Knicks Make It Official: D'Antoni Agrees to Take Coaching Reins

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The New York Knicks have agreed in principle with Mike D'Antoni to become the next head coach of the team. [link]

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The Lazarus Job
Published 5/12/2008 at Fan Voice: Recent Topics in The Court Reporters: The NBA.com Blog
... "I need to find an apartment, learn the subway system, find a folder to hold all the takeout menus. And what is alternate side of the street parking?" -- D. Clarke Evans/NBAE/Getty Images Say what you will about Mike D'Antoni -- his teams don't play defense, they can't win the big ones in the postseason, his rotations are too short -- but you can't deny his boldness. This weekend, D'Antoni left the relative safety of 50-win seasons and three perennial All-Stars in Phoenix to accept an offer to (try) resurrect the, um, challenging New York Knicks. With a 253-136 record ...

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