D'Antoni Accepts Knicks Job

• TheHype

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  EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPS '09!

  (semi-joking... or am I..?) 

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• Jason

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  If he wins with anything resembling the current squad, he's a genius.  If he loses, he probably gets another chance elsewhere.  Either way, he keeps the $24 million.  Not a bad deal.

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• AEM

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  I am hoping that to bring him in Walsh has a plan to redo that team, cause to waste so much money for a HC and then leave him with that is just wasting money. Then again, the Knicks are very good at wasting money!

  AEM

  Posted 5/11/2008 [reply] [flag]

• Lholstine

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  I hope D'Antoni doesn't regret this, even with the $24 million.  If the Suns have to lose him, I was hoping he'd go to the Bulls.  That would have been a better fit.

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• Ben Q. Rock

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  Mike D'Antoni left a team with Steve Nash, Shaquille O'Neal and Amare Stoudemire on it for one with Stephon Marbury, Eddy Curry, and Zach Randolph on it. Yup, that makes total sense.

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• countolaf

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  Good luck to Mike... hope he can make eddy run.. http://basketballnonsense.blogspot.com/2008/05/if-mike-dantoni-becomes-knicks-coach.html

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• bennyandtom

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  As a lifelong Knick fan, I'm disappointed, but it obviously can't get worse. I just think this is a bad fit.

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  • The Fantasy Sports Review

    +1

    A bad fit? You're going from Isiah Thomas to Mike D'Antoni, how can that be a bad thing? The Knicks aren't going to be good next year, but in a couple of years D'Antoni can turn that team around.

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• fastbreakblog

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  Anything is better than Isiah.

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• Evil Empire

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  I'm not worried about the fit in coaching style. It's a given that they'll blow up the team, this just helps to prioritize who goes first. 

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  • Ben Q. Rock

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    It's easier to blow up a team than to actually do it. Are there any takers for Randolph? For Marbury?

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    • Evil Empire

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      There will be, as soon as Isiah lands his next job.

      Posted 5/11/2008 [reply] [flag]

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Knicks Snag D'Antoni
Published 5/10/2008 by NYteamsWin (noreply@blogger.com) at Mets Prospects Minors Blog | MetsProspectus.com
Mike D'Antoni has accepted an offer to coach the New York Knicks, according to a media reports. The former Phoenix Suns coach, who was also sought by the Chicago Bulls, has accepted a four-year, $24 million deal to take over the Knicks, according to reports by Sports Illustrated and The Boston Globe, both citing a league source. The Knicks did not immediately confirm that D'Antoni is New York-bound. ESPN's Stephen A. Smith had previously ...

D’Antoni Accepts Knicks Job
Published 5/10/2008 by redsarmy at RedsArmy.com: The Voice Of Celtics Fans
... Dammit… the Knicks are starting to make good moves.  Now they’re getting Mike D’Antoni ...

Don't Let Him Tell You It's Not About The Money
Published 5/10/2008 by Matt Clapp (noreply@blogger.com) at Sharapova's Thigh
Because it's all about the money, and I can't blame him. "Him" is former Phoenix Suns head coach Mike D'Antoni, and the new head coach of the New York Knicks. The Knicks handed him 24 million dollars over 4 years to revamp their pathetic basketball team. You just can't turn down that much money to coach a basketball team, even if you know you have just about zero chance of doing anything successful with them. While there are reports that the Chicago Bulls were indecisive as to whether or not D'Antoni was the right coach for them, or more specifically worth giving a contract ...

SORTA BREAKING: D'Antoni is our coach.
Published 5/10/2008 by Seth at Posting and Toasting: Front Page Posts
... From ESPN: Mike D'Antoni has accepted an offer to coach the New York Knicks, according to a media reports. The former Phoenix Suns coach, who was also sought by the Chicago Bulls, has accepted a four-year, $24 million deal to take over the Knicks, according to reports by Sports Illustrated and The Boston Globe, both citing a league source. The Knicks did not immediately confirm that D'Antoni is New York-bound. ESPN's Stephen A. Smith had previously reported that the Knicks had ...

The RumorMonger...sshhh
Published 5/10/2008 by PhDribble at PhDribble
... "Sources tell me that D'antonioni takes the Knicks job so he can sit and make a fortune in the next couple of years...until the Toronto job opens up...shhh..." ...

Ciao Mike. D'Antoni signs with the Knicks
Published 5/11/2008 by Luca. 5,997 miles from Phoenix (noreply@blogger.com) at Sons of Steve Nash
... Mike D'Antoni (Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic) is officially the former coach of the Phoenix Suns after signing a 4-year 24 million deal with the New York Knicks. ...

Sources: It’s Knicks over Bulls for D'Antoni
Published 5/11/2008 by Maury Brown at The Biz of Basketball :: Part of the Business of Sports Network
... The deal is a four-year, $24 million package making D'Antoni the third highest paid coach in the league when factoring in annual salary. As reported by ESPN.com: ...

Mike D’Antoni lands the Knicks job: Can D’Antoni save the Knicks?
Published 5/11/2008 by houroc at SportFiends
... Yesterday the Knicks and former Suns Head Coach Mike D’Antoni agreed in principle (whatever that means) for D’Antoni to become to new Knicks head coach. ...

Monday Musings.......
Published 5/12/2008 by Berger at Sports Business Radio blogs
... - We're about to find out how good of a coach Mike D'Antoni really is. He's on his way to the Knicks and inherits a team that has been a trainwreck on and off the court. How will D'Antoni fare without Steve Nash orchestrating his offensive scheme and without athletes like Amare Stoudemire and Shawn Marion filling the lanes? At $6M per season, the Knicks are betting that D'Antoni will not only turn the Knicks in to a winner, but that his exciting brand of basketball will draw fans and potential free agents to Madison Square Garden. ...