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Dean Cooper to Minnesota
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:09 am
by the light
A Houston Rockets Web site is reporting that Dean Cooper, a Vice President with the Rockets, will become a new assistant coach for the T-Wolves. He is suppossed to be a defensive guru like that dude from the Celtics (Thibodieux).
Great hire by Wittman.
Re: Dean Cooper to Minnesota
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:54 am
by Klomp
Link?
Re: Dean Cooper to Minnesota
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:32 am
by Klomp
After trying to find some info on him, sounds like he's a good scouter. He worked with Rudy T scouting opponents for the Olympics, and he was credited as the person who discovered Carl Landry.
Re: Dean Cooper to Minnesota
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:38 am
by mnWI
klomp44 wrote:After trying to find some info on him, sounds like he's a good scouter. He worked with Rudy T scouting opponents for the Olympics, and he was credited as the person who discovered Carl Landry.
LOL. Must have been real hard to 'discover' a senior putting up huge numbers in the Big 10...
Re: Dean Cooper to Minnesota
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:49 am
by Klomp
Well, if it was so easy, the why didn't he go higher than he did. Some people didn't think he'd be drafted (while other draft sites didn't even have a profile page for him)
Re: Dean Cooper to Minnesota
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 3:02 am
by mnWI
klomp44 wrote:Well, if it was so easy, the why didn't he go higher than he did. Some people didn't think he'd be drafted (while other draft sites didn't even have a profile page for him)
Injury concerns, size and athleticism. It's one thing to say he pushed for him despite the concerns, it's a whole different thing to claim he discovered him. And there should be some old articles on draftexpress where we hyped up Landry as a potential steal a month before the draft.
Re: Dean Cooper to Minnesota
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:37 am
by prefuse73
anyways...if he is truly a defensive guru, than he is very welcomed on our team. We have plenty of our own talent that is able to "discover" undersized PF's.
Re: Dean Cooper to Minnesota
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:16 am
by Calinks
Wittman can use all the defensive help he can get. I don't want us turning into another Enver Nuggets.
Re: Dean Cooper to Minnesota
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 5:01 pm
by Mcfale313
no wonder the wolves were willing to hold draft prospect workout camp with the rockets and didnt even bother to trade for a late 1st rounder after all(where the rockets were to pick)............. The wolves were there to scout and rob for their coaches rather than the draft prospect....
Re: Dean Cooper to Minnesota
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:43 pm
by big3_8_19_21
I don't know how you would manage that in a private workout...
Re: Dean Cooper to Minnesota
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:00 pm
by Klomp