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| D'Antoni accepts offer to coach Knicks |
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05/11/2008 |
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| Phoenix despite his successful stint with the Suns. He led Phoenix to a 253-136 mark in four-plus seasons. The club twice reached the conference finals under D'Antoni, but wasn't able to make the next step and advance to the NBA Finals. The Suns granted D'Antoni permission to speak with other clubs after Phoenix lost their Western Conference quarterfinal series to the Spurs in five games. The Knicks were not the only club vying for his services, however, as the Chicago Bulls were also reportedly in the mix. |
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| D'Antoni accepts offer to become Knicks coach |
NBA Basketball |
05/10/2008 |
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| t D'Antoni had taken the New York job earlier Saturday, but said, ``Mike called me this morning to thank me, so I figured this was up.'' The offer is reportedly for $24 million over four years, making him one of the NBA's highest-paid coaches. The Chicago Bulls also interviewed D'Antoni for their coaching job. Messages were left for D'Antoni and his agent, Warren LeGarie. D'Antoni replaces Isiah Thomas, who was fired in April after the Knicks went 23-59, tying the franchise record for losses in a seaso |
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| AP source: D'Antoni accepts Knicks' offer |
NBA Basketball |
05/10/2008 |
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| 't confirm that D'Antoni had taken the New York job, but said, ``Mike called me this morning to thank me, so I figured this was up.'' The offer is reportedly for $24 million over four years, making him one of the league's highest-paid coaches. The Chicago Bulls also interviewed D'Antoni for their coaching job. The Knicks said they would not comment Saturday. A message was left for D'Antoni and his agent, Warren LeGarie. D'Antoni replaces Isiah Thomas, who was fired in April after the Knicks went 23-59, |
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| Report: D'Antoni accepts offer to coach Knicks |
NBA Basketball |
05/10/2008 |
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| management despite his successful stint with the Suns, who he led to a 253-136 mark in four-plus seasons. The club twice reached the conference finals under D'Antoni, but wasn't able to make the next step and advance to the NBA Finals. The Suns granted D'Antoni permission to speak with other clubs after Phoenix lost their Western Conference quarterfinal series to the Spurs in five games. The Knicks were not the only club vying for his services, however, as the Chicago Bulls were also reportedly in the mix. |
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| Magic try to even East semis with Pistons |
NBA Basketball |
05/10/2008 |
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| mpting to become the first team since the 1984-89 Los Angeles Lakers to reach six straight conference finals. Orlando knocked off the sixth-seeded Toronto Raptors in five games, 4-1, in the opening round of the postseason. The Magic, who had dropped six straight playoff series heading into this year's postseason, won a first-round series for the first time since 1996 when they swept Detroit. They advanced to the Eastern Conference finals that year and were swept by Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls, 4-0. |
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| Report: Knicks negotiating with D'Antoni |
NBA Basketball |
05/09/2008 |
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| oenix management despite his successful run with the Suns, who he has led to a 253-136 mark in four-plus seasons. The club has twice reached the conference finals under D'Antoni, but has yet to advance to the NBA Finals. The Suns granted D'Antoni permission to speak with other clubs after Phoenix lost their Western Conference quarterfinal series to the Spurs in five games. The Knicks are not the only club vying for his services, however, as the Chicago Bulls are also reportedly mulling an offer to D'Antoni. |
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| Nash expects D'Antoni to stay despite speculation |
NBA Basketball |
05/09/2008 |
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| c Service and the Suns dedicate a refurbished basketball court at Florence Crittenton of Arizona, which offers programs for at-risk girls. D'Antoni, who has two years worth $8.5 million remaining on his contract, reportedly has been courted by the Chicago Bulls and the New York Knicks. Earlier this week, the Suns granted D'Antoni permission to speak to other teams even as they expressed hope he would remain with them.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained |
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| Magic, Pistons continue best-of-seven series in Orlando |
NBA Basketball |
05/07/2008 |
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| off the sixth-seeded Toronto Raptors in five games, 4-1, in the opening round of the postseason. The Magic, who had dropped six straight playoff series heading into this year's postseason, won a first-round series for the first time since 1996 when they swept Detroit. They advanced to the Eastern Conference finals that year and were swept by Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls, 4-0. The Magic and Pistons split four contests during the regular season. Both teams picked up a victory at home and on the road. |
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| NBA Playoff Preview - Detroit vs. Orlando |
NBA Basketball |
05/06/2008 |
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| ropped six straight playoff series heading into this year's postseason, won a first-round series for the first time since 1996 when they swept Detroit. They advanced to the Eastern Conference finals that year and were swept by Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls, 4-0. All-Star Dwight Howard was a monster in the first round for the Magic, who defeated the Raptors by an average of 9.3 points in their four victories. Howard led Orlando in scoring (22.6 ppg) and rebounds (18.2 rpg) against Toronto. He shot an i |
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| Suns give D'Antoni permission to talk to other teams |
NBA Basketball |
05/05/2008 |
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| nager Steve Kerr said in a statement. "Because he has requested to speak to other teams about their head coaching vacancies, we have granted him permission. We will have no further comment until this process further evolves." The New York Knicks and Chicago Bulls will both reportedly speak with D'Antoni, who led the Suns to a 55-27 record this past season before Phoenix was ousted by the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. The 2004-05 NBA Coach of the Year, D'Antoni led t |
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