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Article: Danny Ferry: New Cavs GM is young, but well-schooled.
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- Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH)
- Article date:
- July 4, 2005
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Byline: Marla Ridenour
Johnny Dawkins has known Danny Ferry since Ferry's DeMatha High School basketball team whipped Dawkins' Mackin squad when they were growing up in the Washington, D.C., area.
Not surprisingly, Dawkins wasn't among those worried if Ferry was ready for his new job as general manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers when he was named to the post last week.
"I definitely think he's ready," said Dawkins, associate head coach at Duke University. "He's learned from the masters."
Some who have been in Ferry's shoes in professional basketball believe that just as strongly. A few of them took over a team at a younger age than ...