twolvesblog.com - 7/7/2009
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From Steve Aschburner/SI.com:
Portland assistant Monty Williams scored one of the early interviews for Minnesota's head coaching vacancy, meeting in Oregon over the weekend with Timberwolves president David Kahn. Williams, with four seasons on the Blazers bench, at least has prepared for ...
Wolves Updates 7/15 Part 2
twolvesblog.com 7/16/2009 — From HoopsHype's twitter account:
Rubio now resigned to the fact that Minnesota will be his destination if he's able to get out of his contract - http://tinyurl.com/mk7ese
From Jon Krawczynski/AP Sports:
The Minnesota Timberwolves are the only team in the NBA without a head ...
Wolves Updates 7/20 Part 3
twolvesblog.com 7/21/2009 — From the Associated Press:
Kahn has interviewed more than a dozen candidates for the position after deciding not to bring back Kevin McHale. He says he will narrow the field down to three or four finalists before beginning the second round of interviews. Kahn declined to discuss specific ...
Wolves Updates 7/14 Part 3
twolvesblog.com 7/14/2009 — From Ric Bucher/ESPN:
Spanish star Ricky Rubio's move to the NBA has been complicated by his sliding to fifth in the draft, but the only options he's currently considering are playing in Minnesota or returning to DKV Joventut, sources said on Tuesday. Had Rubio been a top three pick, he ...
Wolves Updates 6/29 Part 3
twolvesblog.com 6/29/2009 — From Don Seeholzer/Pioneer Press:
Taylor said he hasn't been involved in any conversations with Rubio, who was chosen by the Wolves with the No. 5 selection in last week's NBA draft and reportedly was set to fly to Minneapolis on Saturday with his father to meet with team president of ...
Holding All The Cards
gofor2.net 6/30/2009 — The Associated Press and SI.com have reported that the Minnesota Timberwolves are content to let Ricky Rubio’s contract situation play itself out . The Timberwolves can do this because they are holding literally all of the cards here, and Rubio is the one who has everything to lose.
The ...
David Kahn on Ricky Rubio
myespn.go.com 7/7/2009 — The Minnesota Timberwolves' new president of basketball operations, David Kahn, created draft night intrigue when he drafted point guards with both the fifth (Ricky Rubio) and sixth (Jonny Flynn) picks. In the week-and-a-half since, the Timberwolves ...
Wolves Updates 7/17
twolvesblog.com 7/17/2009 — From the Associated Press:
Colorado athletic director Mike Bohn says basketball coach Jeff Bzdelik had a "casual" conversation with the Minnesota Timberwolves about their head coaching vacancy. But Bohn told the Daily Camera in Boulder that he believes Bzdelik is committed to the Buffaloes. ...
Wolves Updates 6/24 Part 3
twolvesblog.com 6/24/2009 — From Don Seeholzer/Pioneer Press: With Foye and Miller gone, the Wolves have a short-term need at shooting guard, and they are working out Arizona State's James Harden this afternoon.
From Mike Baldwin/The Oklahoman:
The latest rumor out of Minnesota, according to a source that ...
Wolves Updates 7/1 Part 3
twolvesblog.com 7/2/2009 —
From Adrian Wojnarowski/Yahoo! Sports:
Minnesota GM David Kahn plans to interview multiple candidates over the next month for his coaching vacancy, including a rising star on Nate McMillan’s staff in Portland: Monty Williams.
From Jason Quick/The Oregonian:
Trail Blazers ...
Wolves Updates 6/29 Part 2
twolvesblog.com 6/29/2009 — From Charlie Walters/Pioneer Press:
Ricky Rubio seems as confused about where he'll be playing next season as the team that drafted him last week, the Minnesota Timberwolves. "I have more uncertainty about my future now than before the draft; every minute I'm in a different place," the ...
The Blazer Alternative to Free Agency —
Bleacher Report - NBA 7/7/2009
The first few days of July 2009 were like a kid's anticipation for Christmas for Blazer fans.
For the first time in years, the Portland Trail Blazers were on the verge of signing a legitimate free agent. A guy who could potentially put the ...
The Intangibles And The Rubio's. —
Bleacher Report - NBA 7/9/2009
Unless your a complete bonehead, you know about David Kahn's situation on drafting Ricky Rubio and Jonny Flynn with the fifth and sixth pick in the draft.
Ricky Rubio and Jonny Flynn
Both are point guards, both have distribution skills, and ...