Mike D'Antoni was Lakers' fall guy; who rises up now?

Charles Barkley offered some harsh words surrounding Mike D'Antoni's resignation as the Lakers' coach. Unlike most of those that tweet, leave comments on message boards or call the radio airwaves, Barkley wasn't among 

Charles Barkley offered some harsh words surrounding Mike D'Antoni's resignation as the Lakers' coach. Unlike most of those that tweet, leave comments on message boards or call the radio airwaves, Barkley wasn't among 

Magic Johnson (left) caught Charles Barkley's ire with his comments on Mike D'Antoni. (Theo Wager/Getty Images). Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni resigned Wednesday after a 27-55 season, the most losses in franchise history.

Coaches don't usually have a say in when their time is up. Mike D'Antoni did this time around, resigning from the Lakers instead of playing things out and collecting his full 2014-15 salary.

The Los Angeles Lakers will have a new head coach next season. Frustrated that the Lakers wouldn't pick up his 2015-16 option, Mike D'Antoni decided to resign instead of coaching as a lame duck.