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Originally Posted by johnston797
I don't agree. JR specifically said MD "misled" the Bulls saying there was no timetable. MD explained that by the Friday night, he decided to go with the Knicks and didn't want an offer from the Bulls. That's entirely different that saying MD didn't want an offer at any point from the Bulls.
p.s. If you are still not sure, please go back and re-read the question, not just the answer.
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I see what you're saying. I guess it's unclear. My sense was D'Antoni told the Bulls not to make an offer, not because he'd ruled out the Bulls in favor of the Knicks, but rather because he was saying "Give me a non-monetary reason why I should take this job over the NY job." I think the indictment of management is that they couldn't do that, when Chicago should have been a more appealing situation in all aspects other than perhaps considerations regarding what city the D'Antonis prefer to live in.
Either way, it seems you and I are in agreement that Reinsdorf likely came off as pompous or cold to D'Antoni.