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djsunyc
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5/31/2007  2:59 PM
Magic Make Donovan Offer, Expect Him To Accept By Week's End
31st May, 2007 - 2:45 pm
Brian Schmitz and Tim Povtak Of The Orlando Sentinel -

University of Florida head coach has delayed signing an extension with the Gators for over a week and now there might be a good reason for it.

Sources have informed the Orlando Sentinel that the Magic have made Donovan a big offer and expect him to accept by week's end.

More information as it becomes available.
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5/31/2007  3:12 PM
Donovan would be a good fit with a young talented team like the Magic.
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5/31/2007  3:29 PM
Posted by islesfan:

Donovan would be a good fit with a young talented team like the Magic.

I agree great hire if he accepts. This is also a determining factor is gaging whether a team has a brighter future than us by looking at the coach of the team.

[Edited by - TrueBlue on 05-31-2007 2:30 PM]
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5/31/2007  3:51 PM
I don't know if being a successful college coach transfers into a good pro coach. After all Donovan is a disciple of Pitino and Pitino didn't get in done on the pro level. On the other hand there is nothing left for Donovan to prove on the college level. I wish him sucess.
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5/31/2007  3:58 PM
This is either great or terrible for the magic. only time will tell!
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5/31/2007  4:05 PM
Pitino did have some success at the NBA level, with our Knicks. I think that's the kind of team Donovan is going to inherit with the Magic. He'll have a young stud center in Howard and a solid PG in Nelson to work with, just like Pitino had Ewing and Jackson.

I think this is a good situation for Donovan. I don't know if he can be a championship level coach at the NBA level but I think he will have some success, especially with a young talented team.
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5/31/2007  4:31 PM
Source: Donovan offered $6M per to coach Magic
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Updated: May 31, 2007, 3:38 PM ET
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After weeks of waiting for the University of Florida to finalize his new seven-year contract, the Orlando Magic have entered Billy Donovan's world and given him another substantial offer to ponder.

After leading the Gators to the last two national championships, the 42-year-old Donovan has received a contract offer from the Magic worth $6 million annually, a source told ESPN.com's Pat Forde.

Team officials told the Orlando Sentinel, which first reported the story on its Web site, that Donovan is expected to take the job.

When asked about the job Wednesday, Donovan told the Sentinel he had not spoken with the Magic. Donovan had not contacted Florida athletics director Jeremy Foley as of Thursday afternoon to say whether he's accepted the job, a source close to the situation told ESPN.com.

Donovan's new contract at Florida -- it was presented to him on May 17 but he had yet to sign it as of May 25 -- was to pay him around $3 million in the first year. The contract then was to escalate to more than $3.75 in guaranteed income by the end of the contract in 2013-14, a person familiar with the negotiations told ESPN.com

The 42-year-old Donovan is one of only 12 college basketball coaches to win multiple national championships. The Gators won their second straight in April after beating Ohio State.

The Magic removed Brian Hill as coach on May 23 after two consecutive losing seasons and a first-round sweep in this year's playoffs.

Information from ESPN.com's Andy Katz and Mark Schlabach was used in this report.
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5/31/2007  4:31 PM
Wow. $6 Mil Per?! That's a lot for an unproven coach!
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5/31/2007  4:57 PM
Posted by islesfan:

Pitino did have some success at the NBA level, with our Knicks. I think that's the kind of team Donovan is going to inherit with the Magic. He'll have a young stud center in Howard and a solid PG in Nelson to work with, just like Pitino had Ewing and Jackson.

I think this is a good situation for Donovan. I don't know if he can be a championship level coach at the NBA level but I think he will have some success, especially with a young talented team.

Nelson is no Mark Jackson. In fact, I'm not so sure Nelson is even a pg. He's a shoot first guard who rarely makes his teammates better.
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Posted by bigbeast:
Posted by islesfan:

Pitino did have some success at the NBA level, with our Knicks. I think that's the kind of team Donovan is going to inherit with the Magic. He'll have a young stud center in Howard and a solid PG in Nelson to work with, just like Pitino had Ewing and Jackson.

I think this is a good situation for Donovan. I don't know if he can be a championship level coach at the NBA level but I think he will have some success, especially with a young talented team.

Nelson is no Mark Jackson. In fact, I'm not so sure Nelson is even a pg. He's a shoot first guard who rarely makes his teammates better.

I agree with you, and Howard is no Ewing but it's a similar team that Donovan is inheriting.

They're both young teams that have some players but have underachieved with the help of bad coaching. I think Donovan will have a similar impact on the Magic that Pitino had coming to the Knicks.
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Posted by bigbeast:
Posted by islesfan:

Pitino did have some success at the NBA level, with our Knicks. I think that's the kind of team Donovan is going to inherit with the Magic. He'll have a young stud center in Howard and a solid PG in Nelson to work with, just like Pitino had Ewing and Jackson.

I think this is a good situation for Donovan. I don't know if he can be a championship level coach at the NBA level but I think he will have some success, especially with a young talented team.

Nelson is no Mark Jackson. In fact, I'm not so sure Nelson is even a pg. He's a shoot first guard who rarely makes his teammates better.

I agree with you, and Howard is no Ewing but it's a similar team that Donovan is inheriting.

