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Nuggets coach George Karl goes to bat for Mark Warkentien

08/31/2010

It is not a secret that Nuggets coach George Karl and former vice president of basketball operations Mark Warkentien are good friends. So while Karl was happy for another friend, Masai Ujiri, to take control of the basketball team, he also took a minute to campaign for his buddy.
“The change surprised me,” Karl said. “Mark [...]

Keep an eye on… Chauncey Billups

08/30/2010

With USA Basketball, Chauncey Billups has been the veteran leader coach Mike Krzyzewski needs running the show for the Americans as they continue play in the world championships.

Nuggets Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

09/02/2010

It’s a bit of a homecoming for Masai Ujiri.

The Nuggets have named Ujiri, a scout for the team from 2003-07 in his first significant NBA stint, executive vice president of basketball operations. He steps in after the Nuggets in August elected not to renew the contracts of vice presidents Mark Warkentien and Rex Chapman and announced Josh Kroenke would be elevated to an ownership role. Josh Kroenke, son of owner Stan Kroenke, will take over in the wake of his father becoming full owner of the St. Louis Rams and will have an increased role in personnel.

But Ujiri will handle the day-to-day operations of the team. He previously was assistant general manager for the Toronto Raptors.

“I had a great time there and a great working experience,” Ujiri, 39, said of his first…

US sluggish vs. Tunisia but goes to 5-0 (AP)

09/02/2010

With nothing to play for, the United States looked as if it didn’t want to play. Outworked and outhustled, the Americans led winless Tunisia by only four points early in the third quarter before turning the game into a rout over the final 15 minutes of a 92-57 victory Thursday. Eric Gordon scored 21 points for the U.S., which had already clinched first place in its group and was more interested…

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