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Wolves Hire Adelman
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 5:54 am
by Klomp
Could it finally be over?
The Timberwolves have started negotiations to sign Rick Adelman as their next coach, league sources with knowledge of the search said Sunday.
David Kahn, Timberwolves president of basketball operations, might know as soon as Monday whether he can land the man who has a .605 winning percentage in 20 seasons as a NBA head coach.
Adelman, 65, is believed to be seeking a five-year contract worth at least $25 million.
The Houston Rockets did not re-sign Adelman when a four-year, $16.25 million contract he signed in 2007 expired after last season.
Adelman is one of seven candidates known to have interviewed for a job that opened when the Wolves fired Kurt Rambis in July. The others: Don Nelson, Sam Mitchell, Mike Woodson, Bernie Bickerstaff, Larry Brown and Terry Porter.
http://www.startribune.com/sports/wolves/129630523.html
Re: Wolves Negotiating with Adelman
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 6:14 am
by jade_hippo
a little archaic... but this gives me a raging Ronzone
Re: Wolves Negotiating with Adelman
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:03 am
by cpfsf
Adelman, 65, is believed to be seeking a five-year contract worth at least $25 million.
It's more impressive when you consider the fact that the team lost $4 million by firing Rambis.
Re: Wolves Negotiating with Adelman
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 11:49 am
by TrentTuckerForever
This probably makes me a hopeless optimist, but doesn't the timing here indicate that the CBA negotiations might actually be progressing? No need to do this if there's no season...
Re: Wolves Negotiating with Adelman
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 6:50 pm
by EddyCool
Kevin Love wrote:Houston, we have a coach.
https://twitter.com/#!/kevinlove*Edit:
Re: Wolves Negotiating with Adelman
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 6:58 pm
by The J Rocka
He broke the McHale news and now this. He truly is the insider.
Re: Wolves Negotiating with Adelman
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:07 pm
by EddyCool
Wow, nice to see Jerry Zgoda using his power of the obvious for good, instead of for evil:
Jerry Zgoda wrote:"If it's true," Love said the move "absolutely" will factor into whether he signs a contract extension with #Timberwolves
https://twitter.com/#!/JerryZgoda
Re: Wolves Negotiating with Adelman
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:08 pm
by AQuintus
"If it's true," Love said the move "absolutely" will factor into whether he signs a contract extension with #Timberwolves
2 minutes ago
Just talked to @kevinlove and said he's heard "rumblings" today from various sources close to Adelman that he's the new coach.
3 minutes ago
Neither @kevinlove nor I have it confirmed absolutely solid, but we both believe Rick Adelman has accepted #Timberwolves coaching job.
5 minutes ago
http://twitter.com/#!/JerryZgodaEdit: Just missed it.
Re: Wolves Negotiating with Adelman
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:13 pm
by Klomp
What an offseason!
RICKy Rubio, DerRICK Williams, and now RICK Adelman. Who's next?
Re: Wolves Negotiating with Adelman
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:19 pm
by Mattya
Is it just me or was that the fastest Wiretap Update for the Kevin Love twitter thing. So happy right now.
Re: Wolves Negotiating with Adelman
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:22 pm
by john2jer
Klomp wrote:What an offseason!
RICKy Rubio, DerRICK Williams, and now RICK Adelman. Who's next?
Breaking the string of Kevins, I like it.
Kevin McHale, Kevin Garnett, Kevin Ollie, Kevin Love, Kevin Arnold...
Re: Wolves Negotiating with Adelman
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 8:04 pm
by Grits n Gravy
F YYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: Wolves Negotiating with Adelman
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 8:11 pm
by Foye
TrentTuckerForever wrote:This probably makes me a hopeless optimist, but doesn't the timing here indicate that the CBA negotiations might actually be progressing? No need to do this if there's no season...
Isn't Taylor involved in those CBA discussions as well considering he's the chairman of the board of governors? He probably knows when he's gotta hire a new coach, then.
Re: Wolves Negotiating with Adelman
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 8:14 pm
by Saltine
Yay!
Re: Wolves Negotiating with Adelman
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 8:14 pm
by john2jer
Seems to be solid logic there Foye. Rumor has it Fisher sent out texts yesterday to prepare for basketball, though he's denying it today. Plus you have Roger Mason's accidental tweet last week.
September 15th is supposed to be a pretty important deadline in regards to having full training camps. It seems the last week that everyone's tune has changed and they've been making progress during meetings. Or at the very least have been having more meetings for longer. Not too long ago the two sides couldn't even sit in the same room as each other.
Re: Wolves Negotiating with Adelman
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 9:30 pm
by shrink
Klomp wrote:What an offseason!
RICKy Rubio, DerRICK Williams, and now RICK Adelman. Who's next?
Rick James .. Bi-yatch!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUb06iLjTKA[/youtube]
Re: Wolves Negotiating with Adelman
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 9:32 pm
by Yes We Kahn
shrink wrote:Klomp wrote:What an offseason!
RICKy Rubio, DerRICK Williams, and now RICK Adelman. Who's next?
Rick James .. Bi-yatch!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUb06iLjTKA[/youtube]
beat me to it
Re: Wolves Negotiating with Adelman
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 9:45 pm
by eyeteeth
Re: Wolves Negotiating with Adelman
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 9:48 pm
by Tha Juice
AROOOOOO!!!
joe_schmit Joe Schmit
Adelman wants to get Elston Turner back on his staff. Turner took Phoenix job when he thought Adelman was going to sit this year. #Wolves
Re: Wolves Negotiating with Adelman
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 10:06 pm
by Yes We Kahn
Its "official"
Rick Adelman, who has coached 20 NBA seasons, will be the new Timberwolves coach.
According to two league sources, Timberwolves president David Kahn is calling other candidates and telling them he has struck a deal with Adelman.
Terms of the deal, or if Adelman got the five-year, $25 million contract he was believed to be seeking, are not known.
http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/129685533.html
