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Dear Wolves fans,

I can’t begin to tell you how excited I am to be the head coach of the Timberwolves. I want to thank Glen Taylor and David Kahn for giving me this opportunity.

As dedicated Wolves fans, you have been through some tough seasons recently. Nobody likes losing, especially me. But when I look at the players on this team now and how we are positioned for the upcoming seasons, I am truly optimistic that we have a bright future. There is some outstanding young talent on our team — talent that we can develop and nurture.

I look forward to building this young team into a playoff contender. I enjoy getting out on the floor with young players, instructing them and doing whatever it takes to help them improve. I’ve always been a big believer that extra time put in now will pay off in the future. So my coaching staff and myself will put in whatever time is necessary to make our players better.

In my many years as a player, I had to work hard and give an all-out effort to be effective. I will ask the same of my players. We will be an aggressive, hard-working, entertaining team. I believe we can develop an exciting brand of basketball that you will enjoy watching at Target Center.

I know it’s a new situation here with new faces on the roster and probably more changes to come. I look forward to providing an atmosphere where our players can thrive — an atmosphere where our core players can grow and new players feel welcome as they are blended into our system. And I hope to create, with your help, an energized atmosphere inside Target Center that will truly make it a fun place to be.

My family and I are excited about this new challenge and looking forward to settling in the Twin Cities. I hope to get a chance to meet and talk to many of you in the coming months.

Go Wolves,

Kurt Rambis

Kurt Rambis wrote: P.S. I want Luke Walton in Minny.

Kurt Rambis wrote: P.S. .. if only MIN had enough trash to make a fair trade for Walton's deal which runs through 2013.

LA Warrior wrote:

Kurt Rambis wrote: P.S. I want Luke Walton in Minny.

LA Warrior wrote:

Kurt Rambis wrote: P.S. I want Luke Walton in Minny.

Killua wrote:Umm Rambis said on LA Raido he wanted to bring walton with him to help him setup the Tri so he could have 2 great passing fowards. He thinks that Walton and Love they can run a very good triangle.

enlightenment wrote: And on LA radio Rambis would like to make a move for Walton so he can have 2 great passing forwards made for the triangle.

LA Warrior wrote:Rambis knows the Lakers want to dump Luke.
Luke has fallen out of the rotation as of late.
Luke would get a good amount of rotation minutes/ possible starting position. This plus a change of scenery might light a fire under his a$$.
Luke knows the triangle.
Rambis wants to use it.
Minny has expirings that would make this deal seamless.

all this IMO = Luke to MIN.

LA Warrior wrote:Rambis knows the Lakers want to dump Luke.
Luke has fallen out of the rotation as of late.
Luke would get a good amount of rotation minutes/ possible starting position. This plus a change of scenery might light a fire under his a$$.
Luke knows the triangle.
Rambis wants to use it.
Minny has expirings that would make this deal seamless.

all this IMO = Luke to MIN.

revprodeji wrote:ha...perhaps. But I am unsure of the literacy rate of LA posters.

LA Warrior wrote:Rambis knows the Lakers want to dump Luke.
Luke has fallen out of the rotation as of late.

klomp44 wrote:

LA Warrior wrote:Rambis knows the Lakers want to dump Luke.
Luke has fallen out of the rotation as of late.
Luke would get a good amount of rotation minutes/ possible starting position. This plus a change of scenery might light a fire under his a$$.
Luke knows the triangle.
Rambis wants to use it.
Minny has expirings that would make this deal seamless.

all this IMO = Luke to MIN.

A player who has fallen out of the rotation and needs a fire lit under his arse who is paid 5 million dollars for the next four seasons is not worth an expiring contract, especially going into what will possibly be the best free agent class in NBA history.

shrink wrote:Exactly. What part of your facts LA Warrior brings Luke Walton and his contract even close to being worth expirings?

C.lupus wrote:So your pitch is this: He's fallen out of favor, he needs a fire lit under his a**, and he's got a bad back, but he's moveable in 3 years.

Seriously dude - don't go into sales.