during Anthony’s absence because of the emergence of point guard Jeremy Lin. With Lin spurring the Knicks to a seven-game winning streak, D’Antoni even remarked it was fun again to call a play and have it run.

There has been no fun of late, with the Knicks (18-24) on a season high-tying six game losing streak entering Tuesday’s home against the Portland Trail Blazers and having dropped into a tie with the Milwaukee Bucks for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

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