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Posted: **Thu May 21, 2009 4:44 pm**

http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_12415841

Three candidates have withdrawn from consideration to run the Timberwolves' basketball operation. I wonder if those withdrawals came about after a conversation with Wolves owner Glen Taylor that went something like this ...

Candidate: So, can I name my own coach, or am I stuck with Kevin McHale?

Taylor: I'd like Kevin to remain the coach.

Candidate: See ya.

Running the Wolves is like running General Motors. You're in the deep stuff.

This is one of the least attractive jobs in pro sports, particularly if you can't name your own coach. It's even worse if the coach you inherit used to have your job.

Meantime, the Wild are offering one of the more attractive jobs.

Whoever replaces Doug Risebrough as the Wild's general manager will take over a team that would have made the playoffs if Marian Gaborik hadn't missed so many games.

It's a team that, unlike the Wolves, has a decent bit of talent. And the new general manager gets to name his own coach.

The Wild's new GM likely will throw a lot of money at Gaborik to keep him from leaving, while adding a few more players. And he'll be hailed as a success next season when the Wild return to the postseason.

As for the Wolves' new general manager, well, he should be up for the league's executive of the year award if the team gets anywhere near .500. (A .500 record would mean the Wolves won 18 more games than they did this past season.) Just don't bet on that happening.

*Sigh* Why do we always wind up in a position like this? The perception of this organization is horrible.

Posted: **Thu May 21, 2009 5:11 pm**

i understand wanting to hire your own coach, but really, how many good coaches are left available. With McHale as coach, you know you are getting someone who can motivate a lot of players. look what he got out of Foye, Cardinal, and Carney. I can think of worse coaches to be stuck with.

Posted: **Thu May 21, 2009 5:32 pm**

I'm still shocked that nobody would take the position. I mean, you're getting great money with crazy job security. Nobody expects anything, so you're a hero when the team just gets to the postseason. McHale and Hoiberg are still here...so what? McHale is going to quit any time because flying first class is such a hardship, and if you didn't want to listen to Hoiberg, just send him for coffee and ignore his memos.

Posted: **Thu May 21, 2009 6:20 pm**

That article is dumb. We have no young talent? Big Al, Love, Brewer, Telfair, Foye and then 5 picks in the draft this year, with capspace set up for 2010.

Posted: **Thu May 21, 2009 6:31 pm**

The thing is, we don't know what the wolves front office is demanding. Let's say its just the Hoiberg McHale thing. Some GM's may not believe in those guys, on top of that, if the owner is asking you to make concessions like this from day one, what's to stop him from meddling in other affairs? No one wants to feel like their hands are tied behind their backs. When new gM's come in, usually they want to blow things up and bring in people that they know and trust. You want this to be your program, not somebody else's. It's hard to give your all to an organization you aren't even 50 percent on board with.

Posted: **Thu May 21, 2009 6:35 pm**

moss_is_1 wrote:That article is dumb. We have no young talent? Big Al, Love, Brewer, Telfair, Foye and then 5 picks in the draft this year, with capspace set up for 2010.

You should have stopped at Love.

Posted: **Thu May 21, 2009 6:53 pm**

rob_legend wrote:
moss_is_1 wrote:That article is dumb. We have no young talent? Big Al, Love, Brewer, Telfair, Foye and then 5 picks in the draft this year, with capspace set up for 2010.

You should have stopped at Love.

Heehee, at least stop a Brewer, he plays defense and thats more than a lot of the guys on our team can say

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