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Taylor Not Selling
Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 3:30 am
by Klomp
He said he has never considered and has no interest in selling a franchise that has averaged barely 20 victories a season since Garnett was traded to Boston and that hasn't made the playoffs since 2004, when the Wolves won a playoff series for the first time in their history and advanced to the Western Conference finals.
"I never have, just because in my life and my business I've been through so many ups and downs, that doesn't discourage me," he said. "I just think I appreciate how difficult it is to have a really good team. It just probably makes me have the desire more to get there."
Taylor, 69, the chairman of the NBA Board of Governors, said that he wants to remain a team owner to help guide the league through a new labor agreement with its players and that he wants to come out the other side as "the owner of a team that has endured bad times."
http://www.startribune.com/sports/wolves/103798154.html
Re: Taylor Not Selling
Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 3:44 am
by Calinks
Damn.
Re: Taylor Not Selling
Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 3:41 pm
by funkatron101
Calinks wrote:Damn.
Why Damn? You want to see the Las Vegas Lobos?
Re: Taylor Not Selling
Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 6:04 pm
by Calinks
Nope. Just hoping we would find another owner who wants to keep the team in Minnesota.
Re: Taylor Not Selling
Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 6:09 pm
by funkatron101
Calinks wrote:Nope. Just hoping we would find another owner who wants to keep the team in Minnesota.
I just don't trust anyone else. Between the relocation rumors when McCombs had the Vikes (and even now to an extent), The whole Bennett/Sonics thing, Taylor made mistakes, but we know he is loyal.
Re: Taylor Not Selling
Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 6:09 pm
by Biff Cooper
Calinks wrote:Nope. Just hoping we would find another owner who wants to keep the team in Minnesota.
I'm still 99.9% short of the Taylor's asking price, otherwise I'd be your guy.
I find it hard to dislike Taylor. Sure there is plenty of things you could wish he'd do differently, but it seems pretty clear the Wolves wouldn't be here right now if not for him.
Re: Taylor Not Selling
Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 2:16 am
by Devilzsidewalk
if you're only 99.9% short of the asking price then you're doing pretty well for yourself, lend me some money please
Re: Taylor Not Selling
Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 3:08 pm
by Biff Cooper
Devilzsidewalk wrote:if you're only 99.9% short of the asking price then you're doing pretty well for yourself, lend me some money please
Unless I'm going to charge you a mafia interest rate, I don't see how this would help me get to my goal of having enough money to buy an NBA team.