If Brown is hired, the Bulls also should hire former Minnesota
Timberwolves coach Dwane Casey as lead assistant with the provision
that he’d take over the top job in two or three years.
Timberwolves coach Dwane Casey as lead assistant with the provision
that he’d take over the top job in two or three years.
Casey, believed to be among the candidates Paxson is considering, was a
highly regarded assistant with the Seattle SuperSonics before being
hired by the Timberwolves.
highly regarded assistant with the Seattle SuperSonics before being
hired by the Timberwolves.
He wasn’t given much of a chance to turn around the T-wolves before being fired.
Scott Souza/Metrowest Daily News on Celtics play-by-play man Mike Gorman:
He admits some years that was more difficult than others. The M.L. Carr
reign was tough. The youth movement under Danny Ainge that preceded
this summer’s monster trades, though, was not as bad as one might
imagine.
reign was tough. The youth movement under Danny Ainge that preceded
this summer’s monster trades, though, was not as bad as one might
imagine.
"It wasn’t hard to be positive then because I liked all those young
guys," he said. "I still think Al Jefferson is going to be a great
player. I was saying that I wouldn’t have traded Al Jefferson for Kevin
Garnett. I’m pretty sure I’m on the record that I would not have made
that deal."
guys," he said. "I still think Al Jefferson is going to be a great
player. I was saying that I wouldn’t have traded Al Jefferson for Kevin
Garnett. I’m pretty sure I’m on the record that I would not have made
that deal."
Smith was involved in a salary-cap tampering scandal in October 2000 while playing in Minnesota.
The 6-foot-10, 225-pounder signed with the Timberwolves for $2.5
million, below his market value, and agreed to a wink-wink, future
multi-year contract. When word leaked of the deal, NBA commissioner
David Stern fined the Timberwolves $3.5 million, voided Smith’s
contract and stripped the team of five first-round picks. Two of the
picks were later returned.
million, below his market value, and agreed to a wink-wink, future
multi-year contract. When word leaked of the deal, NBA commissioner
David Stern fined the Timberwolves $3.5 million, voided Smith’s
contract and stripped the team of five first-round picks. Two of the
picks were later returned.
”I’ve kind of put it behind me,” he said. ”I still get asked about
it. I’m trying to leave it alone and go on with my career.”
it. I’m trying to leave it alone and go on with my career.”
In 1990, years before selling naming rights became standard for sports
arenas, Target arranged to have its name and logo put on the new
Timberwolves arena in Minneapolis. Ulrich clinched the deal for a mere
$250,000 a year.
arenas, Target arranged to have its name and logo put on the new
Timberwolves arena in Minneapolis. Ulrich clinched the deal for a mere
$250,000 a year.
And the chardonnay really turns to vinegar when your team
devolves into a bottom feeder — like the Minnesota Timberwolves, who
recently wrapped up their worst season since 1991-92 and are watching
the NBA playoffs on TV for the fourth straight year.
devolves into a bottom feeder — like the Minnesota Timberwolves, who
recently wrapped up their worst season since 1991-92 and are watching
the NBA playoffs on TV for the fourth straight year.
Meanwhile, there are former Wolves all over the playoff map, dotting
the landscape like pieces of a balloon that suddenly went “pop" (which,
come to think of it, isn’t a bad analogy for what has happened to
basketball in Minnesota).
the landscape like pieces of a balloon that suddenly went “pop" (which,
come to think of it, isn’t a bad analogy for what has happened to
basketball in Minnesota).