ESPN the Mag (Kahn)
Posted: Wed Sep 2, 2009 2:20 pm
By Ric Bucher...
A reduncant draft-night strategy and some foot-dragging in the coach-hiring arena have earned few fans, inside the league or out, for new Timberwolves GM David Kahn. He was won over one constituency, though: agents. Sure, thats partly because his predecessor Kevin McHale made no secret of how much he loathed those guys, but it's more than that. "Kahn gives it to you straight" says one player rep. "It hasnt always been that way in Minnesota".
A reduncant draft-night strategy and some foot-dragging in the coach-hiring arena have earned few fans, inside the league or out, for new Timberwolves GM David Kahn. He was won over one constituency, though: agents. Sure, thats partly because his predecessor Kevin McHale made no secret of how much he loathed those guys, but it's more than that. "Kahn gives it to you straight" says one player rep. "It hasnt always been that way in Minnesota".