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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 change to the most dysfunctional franchise in sports. Walsh's first big moves as Knicks president show he's going to walk the walk. First he ...
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Blog a Bull —
... From what's been reported, most
coherently from Chad Ford, is that it wasn't merely money that had D'Antoni
going to the Knicks, but also a commitment from their GM and ownership that
assured him of little meddling and much spending. Paxson instead, as Ford
reports, wanted assurances that D'Antoni would hire a veteran defensive
assistant coach. Indications from Phoenix was that D'Antoni didn't like Kerr
suggesting the same, so why would he want to deal with similar issues in
Chicago, for potentially less money? Now he can go to New York with a roster he
knows can be ...
The Lazarus Job
Fan Voice: Recent Topics in The Court Reporters: The NBA.com Blog —
... the status quo when he lit a fire under the walk-it-up late '90s, early 00's NBA by inserting a an instant offense (:07 Seconds or Less) that opponents couldn't handle -- at least in the NBA regular season. Yet in Phoenix, with Steve Nash running the show and Amare Stoudemire picking and rolling to the hoop, D'Antoni had the perfect personnel for his rollicking O. In New York, D'Antoni won't have that kind of talent, but he has cachet and the boss, Knicks president Donnie Walsh, has his back . The last guy who coached the Knicks held both jobs. When you don't separate the ...
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sports.espn.go.com 5/12/2008 — 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 ...
It's a strange song and D'Ance
nydailynews.com 5/12/2008 — Mike D'Antoni reportedly told confidants that he hoped to end up with the Chicago Bulls, while Donnie Walsh was telling Mark Jackson that he was the favorite in New York. But in less than one week, D'Antoni landed with the Knicks.
Can the D'Antoni hire lure LeBron James to Knicks? -- -
newsday.com 5/12/2008 — 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 ...
Lawrence: Just make Mike GM, too —
NYDailyNews.com - Basketball 5/12/2008
Bold Donnie strikes again. He once found a coach in Larry Bird really thought out of the box this time. He went to another galaxy. Mike D'Antoni coaching the Knicks? Here's a better one: Make D'Antoni the GM of the Knicks, too. Seriously.
D'ANTONI WILL REMAIN ON STAFF OF TEAM USA —
NY Post: Sports 5/12/2008
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...
