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Originally Posted by Azyiu
Actually according to everything I've read (yeah, sometimes I feel like I don't want a life  ), the Bulls could've gotten him for just $4M per, and all Mike wanted or waited was a commitment from them along with a 4-year-deal. And the Bulls didn't want to sign him to a long term deal. |
There were no reports of a deal in place on chicago's end here. D'antoni was using the bulls and knicks as leverage to get a larger contract from one of them. Again, it was about money. Which has caused me to lose a lot of respect for him. I understand that this is a business but where is the passion? New york over chicago? c'mon... I can say I stand by pax on not jumping the gun and just signing him. Pax wanted to do this right and d'antoni was told pax wanted to view every possible candidate to see who might be the best fit. mike should have taken that as a sign of a team that is dedicated to winning and doing things right, as opposed to a team willing to just shell out a shit load of money without really researching other candidates. there is one thing that d'antoni is very foolish about and that is his lack of care for the defensive end. It is no secret that defense wins tittles- mike may want to look at his fingers and think long and hard why with his briliant offensive game he still has no ring despite coaching one of the most talented teams in the nba.