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Kahn promoted Hoiberg, demoted Stack to a scout
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 12:53 am
by Mcfale313
Wolves Announce Basketball Operations Restructuring
September 26, 2009
The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced a restructuring of their basketball operations department. The changes in the front office reflect the organization's commitment to a greater emphasis on NBA player scouting.
Fred Hoiberg, who has served as Assistant General Manager for the past three seasons, has been named Vice President of Basketball Operations and will oversee the day-to-day operations of the department. He will report directly to David Kahn, Timberwolves President of Basketball Operations.
Jerry Sichting has been named the Director of Pro Player Personnel. Sichting will oversee the scouting of NBA players as the Timberwolves head into the summer of 2010 with significant salary cap room. He will also confer on a regular basis with head coach Kurt Rambis.
"Jerry's experience in both player personnel and on the bench makes him well suited to handle this important task for us," Kahn said. "This coming summer is obviously an important one for our franchise." Additionally, Rob Babcock has been named Director of Scouting/Administration, Zarko Durisic has been named Director of College and European Player Personnel and Amy Peterson has been named Director of Team Operations.
The Timberwolves will also move to a more regionalized approach to scouting this season, with scouts located in several NBA markets. These scouts will report on both college and pro talent, so that the team has a more integrated approach to player evaluation.
"By regionalizing our scouting and focusing on key markets, we should be able to accumulate more information in a more efficient, cost-effective manner," Kahn said. "These scouts also will be critical in our assessment of free agents and player acquisitions."
The Timberwolves regional scouts will be Milton Barnes, Dean Cooper, Pete Philo, Derek Pierce, J.T. Prada and Jim Stack.
http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/Wo ... 09_26.html
Re: Kahn promoted Hoiberg, demoted Stack to a scout
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 1:15 am
by Breakdown777
Justice.
Re: Kahn promoted Hoiberg, demoted Stack to a scout
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 2:31 am
by younggunsmn
i like freddy getting the promotion and sichting as a pro scout.
babcock better be doing nothing more than piling paperclips though.
i'm guessing some of these guys are only being kept around because they are under contract and some of them could ask for their release if they can find a better job somewhere else.
We know kahn has all the power though.
Re: Kahn promoted Hoiberg, demoted Stack to a scout
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 6:53 am
by jade_hippo
glad to see the mayor really did get McHale's job in the end, at least in title. Jerry Sichting i think is just being kept around till his contract ends, i remember reading someplace he can interview elsewhere if he so chooses.
Re: Kahn promoted Hoiberg, demoted Stack to a scout
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 8:35 am
by Calinks
Cy is going to LOOOOOOOVE this!
Re: Kahn promoted Hoiberg, demoted Stack to a scout
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 1:35 pm
by C.lupus
Interesting. Something tells me Stack won't be around long.
Re: Kahn promoted Hoiberg, demoted Stack to a scout
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 2:07 pm
by Tirion
Game recognize game.
Re: Kahn promoted Hoiberg, demoted Stack to a scout
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 3:04 pm
by The J Rocka
Well deserved
Re: Kahn promoted Hoiberg, demoted Stack to a scout
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 3:23 pm
by Cy32
Calinks wrote:Cy is going to LOOOOOOOVE this!
Cy LOOOOOOOVES it!!
Even if the Mayor didn't stay in the politics of the Timberwolves front office I always figured he could work in one of Taylor's other vast business enterprises if he chose to as Freddy was an academic all American with a degree in business.
Re: Kahn promoted Hoiberg, demoted Stack to a scout
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 4:55 pm
by dunkonu21
I'm very happy about this! wooohooo. Hope all is well Cy, you should post here more. You used to post a lot when I first joined the forum I remember.
Re: Kahn promoted Hoiberg, demoted Stack to a scout
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 6:18 am
by 4ho5ive
Breakdown777 wrote:Justice.
Tirion wrote:Game recognize game.
These.
Re: Kahn promoted Hoiberg, demoted Stack to a scout
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 8:09 am
by Basti
dunkonu21 wrote:I'm very happy about this! wooohooo. Hope all is well Cy, you should post here more. You used to post a lot when I first joined the forum I remember.
fully agreed on all accounts