The Search Rambles On

The Wolves search for a new GM continues to ramble on longer than most people thought it would. Over the last few days several names have looked to be front runners only to fall back behind. Speculation is running rampant. Many people claim to be "in the know" but the Wolves haven't made any sort of statement. Let's review the status of all the candidates for the job:

• Dennis Lindsey - withdrew from consideration, was fan favorite
• David Kahn - was rumored to be the guy a few days ago, Wolves have apparently cooled to the idea of hiring him, fans HATE the idea of hiring him
• Randy Pfund - he is interested, no good reports on his chances
• Tom Penn - new name that popped up last night, currently assistant GM with Portland
• Jim Stack - internal candidate, not believed to be strongly considered
• Fred Hoiberg - internal candidate, could end up being new GM's right-hand man
• Lance Blanks - no evidence he was actually interviewed
• Bill Simmons - entertaining sportswriter who volunteered for the job, fans are so desperate for change that they have been flooding the email of Wolves personnel begging them to seriously consider him

That is up to eight candidates. Maybe four of them (Kahn, Pfund, Penn, and Hoiberg) could be under serious consideration at this point. I actually wouldn't be opposed to Bill Simmons as things could be very interesting with him, but there is no way the Wolves seriously consider him.

At this point it is one big crap shoot. I wouldn't be surprised if the Wolves are leaking small amounts of info saying that one candidate is leading just so they can gauge public reaction. That could be why Kahn was the front runner for two days and now they are continuing their search. I don't think I can even make a guess anymore as to who the final choice will be.