nydailynews.com - 5/12/2008
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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 ...
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Donnie Walsh’s First Blunder or Future Knicks Media War?
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
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... , 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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D'ANTONI WILL REMAIN ON STAFF OF TEAM USA —
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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...
