Is Kahn going to survive this? Should he survive this?

[Tirion]

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/898 ... ng-houston

this is the example of a front office that knows what the hell they are doing.

no buzzwords about "3 year plan", "long and athletic", "united we run" and other BS.

no idiotic decisions like "yeah, we want to run, but we're going to hire a coach who only knows triangle".

no throwing **** on the wall hoping that something sticks.

1) have a vision
2) get everybody from owner to front office to coaching stuff to players on board
3) execute it

[Calinks]

I would love to have a front office that has that. Even I took a double take at what Houston offered Harden but you can't put a price on a great player like that. Was absolutely the right move. I really want us to make a play like that.

[Tirion]

But Houston wants to be a top-10 offensive rebounding team, Sampson says, and Robinson can help there. Another intriguing potential solution: Donatas Motiejunas, a 22-year-old Lithuanian 7-footer who has flashed a super-intriguing skill set in just 115 minutes this season — almost one-third of which came in Houston's first two games after the trade deadline. Motiejunas runs the floor hard, and Houston can stash him in the corners as a 3-point threat when they pair him with Asik. Motiejunas can hit from there, and he has already shown he can drive from the corners when defenders close out on him, dribble toward the lane, and fire creative interior passes. He has been diving hard on pick-and-rolls when Houston puts him in that role, and when it's Asik rolling down the lane, Motiejunas can flash to the opposite block for quick-hitting post-ups; he has a nifty, and very fast, jump hook.

The coaches love his motor. He plays defense hard and with an understanding of the team concept. Motiejunas will have to prove himself on the glass and in the post, but he stands as a very important piece for the remainder of this season if Houston is to clinch a playoff berth.

We also traded this guy for money to pay Rambis.

[LordBaldric]

But Houston wants to be a top-10 offensive rebounding team, Sampson says, and Robinson can help there. Another intriguing potential solution: Donatas Motiejunas, a 22-year-old Lithuanian 7-footer who has flashed a super-intriguing skill set in just 115 minutes this season — almost one-third of which came in Houston's first two games after the trade deadline. Motiejunas runs the floor hard, and Houston can stash him in the corners as a 3-point threat when they pair him with Asik. Motiejunas can hit from there, and he has already shown he can drive from the corners when defenders close out on him, dribble toward the lane, and fire creative interior passes. He has been diving hard on pick-and-rolls when Houston puts him in that role, and when it's Asik rolling down the lane, Motiejunas can flash to the opposite block for quick-hitting post-ups; he has a nifty, and very fast, jump hook.

The coaches love his motor. He plays defense hard and with an understanding of the team concept. Motiejunas will have to prove himself on the glass and in the post, but he stands as a very important piece for the remainder of this season if Houston is to clinch a playoff berth.

We also traded this guy for money to pay Rambis.

That cascade of sales of draft picks for cash considerations was one of the most shameful moments in Wolves history.

[moss_is_1]

We also sold Parsons to buy out Rambis.

I want Kahn gone, I'm tired of all the damn jokes around this franchise. There's teams that have been respectable and now their future looks as bright as ours(Pacers, Rockets, Hornets, Cavs). We need someone that knows WTF he's doing in player scouting.

[Klomp]

We also sold Parsons to buy out Rambis.

I want Kahn gone, I'm tired of all the damn jokes around this franchise. There's teams that have been respectable and now their future looks as bright as ours(Pacers, Rockets, Hornets, Cavs). We need someone that knows WTF he's doing in player scouting.

Respectable? You mean like when the CP3 trade got vetoed or the Malace at the Palace?

Thats an interesting definition of respectable

[moss_is_1]

We also sold Parsons to buy out Rambis.

I want Kahn gone, I'm tired of all the damn jokes around this franchise. There's teams that have been respectable and now their future looks as bright as ours(Pacers, Rockets, Hornets, Cavs). We need someone that knows WTF he's doing in player scouting.

Respectable? You mean like when the CP3 trade got vetoed or the Malace at the Palace?

Thats an interesting definition of respectable

How long was that CP3 veto a joke? Then they got a better deal after that anyway.

Malace at the palace was what, almost 10 years ago? We've been a laughing stock of the NBA almost that long, basically only have 1 year of being relevant in the NBA.

plus, Indiana was never a bottom feeder like us. Same with New Orleans, they traded CP3, getting Eric Gordon...then get the #1 pick right away. Then get guys like Vasquez/Lopez/Ryan Anderson for scraps and they look like big core pieces now.

[Calinks]

What I hate the most is that Kahn has all of these assets he acquired which was great but I feel like we wasted a lot of them. All those draft picks, seemed like we has a lot of ammo to make a big move.

[moss_is_1]

What I hate the most is that Kahn has all of these assets he acquired which was great but I feel like we wasted a lot of them. All those draft picks, seemed like we has a lot of ammo to make a big move.

Just looking at some of the guys we could have had is heartbreaking...there's all the talk about the Flynn pick where we could of had Curry...but even that Wes Johsnon draft(Paul George, Hayward, Monroe), or instead of D-will(Leonard, Klay Thompson, Faried, Jimmy Butler, Vucevic)...

not to mention all the picks we sold last year to buyout rambis...

