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COSELLOUT: Still Tellin' It Like It Is found this 5/12/2008 on www.nydailynews.com [flag]
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 , the team's new president, sent word Friday through the Knicks' media relations department that reports of D'Antoni receiving a five-year deal are ... [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
... reported Saturday at 1:25 pm that the Knicks had just hired D Antoni, the New York Daily News article that morning still read: The Deal was Shot Down . 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 ...

Donnie Walsh Gets His Coach, But His Credibility Takes a Hit
Published 5/12/2008 by Matt Watson at FanHouse
... , Walsh shot down the news to the New York Daily News, calling it "inaccurate" ... when in hindsight, that's exactly what was happening. ...

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

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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 ...
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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? ...
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