Floozenheimen wrote:King of Canada wrote:
I hope so. He deserves some kind of job, if for nothing else than to show what he can do.
Better than Phil.
I'm curious, what makes you believe that Allan Houston is qualified to be an NBA GM? I honestly can say I have no clue if he will be a bag of turds or some combination of Jerry West, Pat Riley and Red Auerbach. He literally has accomplished nothing so far as an executive. He could be great, or a disaster that does not know how to work the cap, evaluate talent or build a cohesive team.
To me this screams of nepotism, rewarding those that are loyal, versus hiring the most qualified individual. I'm hoping for the best, but absolutely expecting the worst. James Dolan's ability hire competent people is laughable.
Well, he has been an exec since being assistant to Walsh, worked under Grunny, has been groomed for a while to be eventual gm under Mills. He's well liked and has a good rep, has been involved at a high level in political fundraising (Obama, who is a friend). I don't see a problem with the Knicks grooming a guy who they think could be a good future exec, and then actually giving him the opportunity. We always seem to think it is better to grab some other guy with no actual experience being "THE guy" from another Org., but think it's no good to do it ourselves. It has been obvious for along time that Houston will eventually get a shot. I want to see what he can do.
