The Nets recently announced that their new head coach, Steve Nash, added Mike D’Antoni and Amare Stoudemire as assistants. As you know, Steve played for Mike with the Suns (2004-08) and the two of them changed the NBA and revolutionized the game of basketball.
Stephen A. Smith, electrifying (not for the right reasons) ESPN sports personality touched on the hiring and he started off well enough.
“He’s right where he belongs,” Smith said of D’Antoni. “He’s an assistant coach, particularly for Steve Nash. Now, if anybody should hire him as an assistant, it’s Steve Nash.