foulballs.net - 5/2/2008
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When the Bulls fired Jim Boylan officially and began their search for a new coach, I have to admit, I wasn't very excited by the prospects out there. In the last few days, things have changed dramatically. It all started when Mark Cuban fired Avery Johnson after the Mavericks were eliminated from the first round of the playoffs for the second straight season.
I like Avery Johnson, and
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Thank You Isiah —
'Duh, da Bulls were stuck in the half-court when Skiles was coach. [Struggles to breath through meatball in mouth.] D'Antoni will get them to run a helluva lot more!' ...
Top 25 Phoenix Sports Stories of 2008 - #1 - The end of the D’Antoni era
Fanster.com —
... in two seasons, are showing signs of progress under D’Antoni. They are 12-18, and 2 games out of playoff position right now. The Suns, with new head coach Terry Porter, are 18-12 and in 8th place in the tightly-bunched Western Conference.
Links from around the web about Mike D’Antoni’s departure from the Valley…
Suns will allow D’Antoni talk to other teams about head coaching postitions [ESPN.com]
Does Mike D’Antoni want to come to Chicago? [Foul Balls]
The Mike D’Antoni ...
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