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Mike D'Antoni Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images Can Mike D'Antoni lead the Knicks back to the playoffs? Can he win without Steve Nash? What will the Bulls do now? How do the Suns replace the architect of their run-and-fun style? All are good questions. Ready for five burning questions in the wake of Mike D'Antoni going from the Suns to the Knicks and stunning the Bulls? You get the ... [link]

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Published 5/12/2008 by your friendly BullsBlogger at Blog a Bull: Front Page Posts
... The problem, according to Marc Stein, is that it's one thing to retroactively say you were interested, and another to actually show it: ...

Wolves Updates 5/12
Published 5/12/2008 by SG at TWolvesBlog
Wolves Updates 5/12 E-mail Written by SG Monday, 12 May 2008 From Marc J. Spears/Boston Globe: Timberwolves forward Ryan Gomes is also Cape Verdean, and while the ex-Celtic was considering playing for the country, impending fatherhood led him to decline the invitation."My goal is to definitely play for the team in 2012 and hopefully qualify for the Olympics," said Gomes. "It's an honor to have been asked to play for the team and represent where my family and I are from." From Gordie Jones/The Morning Call: Think about one other person. Think about Maria Contardo, a student advocate at East Side High in Newark, N.J. She has two kids of her own, but ...

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D'Antoni Accepts Knicks Job

RedsArmy posted 5/10/2008 from sports.espn.go.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.

Sources: It’s Knicks over Bulls for D'Antoni

Maury posted 5/11/2008 from www.bizofbasketball.com

According to reports, former Phoenix Suns coach Mike D'Antoni has accepted an offer to coach the New York Knicks, thus ending a week of speculating whether D'Antoni would go to the Chicago Bulls or Knicks. 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 : Two sources close to ...

D'Antoni chose profit over prosper

Cosuke posted 5/11/2008 from www.inhistoric.com

Mike D'Antoni skipped the Chicago Bulls (who are perfect for his style of play) to coach the lowly Knicks because they gave him more moola.

D’Antoni Accepts Offer to Coach Knicks

SLAM Online found this 5/11/2008 on www.nytimes.com

Mike D’Antoni turned the Phoenix Suns into one of the N.B.A.’s most entertaining and successful teams of the last half-decade. >

Knicks' Walsh wooed D'Antoni with love and money, as Bulls lost out - NBA

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Donnie Walsh, Mike D'Antoni, Getty Images New York's new bosses carry plenty of cachet into town. Now, can they convert those creds into wins? When Donnie Walsh took over as the president of the New York Knicks in March, he promised to bring hope and ...

Mike D'Antoni picks Knicks over Bulls
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Mike D'Antoni supposedly liked the Bulls' lineup better than the Knicks', but he followed to money to New York. It was a decision the coach will come to regret.

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When the Bulls hire Tom Thibodeau or Dwane Casey or Michael Curry or even someone with head-coaching cachet such as Avery Johnson, general manager John Paxson will talk about the coach's strengths and the solid fit he provides.

Lawrence: Just make Mike GM, too
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Mike D'Antoni has a lot on his plate this summer, moving to New York, devising a new playbook for the dysfunctional Knicks, reconstructing his assistant coaching staff. But D'Antoni has another monumental task as large as the Knicks. D'Antoni still...