Lakers’ Mike D’Antoni resigns as head coach

By Montezz Allen

Somewhere Lakers fans around the world are singing “Happy” like super producer Pharrell Williams.

Why?

The Lakers announced Wednesday that Mike D’Antoni decided to step down as head coach after just two seasons with the squad.

Former Lakers coach Mike D’Antoni (photo by Bill Reiter)

Two miserable seasons, might I add.

According to a few sources, D’Antoni decided to resign because the Lakers refused to pick up his $4 million option for the 2015-16 season.

Why would they?

He clearly wasn’t the right fit for the team in the first place and everyone knew it.

Well, everyone except for Jim Buss and Mitch Kupchak.

Shoot, even Stevie Wonder could see D’Antoni wasn’t the right coach for the job. No offense.

His so-called “system” didn’t fit the roster. Not only that; he couldn’t figure out how to use Pau Gasol alongside Dwight Howard in his first year as head coach.

D’Antoni wanted to play small-ball and that led to HUGE trouble.

He was hired 10 games into the 2012-13 season after Mike Brown was let go after a rough 1-4 start. The Lakers won 45 games and would make the playoffs as the No. 7 seed, but was swept by the San Antonio Spurs as Kobe Bryant watched from the sideline after suffering a torn Achilles.

D’Antoni went 27-55 in his first full season and 67-87 overall.