They're both young teams that have some players but have underachieved with the help of bad coaching. I think Donovan will have a similar impact on the Magic that Pitino had coming to the Knicks.
They need talent. Not coaching. ALSO, they didnt play Darko this past year to keep his contract value down. They need to get help at the PG/SG. G Hill is also gone, so the 3 also... I wish we could trade them someone for their first round pick! Jeffries perhaps? How about Stevie Franchise?
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5/31/2007  5:18 PM
Posted by Caseloads:
Posted by islesfan:
Posted by bigbeast:
Posted by islesfan:

Pitino did have some success at the NBA level, with our Knicks. I think that's the kind of team Donovan is going to inherit with the Magic. He'll have a young stud center in Howard and a solid PG in Nelson to work with, just like Pitino had Ewing and Jackson.

I think this is a good situation for Donovan. I don't know if he can be a championship level coach at the NBA level but I think he will have some success, especially with a young talented team.

Nelson is no Mark Jackson. In fact, I'm not so sure Nelson is even a pg. He's a shoot first guard who rarely makes his teammates better.

I agree with you, and Howard is no Ewing but it's a similar team that Donovan is inheriting.

They're both young teams that have some players but have underachieved with the help of bad coaching. I think Donovan will have a similar impact on the Magic that Pitino had coming to the Knicks.
They need talent. Not coaching. ALSO, they didnt play Darko this past year to keep his contract value down. They need to get help at the PG/SG. G Hill is also gone, so the 3 also... I wish we could trade them someone for their first round pick! Jeffries perhaps? How about Stevie Franchise?

I think they need both. I mean Brian Hill?
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5/31/2007  7:56 PM
Cap situation? Are they players for Chauncey Billups? Rashard Lewis?
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5/31/2007  9:38 PM
Donovan Accepts Orlando Job
31st May, 2007 - 6:12 pm
AP -

Billy Donovan has agreed to leave the Gators to coach the Orlando Magic , an official in the NBA told The Associated Press on Thursday.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal hasn't been finalized, said Donovan agreed to a five-year, $27.5 million contract.
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6/3/2007  11:31 PM
ESPN is reporting that Donovan is having second thoughts and is looking to back out on his deal with the Magic.

Seriously, what's wrong with these people? I want to be traded...No I want to stay here...I want to be traded...I'm staying at Florida...I'm excited to be here in Orlando...I want to go back to Florida...

He should be forced to sit out a season.
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6/4/2007  12:01 AM
Donovan may be in talks with Florida about return

By Andy Katz
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Billy Donovan informed the Magic and the University of Florida over the weekend that he had second thoughts about agreeing to be Orlando's head coach, but it's unclear if the NBA team will let him go.

Orlando has a signed contract from Donovan and are making a decision as to whether or not to let him out of the five-year, $27.5 million deal that he signed Thursday, multiple sources told ESPN.com Sunday.

If the Magic do let Donovan out of the deal, they have to decide whether to enforce a financial penalty. Both sides aren't talking publicly since there are legal issues involved in such a decision.

Donovan's hiring on Thursday prompted the sale of 200 Magic season tickets by Friday afternoon. Magic communications director Joel Glass confirmed that number after Friday's news conference introducing Donovan to a standing ovation from the entire on-site Magic organization at the RDV Sportsplex in Orlando. Losing Donovan as coach would likely be a public relations hit to a franchise that needed a pop.

Donovan is coming off winning back-to-back national titles at Florida, the first time that has occurred since Duke did it in 1991-92. Donovan, who turned 42 Wednesday, agonized over the decision to accept the Magic offer after first being approached last week.

Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley flew to Richmond, Va., on Saturday to meet with Donovan's former assistant, VCU head coach Anthony Grant, about the opening. But multiple sources confirmed that the plane was on the ground for less than an hour. Foley left without Grant aboard.

Over the weekend, multiple sources said Grant was the top choice but that both he and Donovan wanted to make sure that all of their respective staffs were taken care of before any move was made.

Multiple sources said that the decision now rests in the hands of the Magic. A final decision could come as early as Monday.

On Friday, Donovan was emphatic about why he ultimately made the choice. He said that he wanted a new challenge and saw the proximity to his home in Gainesville and the young stars on the Magic roster like Dwight Howard and Jameer Nelson as well as $10-13 million in salary cap space as a primary reason for jumping at this job.
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6/4/2007  12:04 AM
WTF? He wants out now?
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6/4/2007  12:23 AM
He should never be offered another head coaching job in the NBA.


This guy is Hamming up the spotlight
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Posted by islesfan:

ESPN is reporting that Donovan is having second thoughts and is looking to back out on his deal with the Magic.

Seriously, what's wrong with these people? I want to be traded...No I want to stay here...I want to be traded...I'm staying at Florida...I'm excited to be here in Orlando...I want to go back to Florida...

He should be forced to sit out a season.

Agreed. WTF indeed. If you're happy where you are, STAY!!! If you're not happy, GO!!! If you want a better opportunity, GO!!! But be ****ing sure. It's so ridiculous.

We had, recently, at our company, two guys my company really wanted to hire, to fill crucial positions. BOTH agreed to come on and then recinded their acceptance two days later. One by email, one by fax. WTF is wrong with these people??? If you accept, that's it!! You're done. Anything else is an absolute damage to any credibility you have. And btw, we lost out on another talented candidate because of those two *******s.

At this point, if I'm the Magic, I don't want Donovan. I tell him, fine, you can have an out. You owe us an $x million penalty and reimbursement for all the fans who bought season tickets based on your arrival... and you can't coach for a year. That's it, *******.
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6/4/2007  12:29 AM
Tha Magic should take half of whatever Florida gives him
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