D’Antoni has the Knicks Rolling
4 out of 6 doesn’t sound like much unless you are a Knicks fan right now. The Knicks actuallly are playing better than .500 and looking good doing it. They don’t need Stephon Marbury to lose games for them and the smartest thing they’ve done is sit him down. They have athletes and they sure look like they are having fun playing for Coach D so far this year.
Led by Zach Randolph at 20 a game, the Knicks still feature 6 players averaging over double figures and are getting some great play from Wilson Chandler and Quentin Richardson. I didn’t know if I’d see Richardson be any good again in his career but here he is. The sleeper of the bunch is Nate Robinson who is going to get votes for 6th man of the year if he stays healthy. He is fast, athletic and can shoot the ball and is playing free again and man is he fun to watch. The only weak spot I really see is Duhon but he’s a pass first point guard that the team needs but so far his play has been subpar.
Remember fans that this is all without Eddy Curry and Stephon Marbury so far and I don’t see that changing any time soon. Both would be traded if any team actually wanted them and their ridiculous contracts.
The Knicks are playing well right now and having fun and you know that D’Antoni is happy to be proving that his system works away from Steve Nash right now. He took up a new challenge and is showing us all why he’s one of the best in the business.
