COMMENTARY | What have we learned from the Mike D'Antoni experiment with the New York Knicks?

Coaches who can't handle media and fan pressure to win a championship now can not sit on the sideline of the basketball team in the biggest NBA market.

Also, if the star player, in this case Carmelo Anthony, doesn't get what he wants, New York is ready to make any change to make his life better. Anthony didn't want to do what D'Antoni asked him to do on the court, so he didn't. Instead of the front office backing their coach, it took sides with Anthony; the player they made a blockbuster trade with the Denver Nuggets to acquire right around this time last year.

This led to D'Antoni leaving the Knicks. If he didn't quit, he surely would have been canned in a matter of weeks.

Ex-Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan has been mentioned in filling the shoes left by D'Antoni that Mike Woodson is temporally sizing. If the former long time coach of the Jazz (1988-2011) took the job, the same kind of situation would happen.

In my mind, Sloan is a far superior coach to D'Antoni. He has won 1,221 games for a winning percentage of 60% compared to D'Antoni's 388 wins and 53%. Sloan has coached in far more overall games than D'Antoni so it isn't fair off of numbers, but Sloan was never surrounded in the controversy D'Antoni has been in his shorter career.

Not only was D'Antoni in the fire with New York for most of his three and a half seasons there, but he was roasting in Phoenix (2003-08) when the Suns didn't play any defense and couldn't get to the finals with arguably a top five point guard to ever play in the NBA: Steve Nash.

Even though I think Sloan is a better coach and would improve the Knicks from their current slumber, Sloan would get the axe or quit in a short time span as well.

Sloan didn't quit because of fights or quarrels with his two superstars - Karl Malone and John Stockton - but left Utah in 2011 when Deron Williams shared words with him. In a press conference around the time he resigned from Utah, Sloan said "I've had player confrontations for as long as I've been in the league. My energy is not as high as it used to be."

If Sloan didn't have the energy a year ago with a small market team, how is he going to have the energy now as coach of the gaudy and well followed Knicks? He wouldn't.

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STARKVILLE -- After 28 years in college basketball -- including 22 years at Mississippi State University, 14 years of which he served as head coach of the men's team -- Rick Stansbury decided to do something else with his life.

"It's time in my life to start a new chapter (and) step away from coaching," Stansbury, who will continue to work at MSU in an as-yet undetermined capacity, said Thursday. "And I'm ready for it."

On March 13, 1998, Stansbury took over the head coaching position at MSU. And he proceeded to become the became the school's all-time wins leader, the ninth-winningest coach in league history, with 11 post-season appearances.

"A lot of coaches can stay at one spot too long," Stansbury said. "I don't want to be one of those coaches. I want to be able to do things and make decisions to step away from this, when it's my decision."

MSU Athletic Director Scott Stricklin and Stansbury both stressed its was the Bulldogs coach's decision to walk away from the program, with two years remaining on his contract, which was scheduled to pay him between $1.4 million and $1.5 million per season.

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13-03-2012 18:21 Something you absolutely need to see before hand your fate (and hard-earned cash) over to a "Certified Life Coach" STARRING CHARLES MANSON AND JEFFREY DAHMER

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John Rotche, president of the Belfor Franchise Group headquartered in Ann Arbor, has been named 2012 Entrepreneur of the Year by the International Franchise Association.

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John Rotche, president of the Belfor Franchise Group headquartered in Ann Arbor, believes that life is made up of a series of building blocks, which, in his case, raised him to the level of being named the 2012 Entrepreneur of the Year by the International Franchise Association.

Before reaching that distinction, Rotche's days involved some heavy lifting that spanned from recovering fully from an injury that left him a quadriplegic at the age of 18, to establishing two successful national franchises from a business that began out of his daughter's bedroom.

"It's the highest honor in franchising. What I'm probably most proud of is the class that I'm with -- Fred De Luca, founder of Subway; Tom Monaghan, founder of Domino's; Bill Marriott," Rotche said. "The tough thing is that only my name is on the trophy. We have over 200 franchisees' names that should be on that. We have the corporate staff whose names should be on that. So, I accepted the award on behalf of them."

One reason Rotche believes that he and his team won the award is for the success of his two franchises: DUCTZ, the nation's largest air duct cleaning and indoor air quality company with more than 175 locations, and a national service team of world traveling contractors to clean mechanical systems, particularly after major disasters; and HOODZ Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning, which began in 2009 and now has more than 150 locations.

Another reason Rotche believes he was recognized is for starting "Franship"-a mentorship program for the IFA to assist people working in the field of franchising.

The Ann Arbor resident's ability to overcome adversity was tested early in life when a football injury left him unable to walk and accept the spot he had earned on the University of Michigan's football team. However, Rotche said that experience opened up an opportunity for him to be part of the coaching staff under the late Bo Schembechler.

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OAKLAND, Calif., March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bell Investment Advisors, a Bay Area registered investment advisory firm, today announced they will be hosting a free webinar, "Why Education Planning Should Be Part of Your Financial Plan" on March 21, 2012, 22:30 PM PDT. The event is part of the firm's ongoing educational series providing informational webinars on Investment Management, Financial Planning, and Career and Life Coaching.

The discussion will include a review of college-related costs and strategies for saving for your children's or grandchildren's education. The webinar will also outline how to prepare for college costs and how saving for an education can positively impact your life if done early and with intent. The topics covered will provide a review of methods to help you start an education plan today that creates flexibility and choice in the future.

"We know the cost of education is increasing rapidly, yet many parents and students delay planning for this important expense. Our webinar is designed to help answer your questions (whether you already have a plan or not) and to get you started thinking about what you can effectively do to improve the odds of success," states Forrest Bell CFP, Senior Investment Advisor and Financial Planner.

Forrest Bell and Laurent Harrison, Investment Advisor, will conduct this March 21 webinar event. There will be an opportunity for participants to have their questions answered at the end of the presentation.

Registration for the event is now open at http://www.bellinvest.com/news-events/events/why-education-planning-should-be-part-your-financial-plan. Space is limited.

An archive of past webinars presented by Bell Investment Advisors' financial advisor team and guest speakers can be found here http://www.bellinvest.com/resource-center/webinars. Past topics include aspects of wealth management and financial planning, as well as career coaching.

Through Investment Management, Financial Planning, and Career and Life Coaching, Bell Investment Advisors (http://www.bellinvest.com/) helps people build momentum for a good life. Established in 1991, the firm has offices in Santa Rosa and Oakland, California.

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