Twitter reaction to Mike D’Antoni hire

Far-ranging Twitter reaction to the Lakers’ decision to hire Mike D’Antoni for their head coaching job:

Phil Jackson was the first name NBA scouts, coaches said would be the best fit for Lakers. But Mike D'Antoni was always the next name—
Chris Mannix (@ChrisMannixSI) November 12, 2012

They hired the Suns' trainers too, right?—
Tom Ziller (@teamziller) November 12, 2012

Lakers know they will take PR hit for choosing D'Antoni over Phil.—
Chris Broussard (@Chris_Broussard) November 12, 2012

Amazing thing to consider: D'Antoni got the Lakers gig, perhaps the best job in basketball, w/o an in-person interview. All over the phone—
Dave McMenamin (@mcten) November 12, 2012

Mike D'Antoni is a good coach but if Lakers don't win the title this summer they're going right back to Phil-save-us mode, right?—
Tim Kawakami (@timkawakami) November 12, 2012

Dwight Howard goes from Stache to Stache.—
Hardwood Paroxysm (@HPbasketball) November 12, 2012

The allure of Phil is the hardware – the sense that he's a sure thing – we'll see what comes with D'Antoni—
Eric Pincus (@EricPincus) November 12, 2012

Harden trade. Now Brown out & D'Antoni in. What else big can get done before Thanksgiving (for a change) w/league on such a good early roll?—
Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) November 12, 2012

D'Antoni to the Lakers your thoughts?—
Channing Frye (@Channing_Frye) November 12, 2012

D'Antoni is an #NBA Rorschach test: you either 'get it' and know his style can win, or you think low scoring = good D.—
Michael Grange (@michaelgrange) November 12, 2012

BREAKING: Lakers raise free taco promotion limit to 160 points—
L e o (@LBoogie5) November 12, 2012