SI: D'Antoni accepts offer to coach Knicks

[girlygirl]

Has D'Antoni's lead assistant, Phil Webber, been a head coach before?

Maybe Pax should interview him?

[mr.ankle]

I'm already predicting this team will be lottery team again . Damn this organization sucks balls

[Flames24Rulz]

Well, I would've liked D'Antoni but I'm not going to get all depressed and distraught over this whole situation. Are the Bulls cheap? We don't know how much they offered D'Antoni or if they made an offer. One thing was for sure from the onset of this whole saga: the Knicks were going to offer more money. There was no ifs, ands, or buts about it.

Now we can finally set the sights on my guy. Make it happen, damn it.

[El Ridda]

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unless the PJ Brown S&T option was valid. If it was, then I blame JR for that as well.

See Van Horn, Keith, for Kidd, Jason.

[kyrv]

Don't be so bitter guys. MD is a stubborn guy and he's not the end-all be-all of coaches.

He turned on his loyal players, wouldn't tweak his coach to emphasize more defense and more bench use, refuse to develop young players, and walks away for more money (over Chicago).

He walks away from PHX despite the FO repeatedly stating they wanted him to stay as head coach, with such talent as 2time MVP Nash, STAT, Hill, etc. He's more concerned about taking care of MD than really coaching a winning team.

That shows you the real character MD is. You should not cry over him. You deserve better, just like PHX deserves better.

Thanks for those thoughts. I have posted the last couple of days that I'm not really seeing MD in a favorable light, and the more I find out, the more this is true.

I think we wanted MD who would also emphasize defense and develop the youngsters.

That MD does not exist.

[jax98]

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See Van Horn, Keith, for Kidd, Jason.

Good point.

[Susan]

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10 games with Amare injured? You consider that a long enough time to evaluate. Plus, Steph is expiring. This move is not done with him in mind.

Zach is not fat.

Go ahead, hold your breath.

[nitetrain8603]

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10 games with Amare injured? You consider that a long enough time to evaluate. Plus, Steph is expiring. This move is not done with him in mind.

Zach is not fat.

Bingo. Mike had Marbury and not much else. I think he will revive his career somewhat with D'Antoni.

[BigUps]

Aside from losing out on D'Antoni, the biggest issue is that Paxson's hands are completely tied behind his back. It was pretty obvious that D'Antoni was his first choice and Reinsdorf wouldn't pay to make it happen.

Thats bad.

I also don't get it. Wouldn't you pony up another million if you knew it would pay you back. You get the best coach available, excite your fans, excite your players and know that the 60 million dollars running around on the court is being taken care of.

This kind of cheapness is so confusing.

[kodo]

Ah well, at least it will be humorous to see what D'Antoni does with the Knicks roster.

I can't wait to see Eddy Curry as a Run & Gun Center.

[El Ridda]

Ah well, at least it will be humorous to see what D'Antoni does with the Knicks roster.

I can't wait to see Eddy Curry as a Run & Gun Center.

Eddy Curry's bum aortic valve just ruptured at the thought...

[jax98]

Aside from losing out on D'Antoni, the biggest issue is that Paxson's hands are completely tied behind his back. It was pretty obvious that D'Antoni was his first choice and Reinsdorf wouldn't pay to make it happen.

Thats bad.

I also don't get it. Wouldn't you pony up another million if you knew it would pay you back. You get the best coach available, excite your fans, excite your players and no that the 60 million dollars running around on the court is being taken care of.

This kind of cheapness is so confusing.

Ding Ding Ding. We have a winner.

Seriously, if JR is never going to allow Paxson (or any other GM for that matter) to spend some kind of money on players/coaches/assistants/scouts, when are we going to see a winning franchise again? You have to pay for a winner, and Jerry should know this about now. IMO, if he let Paxson make more decisions the income would also have been greater:

Better players = Better selling jerseys, PR and TV deals.

It's a ring.

[Johnston797]

Great move by Knicks. Going from IT to Walsh/Dan Tony is like going from Ugly Betty to a supermodel.

Pax too indecisive. No surprise. Probaly about ready to make a huge mistake and to go with last coach off the merry-go-round. aka Mark Jackson or Avery.

[Hangtime84]

I think i'm going have to side with suns fans on this i think it's good we didn't get him

[MissileMike]

I am pretty dejected.

I wanted D'Antoni for my own selfish reasons- because it would have made watching bulls games fun again. I began to loathe watching Skiles teams because they're just so un-fun and frustrating to watch- win or lose.

So with MikeD off the table, who is the most realistic choice? I really don't want to see the little general here

[Ralphb07]

Avery Johnson?

Avery was my choice over Mike, but Avery hasn't even been interviewed while Mike has twice with a meeting with JR, so theres no way we pay Avery the money and wouldn't do it for Mike.

With Thibo, the Suns will get him, so I'm not even going to put him on the list. You gotta think ahead and Pax and JR had to know that Phx would be a better fit for Thibo and a likely destination. This is why not get D'Antoni is a major mistake in my book. Mike and Thibo were most likely Paxson 1 and 2 and to not get either is a big no no.

You look at it and Mark Jackson and Tyrone Corbin are the only two guys out there.

[BigUps]

Ding Ding Ding. We have a winner.

Seriously, if JR is never going to allow Paxson (or any other GM for that matter) to spend some kind of money on players/coaches/assistants/scouts, when are we going to see a winning franchise again? You have to pay for a winner, and Jerry should know this about now. IMO, if he let Paxson make more decisions the income would also have been greater:

Better players = Better selling jerseys, PR and TV deals.

It's a ring.

I guess the old adage of having to spend money to make money isn't true in Bulls land.

The real issue is US. Were blind lemmings and continue supporting a crappy organization.

[StutterStep]

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NYC destroyed LB's rep in one years time. He's a Hall of Famer and Championhip coach. D'Antoni is none of those things..

That's like saying Chicago ruined Ben Wallace's playing career.

We got LB when he was done -- after losses in the championship, getting caught negotiating with the Cavs while his team aspires to win back-to-back championships... we were his get richer scheme... just like Ben Wallace was to you...

...don't sweat the small stuff, and focus on the big picture... 'cause they are sharks in the water.

[kyrv]

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That's like saying Chicago ruined Ben Wallace's playing career.

We got LB when he was done -- after losses in the championship, getting caught negotiating with the Cavs while his team aspires to win back-to-back championships... we were his get richer scheme... just like Ben Wallace was to you...

...don't sweat the small stuff, and focus on the big picture... 'cause they are sharks in the water.

Lol, I agree, Larry Brown has a long history of coaching, no single season under IT will undo that. That was an absurd comment in my opinion.

I expect Walsh to make many roster changes - good luck. I may have to watch the Knicks more next season my own self.

[El Ridda]

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