{"id":230951,"date":"2009-06-29T04:55:40","date_gmt":"2009-06-29T04:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vip.local\/2009\/06\/29\/wolves-updates-629-v15-2307\/"},"modified":"2009-06-29T04:55:40","modified_gmt":"2009-06-29T04:55:40","slug":"wolves-updates-629-v15-2307","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/wolves-updates-629-v15-2307\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolves Updates 6\/29"},"content":{"rendered":"
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HoopsAddict has video of Jonny Flynn from after his pre-draft workout in Toronto<\/a> as well as an interview with Flynn after his workout in Washington, D.C.. <\/a><\/div>\n
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From Sporting News: <\/a>Q&A with Timberwolves G Jonny Flynn<\/div>\n
Q: With the Timberwolves looking for a head coach, is there a particular coach or style of play you would like to see?<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n
A: Me being a guy that likes to get up and down the floor, if you ask any point guard they want to be in a system that runs. I think the style of play that fits me is uptempo, a game that\u2019s pushing the ball up the court and getting the shots up in quick time. <\/em><\/div>\n
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From Don Seeholzer\/Pioneer Press:<\/a><\/div>\n

Wolves president of basketball operations David Kahn had no comment Sunday on a Pioneer Press report that Rubio and his father flew to Minneapolis the day before to discuss his NBA future.<\/em>..<\/p>\n

<\/em>Meanwhile, the New York Post reported that New York Knicks president Donnie Walsh spoke to Kahn on Saturday about a possible deal for Rubio but that Kahn isn’t interested in talking trade at this time.<\/em><\/p>\n

Kahn said Friday that he’s willing to talk to teams that call about Rubio or any player but added, “We’re in no mode right now to make any trade.” <\/em><\/div>\n

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From Jerry Zgoda\/Star Tribune:<\/a><\/div>\n

* The Wolves did turn down that Knicks\u2019 offer of No. 8 and Wilson Chandler for the No. 5, which Donnie Walsh would have used to take Rubio and not Stephen Curry.<\/em><\/p>\n

*The Wolves took Henk Norel from the Netherlands with a second-round pick as much for the fact that he\u2019s Rubio\u2019s teammate at DKV Joventut and is a friendly face as they did for his potential.<\/em>

*Kahn is expected to hit the road next week to start his coaching interview search rather than stay in Minneapolis and let coaches come to him.<\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019ll be interesting to see how many coaches are scratching their heads over the Wolves\u2019 draft and wondering if they want any part of this thing.<\/em><\/p>\n

But it only takes one who doesn\u2019t, and it sure looks like that guy will be Mark Jackson, with Bill Laimbeer \u2014 who I hear Kahn spoke with he was saying he didn\u2019t have a coaching list and wasn\u2019t going to have one until after the draft \u2014 likely as an assistant.<\/em><\/div>\n

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From Mitch Lawrence\/NY Daily News:<\/a><\/div>\n
First-time GM David Kahn could have taken Curry and Arizona PF Jordan Hill with the No. 5 and No. 6 picks, and gotten rave reviews. But he went with two point guards, Spain’s Ricky Rubio and Syracuse product Jonny Flynn. They both need the ball and can’t play together. So guess what? Kahn got panned.<\/em><\/p>\n

But he took Rubio to trade him. Now comes the hard part: Finding Rubio a new home.<\/em><\/p>\n

Houston was one of the first teams to come in with an offer. But the Rockets got nowhere with Aaron Brooks and Shane Battier.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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From Frank Isola\/NY Daily News:<\/a><\/div>\n
If the Wolves are receiving those types of offers\u2014Brooks and Battier were starters on a playoff team – do the Knicks really have much of a chance to get Rubio? Donnie Walsh is offering Wilson Chandler but that’s not going to get it down. Walsh originally offered Chandler to Washington to get the fifth pick last week.<\/em><\/p>\n

Rubio’s agent, Dan Fegan, is an experienced negotiator who will likely get Rubio to a bigger market. Rubio’s father said on Friday that his son could remain in Europe. One report yesterday quoted a “consultant for Rubio’s (European-based) agency” as taking credit for suggesting to Rubio’s parents that the Knicks is the best team for the 19-year-old point guard.<\/em><\/p>\n

Turns out that the consultant is none other than Tim Shea, a former Knicks European scout, who is responsible for one of the most infamous first round picks in club history. What the report conveniently failed to mention is that Shea’s claim to fame is that he is suggested that the Knicks draft Frederic Weis 10 years ago. Under Shea’s watch in New York, the Knicks had two Euros: Weis and the incomparable Mirsad Turkcan.<\/em><\/div>\n

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From Matt Moore\/Hardwood Paroxysm: <\/a>The State Of Minnesota Is Now The Edge Of Madness<\/div>\n
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From Charley Rosen\/Fox Sports:<\/a><\/div>\n
According to a veteran of international competition who has opposed Rubio on numerous occasions, the correct answer is “none of the above.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“Rubio isn’t very quick, isn’t very strong, and isn’t a very good shooter,” says the player, who was a record-setting point guard for a mid-Division I college. “What he can do is play hard, see the floor, deliver the ball, be totally unselfish, and make terrific decisions.”<\/em><\/p>\n

The player, who requested to remain anonymous so as not to hurt his own chances to make an NBA squad, also points to Rubio’s decidedly mediocre play against Team USA in Beijing. “If I had to make a comparison,” Player X says, “Rubio could turn out to be something like Steve Nash, only not as quick and not nearly as good a shooter.”<\/em><\/div>\n

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From Tom Powers\/Pioneer Press: <\/a>Rubio puzzle a taxing, twisted mess<\/div>\n
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From Craig Stouffer and John Keim\/Washington Examiner: <\/a>It’s time for point guard Rubio to pipe down<\/div>\n
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From Tom Knott\/The Washington Times: <\/a>This pick may leave Minnesota out in cold<\/div>\n
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From Darnell Mayberry\/The Oklahoman:<\/a><\/div>\n

The Thunder is expected to soon announce at least one new addition to its coaching staff, but two names have been linked to the position.<\/em><\/p>\n

Former Sacramento Kings assistant coach Rex Kalamian has interviewed for the job, according to a source. J.B. Bickerstaff, the son of former head coach Bernie Bickerstaff, who most recently served under Kevin McHale with the Minnesota Timberwolves, has also received interest from the Thunder. <\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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