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Reinsdorf feeling misled

As Mike D’Antoni was introduced today as the new head coach of the New York Knicks, owner of the Chicago Bulls Jerry Reinsdorf finally spoke up with why he isn’t introducing D’Antoni as the Bulls head coach.

“I’m disappointed in him,” Reinsdorf told the Chicago Tribune. “I don’t know what else we could’ve done. He chose to go to New York knowing there was a good chance we would make him an offer. If he had really wanted to be in Chicago, he would’ve waited. Instead, he misled us. It’s not the end of the world, but it is somewhat rude.”

Somethings wrong with the comments are, when he found out D’Antoni’s interest to coach the Bulls, immediate contact should have been established to let him know he was wanted as much as he wanted to be here. Reinsdorf also said “He chose to go to New York knowing there was a good chance we would make him an offer.” If someone doesn’t know completely that an offer is going to be made, why should he be patient and wait when there are other suitors? Reinsdorf also said “If he had really wanted to be in Chicago, he would’ve waited.” Who wants to wait for someone to make a decision on if they want to extend a long-term offer to a coach with a winning record? Money wasn’t even the case, D’Antoni wanted to be here and Reinsdorf wanted to take his time and drag the interviewing process on.

More from Reinsdorf:

“The second subject, I said if we need to get something done this weekend we shouldn’t even bother talking because it will take longer than that,” Reinsdorf told the Tribune.

“He said nothing had to be done over the weekend. I also said if this proceeds to where we want to make an offer, we don’t deal with coach’s agents. He said that’s not a problem and that money wasn’t the most important thing anyway. He said he wanted a job where he was going to be happiest. He said he didn’t want to coach the Knicks.”

Of course anyone could say they don’t want to work somewhere because whatever the reasons maybe. This is the NBA. Millions of dollars are at stake and in even the worst condition, if you have a corporation where management is willing to stand behind you, buy into your philosophy and shows the passion to get you to be a part of it, than you’re going to reconsider. D’Antoni had those aspects from Donnie Walsh and the New York Knicks organization.

So while Reinsdorf was playing chess, D’Antoni and Donnie Walsh were playing checkers.

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