D’Antoni Could Tempt Colangelo To Oust Mitchell

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Linkage - May 2
Published 5/2/2008 by Scott at The AltRaps Blog
... team bite the bullet financially by replacing Mitchell with D’Antoni. Mitchell is owed $12 million and the rumored buyout would be $9.5 million. However, if Mitchell were to secure another coaching gig, and it’s safe to assume he would be able to do that this summer, then the Raptors would be off the hook for any money they owe him. While this would be a calculated gamble, it may be one Colangelo would be willing to take if he could bring a coach like D’Antoni into the mix in Toronto. - HoopsAddict By staying the course for one more year , essentially with this same group ...

Carnival of the NBA #56
Published 5/5/2008 by Blake Murphy at The On Deck Circle
... over the D’Antoni situation, and why that should send a message to Phoenix. Hoops Addict knows The Raptors Would Jump on D’Antoni. Remember when you lost your eyebrows in science class? Well, courtesy of With-Malice, here are ...

Reading is Great! Monday’s NBA Links
Published 5/5/2008 by Andrew Thell and Brian Spencer at Empty the Bench
... in. - PhDribble - Bob Costas thinks the blogging vs. print journalism argument is a rager… - Stop Mike Lupica - …and we absolutely agree with SML on their thoughts about it. - Blog Maverick - Mark Cuban weighs in on recent FIBA rule changes. - BallHype - The Pistons and Raptors are miles apart—here’s just a few reasons why. - Hoops Addict - Let the offseason head-coaching carousel rumors begin. - Los ...