Warkentien GM Candidate

by MikeTheIntern on Aug 4, 2010 3:25 PM EDT

The Nuggets let general manager Mark Warkentien go on Tuesday and he is expected to be a candidate for the job in New York should Donnie Walsh decide to make a hire.

The New York Post reported recently that Warkentien, a friend of Walsh's, had a preliminary interview with the Knicks last summer after being given permission by the Nuggets owner.

Sounds like Nuggets Ex GM Mark Warkentien may be some of Allan Houston's competition for the GM spot. Honestly, I love Allan Houston but at this point I'd rather have an established GM that worked for a contending team. We are rising as a franchise and bringing in Houston is a big risk. He has no GM experience so giving him the job is a gamble in case he screws us due to his inexperience. Plus Donnie's apprentices didn't really have much success when Donnie let them fly out on their own. So I'd take Warkentien at this point but keep Houston as Donnie's assistant or promote him to a different position. I'd like him to stay a part of the Knicks but I'm not yet sold on the idea of him becoming our General Manager. I don't know much about Warkentien but he came from Denver so he has to know how to succeed and be smart about it. I'm hoping whatever decision we make doesn't bite us in the rear.

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id take portlands cut bait guy before warks

so houston or pritchard at this point…..BUT.. id love to see Donnie stick around for the success this team is going to bring soon.

"they try to do what he do, and been where he's been, but they get folded in two.....he's the dude"

by semsemma on Aug 4, 2010 3:30 PM EDT reply actions

I like Houston

but for GM I like this Nuggets dude. He made a lot of good moves there, of course Melo was an “easy” choice and he exploited Isiah’s ignorance well, but the Nuggets were built into a contender under his watch.

The Billups trade was a steal

by FreeBradshaw on Aug 4, 2010 3:31 PM EDT reply actions

Who exactly was in that deal?

"As humans we strive for success but live with fear. If success was inevitable, fear cannot exist" Michael Kelley

by MikeTheIntern on Aug 4, 2010 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Was it Just

Iverson for Billups and Mcdyess If I remember correctly?
That was a steal if so.

"As humans we strive for success but live with fear. If success was inevitable, fear cannot exist" Michael Kelley

by MikeTheIntern on Aug 4, 2010 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions

yea it was

i don’t remember if mcdyess was in the mix, but it was a murderous fleecing.

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by stingy d on Aug 4, 2010 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions

"Expected to be a candidate"...

I’m filing this one under the “a GM just got canned, so let’s haphazardly throw his name into the conversation so in the event that the Knicks do go after him months or years from now, we can say we reported it first” category.

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by Seth on Aug 4, 2010 3:45 PM EDT reply actions

well it says that he had a prelim already

so its not as haphazard as say…Kevin Pritchard from Portland

by FreeBradshaw on Aug 4, 2010 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions

agreed!

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by Seth on Aug 4, 2010 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions

fuck the ncaa and their bitchy rules

but mark warkentein played a major role in those unlv teams that murdered squads until the college cops put the kibosh on that. he was basically did what he does now, but in a sneaky way. he’s been around the league in a management capacity for years and years, he knows how to spot talent with the best of them (isiah, anyone?), he knows how to assemble a team (kaaaahhhhhnnn!!!!), and he must be well-liked and respected in the nba community.

allan houston is super religious, and sort of dainty. i don’t like allan as a get things done gm. but i’d love to throw him in the corner and watch him bang three’s. no pedo.

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by stingy d on Aug 4, 2010 7:15 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs