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Barkley gets down to brass tacks about his desire for GM position
Carlos Boozer said there will be no issues with his tenuous situation in Utah. The Jazz have tried to shop Boozer (left), who is entering the final year of his contract, for the past year. Utah even re-signed Paul Millsap , his eventual replacement at power forward, to a $32 million extension. ...
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Fiddlin' and Diddlin' - Daily Links 10/25
LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog — ... Herald Allen knocked out of practice Ray Allen update NBA Team Capsules Celtics get their fix on ‘D’ Captain feels for former running mate Paul Pierce still revels in Celtics’ rebirth Globe Photos: Shamrock Foundation Gala Barkley gets down to brass tacks about his desire for GM position Offseason moves bolster Orlando Magic’s chances to contend for title Celtics’ Ray Allen suffers minor cut to left eye in practice ...

Daily Links 10/25
CelticsBlog — Herald    Allen knocked out of practice Ray Allen update NBA Team Capsules Celtics get their fix on ‘D’ Captain feels for former running mate Paul Pierce still revels in Celtics’ rebirth Globe   Photos: Shamrock Foundation Gala Barkley gets down to brass tacks about his desire for GM position Offseason moves bolster Orlando Magic’s chances to contend for title Celtics’ Ray Allen suffers minor cut to left eye in ...

The Sunday Cruisin' Links
Fang's Bites — As I get ready to remove some 800 million leaves off my lawn and roof that fell during last night's rainstorm here in Southern New England, I'll do some linkage for you. Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe writes that TNT's Charles Barkley is opening campaigning for an NBA GM job. We prepare to say goodbye to Neil Best of Newsday as we'll no longer have access to his columns and blog posts after October 28. He writes that New Yorkers will have to exercise their remote fingers as the Yankees and Giants will be playing simultaneously tonight. Neil says ...

Charles Barkley ready to be a GM
NBA - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports — ... Charles Barkley has been rattling the cage at TNT for eight years and now he apparently wants to be a general manager for an NBA team, according to the Boston Globe. "I think everybody around me knows it's time for me to take a different challenge," he said. ...

Suicide lines: Charles Barkley wants to be a GM; injury updates
Ball Don't Lie — ... Gary Washburn, Boston Globe: "[Charles Barkley] is tiring of criticizing teams and wants the responsibility to build a winner with his own hands. 'It's time for me to be a general manager,' said Barkley, who has been at TNT for eight years. 'I think everybody around me knows it's time for me to take a different challenge. I always want to keep going as a person. I love my job. I love the people I work with. But now it's time for me to take on another challenge as a man. I need to grow as a person and it's time for me. And certainly I can do a better job ...

Barkley Wants Shot at Being an Awful GM
SLAM Online — ... Charles Barkley wants to be a GM, and is evidently not afraid of failing spectacularly in the role: “[Teams] are taking a chance on guys worse than me,’ said Barkley. ‘First of all, I think my résumé is better than some of the other guys who have gotten jobs running NBA teams.  want my chance to fail, just like everybody else.’’’ ...

Charles Barkley Wants to Be a General Manager
The Big Lead — ... Barkley: The Round Mound of Rebound, who begins his 8th season as a TNT analyst this week, said, “It’s time for me to be a general manager.” We just hope he doesn’t take the Milwaukee Bucks’ job, which is the one we want. Does this mean Barkley is giving up all those political aspirations? If he does plan on leaving TNT when his deal is up, we hope Chris Webber replaces him. Barkley has the Lakers and Celtics meeting in the Finals next June. [Boston Globe] ...

Barkley For GM! A Great Idea (As Soon As The NBA Creates The 4-Hour Work Week)
DallasBasketball.com — [image] Charles Barkley wants to be a fireman! No, a governor! No, a juggler! No, an NBA GM! “It’s time for me to be a general manager,’’ Barkley says. “I want my chance to fail, just like everybody else.’’ Well, I disagree with the first part of that statement. But Charles is on the right track with the second part of that statement. Should we take this seriously for just a moment? The lovable Barkley would be the least-hardest-working GM in sports history. There are others who've had that sort of job who are less qualified (the ex-sportswriter running the T’Wolves comes ...

Points in the Paint
BallerBlogger.com — ... Charles Barkley wants to be a general manager, or as the Chuckster puts it: “I want my chance to fail, just like everybody else.’’ ...

The Sports Retorter: Charles Barkley wants his chance to ruin a franchise
Fanster.com — Charles Barkley wants a chance to be a general manager of an NBA franchise. Let that sink in for a minute. The bluntly honest former Sun who is no stranger to controversial comments and actions wants a chance to shape a NBA franchise (lets just hope it’s not in his image). I’m as big of a Charles Barkley fan as you’ll find in Phoenix. I loved the way he played, owned his jersey, in both black and purple, I was at the game he scored his 20,000 career point and to this day have a poster of him dunking in my home ...

Big names
Sports Media Watch — ... ) Charles Barkey : The TNT NBA analyst, set to appear on The Late Show with David Letterman Monday night, has recently expressed a desire to move into the front office of an NBA team. "It’s time for me to be a general manager," Barkley said recently. "I love my job. I love the people I work with. But now it’s time for me to take on another challenge as a man." ( Boston Globe )

Charles Barkley a new style GM
NBA Obsessed — ... “It’s time for me to be a general manager,’’ said Barkley, who has been at TNT for eight years. “I think everybody around me knows it’s time for me to take a different challenge. “I always want to keep going as a person. I love my job. I love the people I work with. But now it’s time for me to take on another challenge as a man. I need to grow as a person and it’s time for me. “And certainly I can do a better job than some of these guys have been doing.’’ source ...

Linking Into Monday Night: College Gameday Signs, Halloween is on its Way, NBA Thoughts, and World Series Ruminations
Never on Injured Reserve — ... ) Being a huge fan of his television exploits, I don't want to see this happen, but Sir Charles wants to be a GM. ( Boston Globe ) Vladimir Guerrerro is quite the mamma's boy. ( ...

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