{"id":230830,"date":"2009-05-26T17:08:52","date_gmt":"2009-05-26T17:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vip.local\/2009\/05\/26\/wolves-updates-526-part-2\/"},"modified":"2009-05-26T17:08:52","modified_gmt":"2009-05-26T17:08:52","slug":"wolves-updates-526-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/wolves-updates-526-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolves Updates 5\/26 Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"
From Don Seeholzer\/Pioneer Press:<\/a><\/p>\n David Kahn, hired Friday by the Wolves, described the dinner Monday evening as “strictly getting to know you” and leaves Wednesday morning for a three-day NBA draft combine in Chicago.<\/em><\/div>\n I asked Kahn on Friday why the new guy wouldn\u2019t be concerned with having McHale\u2019s long shadow remain in an organization that he\u2019s trying to remake anew and if he wouldn\u2019t worry that McHale is used to picking up the phone and calling owner Glen Taylor anytime he wanst something done.<\/em> \u201cMy relationship with Glen frankly starts today. I know what my authority is. I know I\u2019m the decisionmaker. Kevin and I, if we do this, hopefully we\u2019ll have a relationship that the person he calls is me.\u201d<\/em><\/div>\n “I’m very happy for David,\u201d Bird said. \u201cHe’s a very intelligent guy and knows the ins and outs of this league as well as anyone. He has all the tools to get the job done in Minnesota.”<\/em><\/p>\n Despite his success, Kahn also delivered several duds during his time at the helm in Indiana: he traded Antonio Davis, who could have pushed the Pacers over the Lakers in 2000, for the draft rights to Jonathan Bender; hired Isiah Thomas as head coach, drafted David Harrison; and acquired Jamaal Tinsley in a draft-day deal.<\/em>
\u201cKevin and Glen have a relationship that\u2019s lasted 17 years,\u201d Kahn said. \u201cI think it\u2019s wonderful. I don\u2019t have any worries. That won\u2019t even be part of the decision-making process. I\u2019m not so insecure that I don\u2019t think people should be allowed to voice their opinions if they\u2019re different from mine.<\/em><\/p>\n
The deal for Tinsley was his biggest blunder…<\/em><\/div>\n