Make Tom Penn the latest to pull his name out of the hat after everyone started getting their hopes up that the search was almost over. Apparently, a nice promotion was enough to get him to reject the Wolves offer. This is getting ridiculous.
At this point, the Wolves are forced to settle. Since that is the case, the only people that I am willing to accept in the GM position are Fred Hoiberg or me, with Hoiberg coming in second on that list. That's right, Mr. Taylor, I would like to throw my hat in the ring.
I suspect I would be just as good a candidate at Bill Simmons. In fact, I have a very big advantage over Simmons in that I am a lifelong Wolves fan. There is no way I would let Danny Ainge fleece me in order for Boston to get another championship at Minnesota's expense! Plus, I am an engineer so I definitely should have the numerical skills to be a fine capologist. Make it happen, Mr. Taylor!
Showing posts with label GM search. Show all posts
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Monday, May 18, 2009
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.
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.
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