I feel bad for D'Antoni, but this is the nature of the business. It happens.
I, for one, am not disappointed though. The results have been awful lately and you can't go and make rash trades of high profile players out of emotion. It could easily come back to bite you. This was the right move if they determined that some type of move needed to be made.
I really think there is something fundamentally wrong with D'Antoni's "system". First of all, the offense hasn't even been there consistently. But when it is, even back to when he ran it in Phoenix, all it does is score a ton of points. Even WITH a great defensive center like Tyson Chandler, the Knicks couldn't defend this year. That run 'n gun style might get you a lot of points, but it is just NOT conducive to being able to play good defense at the same time. It puts up numbers but it gets you results like the Bucks' game. Knicks scored a million points but still lost, their players and the other players get caught up in the fast pace, and a glorified pick up game ensues. I think even with a team filled to the brim with good defensive players playing in D'Antoni's offense, the D would still be terrible.
Bottom line, this move can't hurt. However way you slice it, the team was CLEARLY underperforming with the talent they have. Maybe D'Antoni could have fixed it in more time but I tend to doubt it. We'll see what they do with Woodson & then in the offseason. But they still have good players & it can't get any worse really than it has been recently so let's be positive.