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jturn17 
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| Mike D'Antoni hired as Lakers Head Coach (Posted on 11/12/12 at 2:12 am)
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Mike Bresnahan
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Source: Mike D'Antoni will be the next coach of the Lakers. Not Phil Jackson.
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Mike Bresnahan
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Mike D'Antoni signed a four-year deal with the Lakers. Phil Jackson was "asking for the moon," accoring to source familiar w/ the situation.
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J.A. Adande
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Source confirms the same to me RT @Mike_Bresnahan: Source: Mike D'Antoni will be the next coach of the Lakers. Not Phil Jackson
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J.A. Adande
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Lakers won't have D'Antoni in place till later in the week; he's awaiting medical clearance post-knee surgery.
ESPN link.
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Elleshoe 
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| re: Mike D'Antoni hired as Lakers Head Coach (Posted on 11/12/12 at 2:13 am to jturn17)
they don't seem excited.
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Woopigsooie20 
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| re: Mike D'Antoni hired as Lakers Head Coach (Posted on 11/12/12 at 2:15 am to jturn17)
They fire Mike Brown and hire..... Mike D'Antoni
They went from a 2 to a 3.
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jturn17
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| re: Mike D'Antoni hired as Lakers Head Coach (Posted on 11/12/12 at 2:17 am to Woopigsooie20)
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They fire Mike Brown and hire..... Mike D'Antoni
They really hated the Princeton offense. Like really hated it, after 5 games...
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ChemE in the OP 
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| re: Mike D'Antoni hired as Lakers Head Coach (Posted on 11/12/12 at 2:54 am to jturn17)
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They really hated the Princeton offense. Like really hated it, after 5 games...
Wasn't Brown the coach last year?
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Tiger1242
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| re: Mike D'Antoni hired as Lakers Head Coach (Posted on 11/12/12 at 3:00 am to jturn17)
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won't have D'Antoni in place till later in the week; he's awaiting medical clearance post-knee surgery
Is he playing? 
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eyeran 
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| re: Mike D'Antoni hired as Lakers Head Coach (Posted on 11/12/12 at 3:08 am to jturn17)
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Mike D'Antoni hired as Lakers Head Coach
Lakers add Nash and now D'Antoni?
Durant and Westbrook wet dream
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D011ahbi11
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| re: Mike D'Antoni hired as Lakers Head Coach (Posted on 11/12/12 at 3:09 am to Tiger1242)
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chris palmer?@ESPNChrisPalmer
Lakers go with Mike D'Antoni over the Zen Master. Wow.
This makes it seem as if Phil wanted the job and the Lakers didnt give it to him. Is that the case? That cant be the case, right?
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iliveinabox
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| re: Mike D'Antoni hired as Lakers Head Coach (Posted on 11/12/12 at 3:18 am to jturn17)
jackson who?
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Old Money
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| re: Mike D'Antoni hired as Lakers Head Coach (Posted on 11/12/12 at 3:23 am to Woopigsooie20)
No joke. Didn't even give Brown a full chance IMO
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7thWardTiger 
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| re: Mike D'Antoni hired as Lakers Head Coach (Posted on 11/12/12 at 3:28 am to jturn17)
Wow, if Phil Jackson asks for the moon, you give him the moon
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Nonetheless .gif)
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| re: Mike D'Antoni hired as Lakers Head Coach (Posted on 11/12/12 at 3:36 am to jturn17)
So just how exactly will D'Antoni help the Lakers' defensive struggles?
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Matisyeezy 
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| re: Mike D'Antoni hired as Lakers Head Coach (Posted on 11/12/12 at 3:36 am to 7thWardTiger)
I dunno, there are limits. What was all that talk about travel restrictions? If he didn't want to travel with the team that would be a problem for me. But...D'Antoni? Should be interesting
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LSUandAU
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| re: Mike D'Antoni hired as Lakers Head Coach (Posted on 11/12/12 at 3:42 am to Matisyeezy)
The players were bitching about Brown, especially the superstar...this lead to his firing. He wasn't given a fair shake.
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diddydirtyAubie
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| re: Mike D'Antoni hired as Lakers Head Coach (Posted on 11/12/12 at 4:09 am to jturn17)
D'Antoni and Kobe can practice their Italian together and reminisce with Steve Nash about their previous failures.
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StraightCashHomey21 
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| re: Mike D'Antoni hired as Lakers Head Coach (Posted on 11/12/12 at 5:24 am to jturn17)
Lakers 2-0 since ditching Mike Brown 
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Gujam8
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| re: Mike D'Antoni hired as Lakers Head Coach (Posted on 11/12/12 at 5:50 am to 7thWardTiger)
Phil wanted complete control of personnel, tons of money, not travel to away games and only a 1 year commitment.
Money wasn't an issue but they wanted more than a 1 year deal and weren't too excited with him not traveling to away games.
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I Bleed Garnet 
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| re: Mike D'Antoni hired as Lakers Head Coach (Posted on 11/12/12 at 5:50 am to diddydirtyAubie)
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D'Antoni and Kobe can practice their Italian together and reminisce with Steve Nash about their previous failures.
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REG861 
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| re: Mike D'Antoni hired as Lakers Head Coach (Posted on 11/12/12 at 5:52 am to Gujam8)
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Phil wanted complete control of personnel, tons of money, not travel to away games and only a 1 year commitment.
absolutely absurd, especially not going to away games.
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northLAgoomba
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| re: Mike D'Antoni hired as Lakers Head Coach (Posted on 11/12/12 at 6:07 am to Gujam8)
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not travel to away games
If true, can't blame the Lakers here. Who would hire a coach that will miss 50% of the games?
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