Sources: D'Antoni talks to Bulls, awaits next move

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Land-o-Links - 5/10/2008
Published 5/10/2008 by Frank the Tank at FRANK THE TANK'S SLANT
... readjustment in attitude which is what the almost-former Suns coach would provide.  Granted, the Bulls don’t have the personnel on offense to come close to the scoring proficiency of D’Antoni’s Suns teams, but we are a team that is capable of playing uptempo (which is how the Bulls took down the Heat in the playoffs last year).  The one thing that I don’t want to hear about from the Bulls is how much D’Antoni might cost in terms of salary, especially with the offer that the Knicks have thrown on the table.  I’ve actually been ...

Mike D’Antoni : Lottery Winner
Published 5/10/2008 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... appear to be engaged in a battle for the services of the Suns’ head coach. ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith reports New York has offered D’Antoni a 6 year, $24 million pact, which only leaves me with two questions ; ...

Mike D'Antoni Decides $24 Million Is Worth Putting Up With the Knicks
Published 5/10/2008 by Matt Moore at FanHouse
Filed under: Knicks, Bulls, Chicago, New YorkMike D'Antoni is apparently, like most people, a big fan of lots and lots of money. After tweaking the Bulls and Knicks into a two-way race, and after a late-night conference call with Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf that apparently dissolved the need for further talks, D'Antoni has made a verbal agreement to become the next head coach of the New York Knicks. Apparently the sticking point between the two was, predictably, the matter of cold hard cash. The Bulls ...