Houston Rockets coach Mike D'Antoni joined Adrian Wojnarowski on The Vertical Podcast. D'Antoni goes deep on how he's using his imagination to maximize James Harden's talents, what he's learned is most important in coaching the modern NBA superstar and how the Knicks and Lakers experiences will shape his time with the Rockets. D'Antoni discusses what went wrong with the Knicks and why he ultimately quit the job. D'Antoni goes deep into the Seven Seconds or Less success with the Suns, the emergence of Steve Nash as an MVP and whether he regrets leaving him for New York. D'Antoni talks about his college years at Marshall University, the tragedy that football plan crashed that shaped him and the community and how close he came to accepting the school's coaching job and returning to his alma mater. D'Antoni talks about failing in the NBA as a player, his rebirth in Europe as coach and the impact of Jerry West as a kid growing up in West Virginia.