Donnie Walsh’s First Blunder or Future Knicks Media War?
Donnie Walsh really blew it. Mr. Nice Guy pulled a fast one. Actually, he pulled an Isiah. Or is that “a Dolan”… Hiring Mike D’Antoni? Nah, the jury is out on that one until we see future personnel moves. Pissing off the big bad New York Daily News? Not a smart career move. Almost one hour after CNNSI Jack McCallum reported Saturday at 1:25 pm that the Knicks had just hired D’Antoni, the New York Daily News article that morning still read: “The Deal was Shot Down”. ESPN’s website didn’t look much better as a top NBA headline read “D’Antoni Waiting for Bulls”. …So how did the NY Daily News get it so wrong? Well, they reported that Walsh himself had denied the report for two days before officially closing the deal. Yesterday, Daily News beat reporter Frank Isola remarked that “Walsh’s credibility” was “taking a hit”. Read Full article at Sports On My Mind
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