misterearl wrote:- be a native new Yorker- have a proven record of winning at an NBA Hall of Fame level
- have extensive experience in franchise building and maintenance. He owns a championship ring.
- NOT be so much of the MSG corporate culture that he is a part of some committee, cartel, cabal or circle of friends. He is is own man.
- own the vision of an elite point guard. Coincidentally, he might played the position at an elite level.
- NOT be a golf buddy of James Dolan
- be focused, determined and draw on his life experiences with people and their biases to have a rare perspective on judging talent and blending diverse talent
- care less about pleasing the media with interviews or sound bites because he is smarter than them. Some might call him arrogant or aloof. Cool.
- knows that New Yorkers are demanding, impatient, prone to second-guess every move and will boo you without mercy if the think you are dogging it.
- knows that New Yorkers can lift a supreme effort from a mediocre player by sheer intensity, will and volume
The ideal President of Basketball Operations would be Lenny Wilkens. But it will never happen.
Unfortunately, our franchise burns too many bridges.
Ever since James Dolan broke the news last Friday that he would not be signing Donnie Walsh to a contract extension, there has been rampant speculation as to who might be named as Walsh's successor. Glen Grunwald has been tabbed as the interim GM and there are a slew of individuals purportedly up for consideration. Current MSG employees such as Mark Warkentien, Scott O'Neil, John Gabriel, and Allan Houston have been mentioned as potential in-house candidates. A variety of basketball men, with varying levels of experience, have been also been mentioned over the last few days: Kevin Pritchard, Chris Mullin, Jeff Bower, Rich Cho, Danny Ferry, Kiki Vandeweghe, John Calipari, among others…
However, instead of speculating as to who Dolan may anoint as the Knicks next decision maker, let's take a look at what the new hire has in store.
First, we can address the positives: Due to Donnie Walsh's brilliant efforts, the Knicks roster contains two legit NBA superstars. With Amar'e Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony set in place as the building blocks of New York's foundation moving forward, the upside if obvious.Walsh had a three-pronged plan of attack when accepting the job back in 2008. The first step was somehow getting rid of the many bloated, "untradeable" contracts he inherited and getting far enough under the salary cap to become a player in the free agent market. Next up was turning that cap space into stars that would lift the franchise out of the cellar and into playoff contention. The final step was the difficult task of rounding out the roster by surrounding the superstars with a strong supporting cast of role players and reliable, consistent contributors.
Must have seen your thread here and got a Wacky Idea to copycat sorta
