So far so good

Walsh and I are on the same wavelength. Mike D'Antoni was named head coach last night. I heard the news while listening to JVG and Mark Jackson call a playoff game. In recent weeks, being more and more exposed to Mark Jackson's -cough- insights on the air, I became wholly convinced he would be a disastrous choice for the Knicks.

JVG, seemingly knew the Knicks and MJ had dodged a bullet, and made a chirpy baseball metaphor remark like, "When Mark finally gets his chance he'll hit one out of the park!". The Yankees should be afraid, be very afraid.

D'Antoni means having an open-minded coach who will get us a Euro or two in time. I also think Walsh realizes that this roster is on the verge of something good. I don't want to jinx the next season but I think Knicks basketball is back as of yesterday.

This won't be a rebuild, this will be a fine-tune of an already young team ready for bigger things. We will likely see smaller, faster line-ups, crisper passing, and maybe a few Phoenix faces along the way.

Oh, and don't buy the Chicago Bulls bylines. That has always sounded like nothing more than ESPN sports-noise. D'Antoni being a theoretical good fit there means nothing. Walsh knows quality and D'Antoni was coming here all along. Rumors to the contrary, IMO, were always just hot air from the usual bloviators.

Now, let's speculate the next step. Steve Nash is now an orphaned lost soul in Phoenix. Seems inevitable that Phoenix has melted down. Their picks sit at 15 and 40.

Might Nash be available for a swap on draft day? I like the talent at 10-20 as much as 3-9. I believe that Walsh, Isiah, and D'Antoni might identify a franchise changing player in the mid-teens.

It will get interesting fast.

Another player a D'Antoni might want onboard is Pietrus who is available.

Just thinking aloud.