Is D'Antoni the right fit for the Knicks?

In a word? yes. But the Knicks probably aren't the right fit for Mike D'Antoni. This may not make much sense, but that doesn't make it any less true. Given the right personnel, D'Antoni's brand of up-tempo basketball can win over any group of fans, even the rough and tumble fans in New York. But a quick look at the Knicks' roster makes me wonder just how quickly D'Antoni can successfully implement that high-octane attack. He'll first need to find a quick, pass-first point guard to push the tempo and hit the open man. Last season, the Knicks had Stephon Marbury, Nate Robinson and Jamal Crawford running the point. If reined in, Marbury probably has the skills to run D'Antoni's system, but there is just too much history there for him to succeed. Robinson and Crawford are both scoring point guards, and while they have the offensive ability to thrive at the off guard position, they don't have the court vision to run the point like Steve Nas...