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Kevin Love recently had an interview with SLAM in which he answered a few questions--about David Kahn, the future of the Wolves, the lockout, and Michael Beasley.
When asked 'if Beas was going to be okay" (in reference to the recent dustup with the law & once again--marijuana--Kevin Love answered: "Yeah, Beas will be good. He's eccentric, he's a different dude, but he's going to figure it out. Just talking to him, despite what happened to him in Minnesota a couple weeks back, he has grown up in a lot of respects and I look forward to playing with him for a lot of years." Then of course came the question of "What are your feelings about the Kurt Rambis firing?" (it's no secret that Love & Rambis didn't have a great relationship--not BAD in most respects, but just not as good as you'd hope your star player & coach would be) "It is a business and I had a good relationship with Kurt. I wish him well in his future endeavors. He's been around a plethora of winning. He was with the Showtime Lakers with the funky goggles and shaggy hair all the way to being an assistant with the Lakers as well. He will get a job. He's articulate and I learned a lot from him. I wish him the best. Business always comes first and that's what the front office decided to do," Love responded. Lastly, SLAM asked--'Do you believe in David Kahn's vision for this team and are you behind what he's doing?' "I'm definitely behind what he's doing. Like I said it's a little bittersweet and tough to swallow, just because we're going to have some growing pains again. Hopefully it's not a 15-17-win season. Hopefully we can push into the 30-35-win category if not make the Playoffs. We need to stick together and grow as much as possible. Luckily this offseason we have seven guys out here in Southern California during the lockout. We can all get together and roll the ball out and play some pickup games. In that regard it's going to help us, but until we get out on the floor with our new coach, we're not going to know exactly where we're going to go." Needless to say Kevin Love along with the rest of the Timberwolves will be working diligently during the lockout trying to improve on back-to-back 'teen-win' seasons! With all the talent and a new coach with a different approach, it could be an interesting 11-12 for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Stay tuned all year round for your up-to-date TWolves news, information and updates. In the coming days we'll be delving into the coaching search and remember to click on our News tab for the up-to-date information on the Wolves coaching search. Until then, thanks for reading and GO WOLVES!
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It's official--the Minnesota Timberwolves will interview the "winningest NBA head coach in history"--Don Nelson. Nelson has been clamoring for an interview every since he heard of the vacancy and has stated how intrigued he is with all of the young talent the TWolves have been stockpiling the past few seasons.
The President of Operations: David Kahn and Owner: Glen Taylor will sit down with Nelson as their fifth candidate on Sunday. He'll follow interviews of Terry Porter, Mike Woodson, Bernie Bickerstaff and Rick Adelman. Nelson has actually, reportedly, been in town all week long. Not really to prep for the interview, but maybe he flew from Hawaii to Minnesota to visit his daughter--a schoolteacher & see his grandkids who live in Minnetonka. Nelson got started in the NBA in 1962 when he was selected in the third round of the 1962 NBA Draft--picked 17th overall, by the Chicago Zephyrs. He spent 14 seasons in the NBA before retiring in 1976. The next season he was already in a head coaching gig with the Milwaukee Bucks which lasted till 1987 (11 seasons!), then from 1988-1995 he was the head coach of the Golden State Warriors, in 1997 he was hired by the Dallas Mavericks, where he coached until 2005, in 2006 he was re-hired by the Golden State Warriors until 2010, when he was fired and replaced by Keith Smart (who was fired this past summer and replaced by Mark Jackson). In Nelson's 29 years as a head coach he's amassed a 1335-1063 coaching record (a .557 winning percentage). Nelson's fast paced-run n gun offense is assumably exactly what David Kahn has stated he wants in the Timberwolves new head coach, having the most wins in the history of the NBA on your resume SHOULD DEFINITELY help! The interview will take place Sunday and Jerry Zgoda of the Star Tribune reports that the Timberwolves will interview a few more candidates following Nelson on Sunday--presumably early next week. Until then, thanks for reading and remember to check back daily for all the up-to-date TWolves news, information & updates!! GO WOLVES! The Minnesota Timberwolves will interview their third head coach candidate Saturday with Pres. of Operations David Kahn & Owner Glen Taylor. Another elderly coaching candidate: Rick Adelman will get an interview.
Most are considering Rick Adelman a ‘dream hire’ for the Timberwolves that could very well be the answer to all their problems. Rick Adelman, 65, began in the NBA as a player when he was selected in the 7th round of the 1968 NBA Draft—79th overall. He spent just six season in the League before retiring in 1975, but that was only the beginning for Adelman. In 1988 he returned to the NBA as a head coach for the Portland Trailblazers he was there from 88-93, from 1995-97 he coached the Golden State Warriors, from 1999-2006 he was the head coach of the Sacramento Kings and most recently from 2007-2011 he was the head coach of the Houston Rockets, before being ‘let go’ earlier this summer—and replaced by former Wolves GM & Head Coach—Kevin McHale. In his 20 year coaching career, Adelman has amassed a 945-616 record (.605 winning percentage). In my opinion this would definitely be the ideal hire for the Timberwolves, the other VERY intriguing candidate seems to be Don Nelson. My only concern with this process is that with the Wolves still owing Rambis over $4M, is owner Glen Taylor willing to shell out some cash to get a great head coach, or are we going to start all over again with bargain coach that’ll get the Wolves nowhere….? |
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