[Klomp]

plus, Indiana was never a bottom feeder like us. Same with New Orleans, they traded CP3, getting Eric Gordon...then get the #1 pick right away. Then get guys like Vasquez/Lopez/Ryan Anderson for scraps and they look like big core pieces now.

So now having no lottery luck is Kahn's fault?

And we've gotten core pieces for cheap too, like Shved, Cunningham, and Budinger. Yet those get ignored.

But yes, go ahead thinking Kahn gets completely ripped off in every single trade, and we are 150x worse than we were under McHale with Corey Brewer as our second best player.

[mandurugo]

What I hate the most is that Kahn has all of these assets he acquired which was great but I feel like we wasted a lot of them. All those draft picks, seemed like we has a lot of ammo to make a big move.

The only guy who's going to fire Kahn is Taylor, but the assets to cash was done for Taylor so I don't think that should be considered in the "Fire Kahn" ledger. Those are examples of why Taylor would want to keep him. Remember, he was never brought in to be a talent evaluator, his job was to clean up the books. But yeah, it did feel like he wasted a bunch of them.

[Klomp]

Just looking at some of the guys we could have had is heartbreaking...there's all the talk about the Flynn pick where we could of had Curry...but even that Wes Johsnon draft(Paul George, Hayward, Monroe), or instead of D-will(Leonard, Klay Thompson, Faried, Jimmy Butler, Vucevic)...

And yet, with all the talk about national PR, the other teams who made those same decisions don't get all the negative publicity.

If his name wasn't David Kahn, I guarantee you this thread wouldn't be here. Utah fans aren't calling for their GMs head about picking Hayward over George, same with the Clippers picking Aminu over George.

[Tirion]

Utah fans aren't calling for their GMs head about picking Hayward over George, same with the Clippers picking Aminu over George.

Utah fans have Al Jefferson, Paul Millsap, Derrick Favors, Enes Kanter a.k.a. the embarassment of frontcourt talent.

Utah fans have assets and ample cap space this summer.

Utah fans went to playoff games as recent as 2010.

Utah fans started the rebuild only two years ago and hasn't even lost that many games in the process.

Utah fans are rooting for a team that's fighting for playoffs right now.

[Saltine]

I still don't get how Love's contract has anything to do with Kahn, it's Taylor's cash, it's his call.
Woj and Simmons seem to have infected a few brains around here.

[Murphs56]

I still don't get how Love's contract has anything to do with Kahn, it's Taylor's cash, it's his call.
Woj and Simmons seem to have infected a few brains around here.

He isn't over Kahn marching into the trainer's room after a loss and thrusting a contract offer sheet into his hands. Where else does it work that way in the NBA? "I'm not the one to always follow professional protocol – but I do know what it is, even at 24 years old," Love says.

[Calinks]

Utah fans aren't calling for their GMs head about picking Hayward over George, same with the Clippers picking Aminu over George.

Utah fans have Al Jefferson, Paul Millsap, Derrick Favors, Enes Kanter a.k.a. the embarassment of frontcourt talent.

Utah fans have assets and ample cap space this summer.

Utah fans went to playoff games as recent as 2010.

Utah fans started the rebuild only two years ago and hasn't even lost that many games in the process.

Utah fans are rooting for a team that's fighting for playoffs right now.

Shots fired!

[LordBaldric]

Klomp's great grandfather was probably a staunch defender of the Herbert Hoover administration.

[Saltine]

I still don't get how Love's contract has anything to do with Kahn, it's Taylor's cash, it's his call.
Woj and Simmons seem to have infected a few brains around here.

He isn't over Kahn marching into the trainer's room after a loss and thrusting a contract offer sheet into his hands. Where else does it work that way in the NBA? "I'm not the one to always follow professional protocol – but I do know what it is, even at 24 years old," Love says.

The poor baby doesn't like being offered tens of million of dollars after he lost a game?
Time for someone to grow up. After the "Greatness surrounded by Greatness" BS, I'm disinclined to care about Love's interpretation of events. So far it's looking like the 4 year deal was a wise move.

[NikolaPekovic]

I still don't get how Love's contract has anything to do with Kahn, it's Taylor's cash, it's his call.
Woj and Simmons seem to have infected a few brains around here.

He isn't over Kahn marching into the trainer's room after a loss and thrusting a contract offer sheet into his hands. Where else does it work that way in the NBA? "I'm not the one to always follow professional protocol – but I do know what it is, even at 24 years old," Love says.

The poor baby doesn't like being offered tens of million of dollars after he lost a game?
Time for someone to grow up. After the "Greatness surrounded by Greatness" BS, I'm disinclined to care about Love's interpretation of events. So far it's looking like the 4 year deal was a wise move.

Its nots about the money. He wouldve got money anywhere else if he wanted to. He probly cares much less about the money than u think. His family is already rich.

[Klomp]

Klomp's great grandfather was probably a staunch defender of the Herbert Hoover administration.

I couldn't tell you, I never met my great-grandfathers. I didn't even meet one of my grandfathers.