You shut your mouth!!!!!
The situation reminded me of the Brett Brown signing. For a first time GM, Marks still had considerable leverage because Brooklyn has been such a dumpster fire the last several years. Pop gave an interview last year where he predicted that it wouldn't be long before Marks had offers to run his own team. The delay in signing, as with Brown, was most certainly due to Marks extracting more guarantees in terms of salary, length of contract, and authority.
I can't believe this.
I guess he took it.
Wellagreed...
now let's imagine one sec this was TP's quote
Yeah
To be expected.
It's funny that maybe the owner knew to pretend like he didn't know who Marks was because that's how the Spurs work. They try to contain any information/moves as much as possible.
You can blame him for setting the criteria of wanting to "win-now", but I don't think that should classify him as a meddler..from everything I've read the past few years, he trusts whoever he hires to make the basketball moves, unlike other pro sports owners that have a "hands-on" reputation..
He has also been outspoken about the mistakes in his mindset after purchasing the Nets, he's aware of the problems with the franchise(he wrote an article about it the other day, too, IIRC)..there's no doubt IMO that Marks is going to have a huge leash..
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It turns out that it was just some forced humor on his part. Apparently he said that he had never heard of the Knicks in an answer to a later question in that press conference.
It's not the same as with coaches. The opportunity doesn't arise as often, especially when the elite coaches demand dual roles. Think about Danny ferry. Arguably the best after RC still sitting on his ass even after they tried to rehabilitate him in the media. And the net's job isn't that bad. Cleveland is the worst because you are not independent. Marks will be king in New York. Brooklyn's performance will be graded on a curve. They can't tank so presumably they will trade assets for picks and work d league level players, etc.
I guess he took it.
After all, the spurs haven't had a lottery pick since 1996 and they still outperform most teams in talent acquisition.No better comparison to Brooklyn than that.
Firesale for Marks. I would see what kind of picks I could get for Lopez, Johnson, Young and Jack. Might be the only movable pieces but even then, outside of Lopez I don't think you can get more than second rounders.
Clippers have a pick swap with BKN on their 2nd this year
Only if they don't box out Toronto for that fifth spot. They're going to make it.
It seems like they know his name after all...
Good luck Sean
Congrats to Sean. Best of luck to him.
I guess that one of the major drawbacks of being such a successful frachsise is that everyone tries to poach your personnel.
Becky Hammon will be getting head coaching job offers soon enough.
How much are they paying him? I hope he demanded more than Phil Jackson is getting.
Indeed man. Very stealthy, very Spursy.
It seems like they know his name after all...
Good luck Sean
GL Sean
Interview with Marks on NZ Sports Radio.
https://soundcloud.com/nzherald/sean-marks
Seems it was RC & Pop that first flagged the opportunity to him.
http://nypost.com/2016/02/18/nets-fe...ng-wikipedia/?
Nets feel good about new GM after consulting Wikipedia
By Brian Lewis
February 18, 2016 | 8:13pm
When Sean Marks was announced as Brooklyn’s new general manager Thursday morning, the Nets’ coach and players didn’t know a ton about their new boss. But Wikipedia and word of mouth told them enough: He got the stamp of approval from the Spurs, and he’s known for winning as a player, coach and executive.
And they say that kind of pedigree from the NBA’s gold standard bodes well for his future — and theirs.
“I’m familiar with him. I don’t know him personally, but obviously coming from the Spurs organization, he’s seen winning,” interim coach Tony Brown said. “He’s been a part of it as a player, and he’s been a part of it as an executive. I’m sure that’ll bode well for him in the new job.”
The morning after Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov claimed he’d need another week to hire a GM, Brooklyn and Marks had negotiated through the night. They overcame his qualms about the job (14-40 record, without a first-round pick until 2019) and hammered out a deal for a reported four years.
The Nets will get a 40-year-old New Zealander who won a 2005 NBA le as a player, another in 2014 as an assistant coach under Gregg Popovich, then rose to assistant GM under R.C. Buford, who called him a rising star. It was enough to impress Prokhorov — and forward Thaddeus Young.
“I think it’s a great hire for us,” Young said. “Anybody that’s coming from the Spurs organization is definitely a great hire from what they’ve done in the past 20, 25 years. They’ve had a great organization, they’ve won championship after championship, always have produced a great team, and they have great people within the organization, great basketball minds. … They’ve done a pretty good job.
“All of the guys that they’re pushing out are making great progress in the league. Coach [Mike Budenholzer] in Atlanta’s done a very good job with those guys, for what [coach Brett Brown] has done with his young guys, developing some of the young guys over with the 76ers. … They’re getting better each and every game and each and every year. [The Spurs] have done a really good job just pushing out assistant coaches or general managers, front-office guys, each and every year.’’
And Brooklyn is banking on Marks being the latest.
“I tried to inform myself a bit. I did the Wikipedia — I’m sure what all the high school kids do now when they look up assignments,” Brook Lopez said. “I looked up his career. I looked at his background and everything like that obviously — his time with the Spurs and everything. So it’s interesting. It is [encouraging]. They do things right there obviously.”
A sentiment echoed by Joe Johnson.
“Yeah, definitely,” Johnson said. “They’ve all been pretty successful, the guys who’ve come up from under Pop. It’s a testament to him and the things they try to implement as far as their system and great ball movement, guys playing together, playing for one another. It’s very successful, so we’ll see what happens here.”
Could Ettore Messina happen here as coach? The Spurs assistant’s name will logically be linked to the Nets since he’s worked with Marks and for Prokhorov. Messina won four Euroleague les, including one in 2006 for CSKA Moscow when Prokhorov was the owner and the Italian was Euroleague Coach of the Year.
Can a foreign coach succeed in the NBA?
“It’s possible,” Johnson said.
“I’m not sure. It just depends on how the team responds to him,” Young said. “You never know until you try.”
Whether the Nets will try is going to be one of the most intriguing questions for Marks.
His first thankful to the Spurs will be to trade Lopez to the Spurs for Bonner.
He better leave Ime alone.
My first thought too.
HC Becky acomin'
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