D'Antoni Making Things Happen

When the New York Knicks announced this past summer that they were signing former Phoenix Suns head coach Mike D'Antoni, many speculated that although D'Antoni was a very good coach, the contention was that his running style of play would not work with the current Knickerbockers' personnel.Although it is certainly too soon to be making room for any banners in the Madison Square Garden rafters, the Knicks have made a statement by getting off to a 6-3 record, their finest start in a decade.The Knicks are actually still in the playoff hunt, which sadly enough hasn't been much of an option nine games into the season in recent seasons, as New York typically has proven itself to be a roster of overpaid underachievers by the end of the first month of play.Instead, the Knicks find themselves in second place in the Atlantic Division, just two games behind the World Champion Celtics, who are off to a hot start of their own at 9-2.They are 4-1 at the Garden and 2-2 on the road....