http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/ Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1086473412030&call_pageid= 969907729483&col=970081562040 Jun. 6, 2004. 01:00 AM Rose excited over newest Raptor hires DOUG SMITH SPORTS REPORTER LOS ANGELES—Jalen Rose has some shopping to do. News that the Raptors will add hall of famers Alex English and Wayne Embry to a staff headed by new general manager Rob Babcock has the noted clothes horse ready to search out a special piece for his wardrobe. "I've got to go buy his throwback jersey and put it on," Rose said of English, the legendary Denver Nuggets forward who'll become Toronto's director of player personnel with an official announcement tomorrow. "It'll give me something to brag about around here." Rose, who is at the NBA Finals as a guest interviewer for The Best Damned Sports Show Period, welcomed news yesterday morning that the Raptors had settled on a management team to replace Glen Grunwald. "Sometimes when you take a long time to make a decision, you come up with a bad decision (but) to come and score like this, that's a huge boost for our team," Rose said. Embry and English bring a wealth of experience to the Raptors. Embry, 68, is a former president and chief executive officer of the Cleveland Cavaliers. While he's been in semi-retirement since leaving the Cavs after the 2001 season, he was the team's general manager for 13 years and president for two. English played 16 seasons in the NBA, scoring 25,613 points. He's worked as an assistant coach and scout with the Atlanta Hawks and spent last season as an assistant coach with the Philadelphia 76ers. --

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