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Camden0916 wrote:

Phenom's_Revenge wrote:How long till Becky Hammon is on head coaching radars?

When pigs fly.

longstrangetrip wrote:

monsterpile wrote:Interesting supposedly Flip offered a top assistant coach position to Billups last year with the understanding he takes over next year but turned it down.

http://www.denverpost.com/kiszla/ci_27915458/kiszla-nuggets-need-chauncey-billups-but-management-role

Good find, monster. So we now know that Flip offered the job to Joerger and Billups, and there are also reports that the Wolves actively pursued Donovan. Since reports like this are coming out of the woodwork, it's logical to assume there were other candidates that the Wolves also went after. Can we finally put to bed the narrative that Flip wanted the head coach job from the start, and didn't put much effort into finding an alternative? It's clear to me that the Kevin Love uncertainty made it impossible for Flip to get the right guy to commit...only washed-up candidates like George Karl were interested.

On the positive side, the Wolves have to be a much better coaching job now than they were prior to the Love/Wiggins deal. More reason to believe that we may have a new coach next year.

lipoli390 wrote:

longstrangetrip wrote:

monsterpile wrote:Interesting supposedly Flip offered a top assistant coach position to Billups last year with the understanding he takes over next year but turned it down.

http://www.denverpost.com/kiszla/ci_27915458/kiszla-nuggets-need-chauncey-billups-but-management-role

Good find, monster. So we now know that Flip offered the job to Joerger and Billups, and there are also reports that the Wolves actively pursued Donovan. Since reports like this are coming out of the woodwork, it's logical to assume there were other candidates that the Wolves also went after. Can we finally put to bed the narrative that Flip wanted the head coach job from the start, and didn't put much effort into finding an alternative? It's clear to me that the Kevin Love uncertainty made it impossible for Flip to get the right guy to commit...only washed-up candidates like George Karl were interested.

On the positive side, the Wolves have to be a much better coaching job now than they were prior to the Love/Wiggins deal. More reason to believe that we may have a new coach next year.

The report on Billups is false. Nor was Joerger actually offered the job here. There were only discussions with him. The head coaching position was actually offered to one guy who turned it down before Flip finally named himself to the position.

AbeVigodaLive wrote:

lipoli390 wrote:

longstrangetrip wrote:

monsterpile wrote:Interesting supposedly Flip offered a top assistant coach position to Billups last year with the understanding he takes over next year but turned it down.

http://www.denverpost.com/kiszla/ci_27915458/kiszla-nuggets-need-chauncey-billups-but-management-role

Good find, monster. So we now know that Flip offered the job to Joerger and Billups, and there are also reports that the Wolves actively pursued Donovan. Since reports like this are coming out of the woodwork, it's logical to assume there were other candidates that the Wolves also went after. Can we finally put to bed the narrative that Flip wanted the head coach job from the start, and didn't put much effort into finding an alternative? It's clear to me that the Kevin Love uncertainty made it impossible for Flip to get the right guy to commit...only washed-up candidates like George Karl were interested.

On the positive side, the Wolves have to be a much better coaching job now than they were prior to the Love/Wiggins deal. More reason to believe that we may have a new coach next year.

The report on Billups is false. Nor was Joerger actually offered the job here. There were only discussions with him. The head coaching position was actually offered to one guy who turned it down before Flip finally named himself to the position.

George Karl is washed up? Depends on your definition, I guess.

He went 57 - 25 in his last full season as a coach, only 2 years ago.
That would be the 2nd best mark in Timberwolves history... only topped by the 58 - 24 mark in 2004. Until taking over the lousy Kings franchise with its horrible ownership team... Karl hadn't had a losing season since before the Wolves entered the league (1988).



[Note: I've said it before, I'd actually be worried about Flip Saunders if he did NOT angle for the coaching job. You want a guy in charge with confidence and smarts. I'd like to think he had enough foresight to see that if he put himself in as coach, he instantly becomes one of the 5 most "powerful" executives in the NBA. Heck, some of us saw it and we're random dudes posting anonymously online.]

khans2k5 wrote:

AbeVigodaLive wrote:

lipoli390 wrote:

longstrangetrip wrote:

monsterpile wrote:Interesting supposedly Flip offered a top assistant coach position to Billups last year with the understanding he takes over next year but turned it down.

http://www.denverpost.com/kiszla/ci_27915458/kiszla-nuggets-need-chauncey-billups-but-management-role

Good find, monster. So we now know that Flip offered the job to Joerger and Billups, and there are also reports that the Wolves actively pursued Donovan. Since reports like this are coming out of the woodwork, it's logical to assume there were other candidates that the Wolves also went after. Can we finally put to bed the narrative that Flip wanted the head coach job from the start, and didn't put much effort into finding an alternative? It's clear to me that the Kevin Love uncertainty made it impossible for Flip to get the right guy to commit...only washed-up candidates like George Karl were interested.

On the positive side, the Wolves have to be a much better coaching job now than they were prior to the Love/Wiggins deal. More reason to believe that we may have a new coach next year.

The report on Billups is false. Nor was Joerger actually offered the job here. There were only discussions with him. The head coaching position was actually offered to one guy who turned it down before Flip finally named himself to the position.

George Karl is washed up? Depends on your definition, I guess.

He went 57 - 25 in his last full season as a coach, only 2 years ago.
That would be the 2nd best mark in Timberwolves history... only topped by the 58 - 24 mark in 2004. Until taking over the lousy Kings franchise with its horrible ownership team... Karl hadn't had a losing season since before the Wolves entered the league (1988).



[Note: I've said it before, I'd actually be worried about Flip Saunders if he did NOT angle for the coaching job. You want a guy in charge with confidence and smarts. I'd like to think he had enough foresight to see that if he put himself in as coach, he instantly becomes one of the 5 most "powerful" executives in the NBA. Heck, some of us saw it and we're random dudes posting anonymously online.]

What's Karl's playoff record? 80-105. We need more than a great regular season coach.

Volans19 wrote:Five year deal for Donovan to OKC.