Knicks hire Mike D'Antoni as head coach

COSELLOUT: Still Tellin' It Like It Is found this 5/12/2008 on www.nydailynews.com [flag]

After denying for two days that Mike D'Antoni was the Knicks' top choice to replace Isiah Thomas, team president Donnie Walsh offered him the head coaching job on Saturday and D'Antoni accepted, agreeing to a four-year, $24 million deal. [link]

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Donnie Walsh’s First Blunder or Future Knicks Media War?
Published 5/12/2008 by MODI at COSELLOUT: Still Tellin' It Like It Is
... . ESPN s website didn t look much better as a top NBA headline read D Antoni Waiting for Bulls . …So how did the NY Daily News get it so wrong? Well, they reported that Walsh himself had denied the report for two days before officially closing the deal. Yesterday, Daily News beat reporter Frank Isola remarked that Walsh ...

Donnie Walsh Gets His Coach, But His Credibility Takes a Hit
Published 5/12/2008 by Matt Watson at FanHouse
... As Frank Isola of the Daily News describes it, the quick reversal has resulted in Walsh's "credibility taking a hit," and not among the local press: ...

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So the recruitment of one of the NBA 's brightest coaching minds was done with a tantalizing lure. Donnie Walsh couldn't sell the present to Mike D'Antoni, but because of the well-known Madison Square Garden resources, the future always has unlimited ...

Mike D'Antoni deal shot down

COSELLOUT: Still Tellin' It Like It Is found this 5/12/2008 on www.nydailynews.com

Mike D'Antoni deal shot down BY FRANK ISOLA DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER Saturday, May 10th 2008, 12:09 AM The Knicks continue to deny reports that they are on the verge of offering Mike D'Antoni a contract to become their next coach. Donnie Walsh , ...

Donnie Walsh’s First Blunder or Future Knicks Media War with New York Daily News?

COSELLOUT: Still Tellin' It Like It Is found this 5/12/2008 on sportsonmymind.com

Donnie Walsh really blew it. Mr. Nice Guy pulled a fast one. Actually, he pulled an Isiah. Or is that "a Dolan"... Hiring Mike D'Antoni? Nah, the jury is out on that one until we see future personnel moves. Pissing off the big bad New York Daily News? ...

D'Antoni Has Agreement to Coach Knicks
Mike D'Antoni is set to become coach of the New York Knicks, bringing his entertaining offensive style to a team coming off one of the worst seasons in its history.

D'ANTONI WILL REMAIN ON STAFF OF TEAM USA
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...

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He left Shaq and Nash for Marbury and cash. Granted, it was a lot of cash, but Mark Kriegel doesn't get what Mike D'Antoni is thinking.

Raissman: D'Antoni meets full-court press
If Joe Girardi thought his honeymoon with the media was short, he should contrast it to Mike D'Antoni's. Before he even put pen to contract, the new Knicks' coach was headed for divorce court.