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Reinsdorf to meet with D'Antoni

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The Bulls are considering hiring Mike D'Antoni strongly enough that club Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf, who owns a home in the Phoenix area, will meet with the Suns' coach this weekend, sources said. General manager John Paxson spent parts of Sunday and Monday interviewing D'Antoni in Phoenix. On Friday, Paxson gathered background on coaching candidates for other possible interviews while still contemplating the good and bad D'Antoni presents.

Chicago Tribune

Mike D'Antoni , AP Mike D'Antoni , AP
May 10, 2008  09:14 AM ET

Are the hawks fooling around?? Talk to this man and hire him already!

May 10, 2008  10:00 AM ET

amen....i'd hire him as g.m. to replace billy......

May 10, 2008  10:01 AM ET

bulls would be awesome with this man, Tyrus Thomas could be the next Amare

May 10, 2008  11:28 AM ET

bulls would be awesome with this man, Tyrus Thomas could be the next Amare

slamfan4life | 05/10/08, 10:01 AM

You're joking right? Tyrus will never be like Amare.

May 10, 2008  11:46 AM ET

ok seriously this site has to stop....first they post a report that the bulls are in love with d'antoni, then the next one says the knicks love him so much they already offered a contract...then one that says he prefers chicago...then another one that says chicago doesnt want him anymore...and now this one says they want him so bad the owner is meeting with him and offereing a contract by the middle of the week possibly...


T&R HAS TO STOP NOW!! EITHER MAKE SENSE WITH YOUR ARTICLE AND THE ORDER THEY COME IN OR DONT DO IT AT ALL!!...IF THIS IS HOW YOU EARN YOUR MONEY ITS B.S.!!!

May 10, 2008  11:47 AM ET

A desperate coach and a desperate team. Should go together well.

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May 10, 2008  03:50 PM ET

Picture looks like he put himself in quotes, or is he throwing coaching gang sign.

May 10, 2008  06:55 PM ET

A desperate coach and a desperate team. Should go together well.
ToM | 05/10/08, 11:47 AM
wat r u talkin abot ToM, hes not desprate he could go to chicago which is a ten times better team and the only reason he might go to the knicks is cause theres MONEY

May 10, 2008  06:55 PM ET

ok seriously this site has to stop....first they post a report that the bulls are in love with d'antoni, then the next one says the knicks love him so much they already offered a contract...then one that says he prefers chicago...then another one that says chicago doesnt want him anymore...and now this one says they want him so bad the owner is meeting with him and offereing a contract by the middle of the week possibly...


T&R HAS TO STOP NOW!! EITHER MAKE SENSE WITH YOUR ARTICLE AND THE ORDER THEY COME IN OR DONT DO IT AT ALL!!...IF THIS IS HOW YOU EARN YOUR MONEY ITS B.S.!!!
Meteora16 | 05/10/08, 11:46 AM

ahahaha thats sooo true

May 10, 2008  09:56 PM ET

To late Jerry.
Your penny pinching leaves us with every one else's cast offs again.

May 10, 2008  11:02 PM ET

Sorry Jerry, but I don't think D'Antoni will work for minimum wage. Look for him to coach for the Knicks instead despite the Bulls job being more attractive in all ways not financial,

May 10, 2008  11:23 PM ET

Alas, it is too late! :(
Mike D'Antoni has been lured to the Dark Side. The Knicks succeeded in sinking their claws into him.
Shame on you, Paxson, for sitting around and letting this coach get away. You failed to act quickly enough, and now your opportunity is gone.
- JL

May 11, 2008  11:39 AM ET

Another botched management job by Paxson, who's now complaining to the press that he didn't have a chance to negotiate. It seems that Paxson's cred with Reinsdorf has evaporated the fact that the Bulls still have to pay Skiles for two years. Reinsdorf didn't want to fork out serious money to get D'Antoni. Really, though, D'Antoni was the savior for the Bulls? I don't think so. They need someone who can teach defense, since the Bulls players don't seem to know what that is.

May 11, 2008  11:39 AM ET

PAXSON OUT!

May 11, 2008  03:24 PM ET

D'Antoni woul have made the Bulls more exciting, but D'Antoni's style will never never ever win a championship.

You have to play at least decent defense to be able to win in the playoffs and D'Antoni has no interest in his team playing D at all. Which is why he will never be a championship level coach.

I'd go with Avery or Thibodeau if I was Paxson. Cause if your D is tight, you will at least be a .500 team at worst...

May 12, 2008  01:25 AM ET

T&R HAS TO STOP NOW!! EITHER MAKE SENSE WITH YOUR ARTICLE AND THE ORDER THEY COME IN OR DONT DO IT AT ALL!!...IF THIS IS HOW YOU EARN YOUR MONEY ITS B.S.!!!
Meteora16 | 05/10/08, 11:46 AM

You're kidding, right? It's called "Truth and Rumors", idiot.

 
May 12, 2008  07:46 AM ET

Looks as if the Lakers are having a little trouble with the Jazz.
Arejaydub - is it still "Lovely in Lakerland" ??
- JL

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