Thursday, April 24, 2014

Mike D'Antoni to Tour Islands of Italy?

    There might be somewhere between one hundred fifty and two hundred fifty thousand islands throughout the world; once Mike D'Antoni receives his "golden handshake" (a bag of cash, ie $4M) from the Lakers, he will probably head to one or two of them.  
May the calls of  Italy swoon the Lakers Coach on his Golden Journey


The interest of the "status" of the Los Angeles Lakers' Coach is remarkable and in many ways has become a spectacle of sorts.  One of the biggest questions surrounding the coach is where he might go to coach next, as in immediately.  I would rather ask this question: Why, after the two seasons that Mike D'Antoni has had at the helm would he want to Coach at all next season (should he and the Lakers part ways)?  

       Many people, in fact,  would go on a paid vacay because it is certainly very unlikely it will be a Staycay... Althought THERE IS a Venice in CA, most fans would like to see Mike D'Antoni somewhere very far from LA.

 Islands TOUR: , Capri, Lipari, Levanzo, San Paolo  (Italian Islands), you get the idea (MIKE D speaks Italian)..  Here is some Lakers talk at an Islands Restaurant with some passionate fans.  We talk about Mike D'Antoni (of course).  CLICK to Listen




Mike D'Antoni is fluent in Italian and probably is in need of rest, relaxation and getting rooted in ancestry and self...
 
Imagine: Mike D'Antoni, on THIS boat, nowhere near L.A.




File:Isole della Sicilia.svgThis is a map of a suggested Island.. Although Lakers fans WANT Mike D to "GET LOST!"  They want to make sure he finds his way to ITALY!




'buon viaggio!'











Something Tells Me that Kobe would AGREE






However, 

                     D'Antoni (Mike) is STAYING in LA...


..For now BECAUSE HE  IS IS STILL UNDER CONTRACT.  PERIOD.

Much of the day, on sports talk radio, was spent yesterday April 23, 2014, talking about the article written by Chuck McGill of the Charleston Daily Mail.  This is an excerpt from that article:
   
"Sources told the Charleston Daily Mail on Tuesday afternoon that D’Antoni will remain the head coach of the Lakers and, thus, will not be in position to accept the vacant Herd hoops job." -

Q: who are the "sources" and what did "they" say?

Fact: D'Antoni is under contract, thus is currently employed by the Lakers until further notice.  See THIS ARTICLE to learn more about comments by Mitch Kupchak.                            

Mike D'Antoni's alma mater is Marshall University and he remains tied to the school and Mr. Dantoni recently told everyone that they are always trying to get him to coach 

 Besides, this news hit today:

                                          
 (Thursday, April 24, 2014) that Dan D'Antoni will be their next Head Coach.




May I suggest a position with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, once Mike D'Anotni's Islands Tour is over with?  Michael Andrew D'Antoni, or  M.A.D,  for the  MAD ANTS (D'Ant)  RIGHT? See HAVE YOU HERD? 

 While everyone is spending time discussing how D'Antoni is staying with the Lakers, Marshall University seemed SO confident that the Lakers WILL BE FIRING MIKE D'ANTONI THAT THEY WERE OFFERING HIM A MULTI-YEAR, MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR DEAL (according to Chuck McGill).


Mike D'Antoni STILL Lakers Coach


Having a Guaranteed YEAR left on Contract, Mike D'Antoni will have a multi-million dollar deal to go on VACATION!

       
CIAO,

            D'Antoni


Ciao to Dan! 

     and, Ciao to Michael too?