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01-13-2016, 07:46 PM
This isn't intended for tonight's GT
Here's an interesting column by Windhorst looking back at what David Kanh did that draft day for Minnesota and Houston playing the biggest roll.....:wtf:
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"The Minnesota Timberwolves haven't been to the postseason since 2004, the longest drought in the NBA. When you consider what has been a decade-plus of tragedy, misery and buffoonery, it's a miracle the dubious streak isn't longer.
Now, with the Wolves playing the Houston Rockets on Wednesday, let's take a moment to review a day five years ago that has quietly contributed to the extension of Minnesota's long basketball winter. Though there are others, the Rockets have played the largest part in this extended chapter.
This is not meant to be yet another missive on deposed general manager David Kahn, whose tenure spawned plenty of angst. But he was at the controls on draft night, June 23, 2011, when the Wolves executed a series of moves whose consequences have fully come to light.
And it may add some perspective for the Wolves and their fans to once again give a shoutout to the late Flip Saunders, who helped bleach this mess and give the team some legitimate hope for the short-term future.
Minnesota started that night five year ago with the No. 2 pick, the No. 20 pick and a $4 million problem. Kahn intended to fire then-coach Kurt Rambis, but he hadn't and let him twist in the wind for months. Rambis was owed about $4 million on his contract and, based on conversations with other executives, it seems that Kahn was under a de facto mandate he had to raise that money to pay off Rambis before firing him. For the record, Kahn strongly denied this was the case. But many competitors who were doing business with him did not believe him.........
the rest is in the link
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/14561465/windhorst-minnesota-long-cold-basketball-winter
Here's an interesting column by Windhorst looking back at what David Kanh did that draft day for Minnesota and Houston playing the biggest roll.....:wtf:
_________
"The Minnesota Timberwolves haven't been to the postseason since 2004, the longest drought in the NBA. When you consider what has been a decade-plus of tragedy, misery and buffoonery, it's a miracle the dubious streak isn't longer.
Now, with the Wolves playing the Houston Rockets on Wednesday, let's take a moment to review a day five years ago that has quietly contributed to the extension of Minnesota's long basketball winter. Though there are others, the Rockets have played the largest part in this extended chapter.
This is not meant to be yet another missive on deposed general manager David Kahn, whose tenure spawned plenty of angst. But he was at the controls on draft night, June 23, 2011, when the Wolves executed a series of moves whose consequences have fully come to light.
And it may add some perspective for the Wolves and their fans to once again give a shoutout to the late Flip Saunders, who helped bleach this mess and give the team some legitimate hope for the short-term future.
Minnesota started that night five year ago with the No. 2 pick, the No. 20 pick and a $4 million problem. Kahn intended to fire then-coach Kurt Rambis, but he hadn't and let him twist in the wind for months. Rambis was owed about $4 million on his contract and, based on conversations with other executives, it seems that Kahn was under a de facto mandate he had to raise that money to pay off Rambis before firing him. For the record, Kahn strongly denied this was the case. But many competitors who were doing business with him did not believe him.........
the rest is in the link
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/14561465/windhorst-minnesota-long-cold-basketball-winter