GM Search Over?

According to Jerry Zgoda's blog at the Strib website, Tom Penn is all but assured to be the next GM of the Timberwolves.

All I can say is it is about time. The Wolves need to get some positive press by way of announcing a new GM from outside the organization. The lack of official comment from the team over the past few weeks has not been beneficial for the club. The reports that Lindsey and Pfund both removed their names from consideration, and that the Wolves were very close to offering the job to Kahn created a lot of negative chatter from the hardcore fans.

So, is picking Tom Penn a good move? I think so. Based on the limited information we have about the candidates, I think Penn would be my second choice after Lindsey if I had to pick from the candidates I listed in my previous post. Of course he could end up being a total failure, but I am optimistic that he will help make things better for the Wolves. It will be interesting to see what kind of new info emerges if/when the Wolves formally announce the hiring of Penn.

On a side note, I just want to say that Jerry Zgoda has done a great job covering this story given the lack of communication put forth by the Wolves. He has routinely been the first source that I have seen on nearly all the GM search developments. No one else in town has even come close to reporting on the search in an adequate fashion.

There's one more side note I have to mention. The draft lottery will be held tomorrow night around 7:30 Central time. Of course, ESPN will delay the actual good stuff so I'm guessing it will be closer to 8:00 before we find out our draft fate. I'm expecting the Wolves to stay at number 5, but I'll be quite happy if this would finally be the year that they move up to 1 or 2.