New York Knicks has a new coach in the person of Mike D’Antoni. D’Antoni previously coached the Phoenix Suns up until the team was cast out from the NBA playoffs. D’Antoni signed the deal with the New York Knicks just last Tuesday. The deal involves $24 million for a four-year contract. After the Suns, it is going to be one challenging task for him to take on the Knicks since this team has suffered seven seasons of losses. This team hasn’t won a single playoff round since 2000. It is really going to be such a task to turn things around for the New York team. Among the candidates for the job, Mike D’Antoni is the perfect one according to New York Knicks President Donnie Walsh.

D’Antoni is known in the industry for his “Seven Seconds or Less” offense strategy, as what he used when he was with the Suns. Whether that will still be the policy in his new team is still not clear. Walsh’s request though was for the team to focus more on building a strong defense. All he is promising is this, “we're going to play hard and we're going to be exciting”.

D’Antoni and Walsh have had time to take a look at the roster; however, they’re not voicing out their thoughts on the subject. But the players who seem to fit D’Antoni’s style are Jamal Crawford, Quentin Richardson, and Nate Robinson. There’s no official word about this topic yet.

Well, good luck coach!