Dallas Dance Music - Dallas nightlife, music, tickets, and more - View Single Post

umalak_ · 04-30-08, 11:30 AM

oops

Suns GM refutes report D'Antoni won't be back
by FOXSports.com
Updated: April 30, 2008, 9:38 AM EST 16 comments

Phoenix Suns General Manager Steve Kerr denied a report Wednesday that Mike D'Antoni will not return as coach next season.

"There's no truth to that," Kerr told the Arizona Republic. "I asked Mike when the story came out and he denied it. Mike's our coach and has done a great job for four years. We'll get together soon and talk about where this team can go from here."

Sportsillustrated.com posted a report late Tuesday saying D'Antoni would not be back, and it followed a story in the magazine last week that painted a picture of strife between the coaching staff and management.

D'Antoni came under fire in the past week as the Suns struggled badly in their first-round playoff series with San Antonio, and Kerr said personnel evaluations would be made after the season, which came to a close Tuesday with a 92-87 loss to the Spurs,

D'Antoni has two years and $8.5 million left on his contract, the newspaper reported.

04-30-08, 11:30 AM	#4 (permalink)
umalak_ Spurs > Mavs Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 9,361	oops Suns GM refutes report D'Antoni won't be back by FOXSports.com Updated: April 30, 2008, 9:38 AM EST 16 comments Phoenix Suns General Manager Steve Kerr denied a report Wednesday that Mike D'Antoni will not return as coach next season. "There's no truth to that," Kerr told the Arizona Republic. "I asked Mike when the story came out and he denied it. Mike's our coach and has done a great job for four years. We'll get together soon and talk about where this team can go from here." Sportsillustrated.com posted a report late Tuesday saying D'Antoni would not be back, and it followed a story in the magazine last week that painted a picture of strife between the coaching staff and management. D'Antoni came under fire in the past week as the Suns struggled badly in their first-round playoff series with San Antonio, and Kerr said personnel evaluations would be made after the season, which came to a close Tuesday with a 92-87 loss to the Spurs, D'Antoni has two years and $8.5 million left on his contract, the newspaper reported. __________________ "The fiend in his own shape is less hideous than when he rages in the breast of man." - Hawthorne (Young Goodman Brown) "Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it." - Thoreau (Resistance To Civil Government) "If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears the beat of a different drummer." - Thoreau (Walden)