{"id":230982,"date":"2009-07-09T22:30:50","date_gmt":"2009-07-09T22:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vip.local\/2009\/07\/09\/wolves-updates-79-part-2-v15-2340\/"},"modified":"2023-06-02T14:00:53","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T18:00:53","slug":"wolves-updates-79-part-2-v15-2340","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/wolves-updates-79-part-2-v15-2340\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolves Updates 7\/9 Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"
David Kahn was on the Dan Patrick show this morning <\/a>to talk Ricky Rubio.<\/div>\n
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Kahn is confident the T’Wolves will sign the 18-year-old guard, but there are still problems.<\/em><\/p>\n

Kahn said that the “threshold issue” was the buyout with Rubio’s team in Spain.<\/em><\/p>\n

— Kahn said he talked to the Knicks, but nothing is going to happen there with Rubio.<\/em><\/p>\n

“They are very clearly setting themselves to be a major player in free agency in 2010. … There really isn’t anything we could accomplish even if we wanted to,” Kahn said.<\/em><\/p>\n

Kahn maintains Rubio will likely play in Minnesota.<\/em><\/p>\n

“We don’t really have any intention of trading him whatsoever,” Kahn said.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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From Mark Berman\/My Fox Houston: <\/a><\/div>\n
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NBA sources told FOX 26 Sports Thursday the Minnesota Timberwolves have asked for and received permission to interview Houston Rockets assistant coach Elston Turner as they search for a new head coach.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Timberwolves are looking for a replacement for Kevin McHale.<\/em><\/p>\n

Turner was a strong candidate to become head coach of the Phoenix Suns last year.<\/em><\/p>\n

He joined the Rockets when Rick Adelman was named Houston’s head coach two years ago.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mark Madsen writes a letter to Ricky Rubio and his family.<\/div>\n
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From Mad Dog’s blog: <\/a><\/div>\n
In other news, I spoke to David Kahn today in fact by phone and I came away thinking to myself that here is a guy who is leaving no stone unturned in the coaching search as well as the free agency market.\u00a0 One thing that I can appreciate is honesty and after we talked for a while he mentioned that he would love to have me in the locker room this coming year, but at the same time, given my expiring contract he said that there is a chance that I might be moved. <\/em><\/div>\n
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From Steve Aschburner\/SI.com: <\/a><\/div>\n
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“You don’t think Bassy wants to show those guys that you don’t just walk into the NBA and have success as a point guard?” a Wolves insider said recently. “After everything he’s been through?”<\/em><\/p>\n

“Those guys” would be Ricky Rubio and Jonny Flynn, the prospects Minnesota took with the Nos. 5 and 6 picks in last month’s draft. With former starter Randy Foye traded to Washington for the pick that became Rubio, Telfair is the Wolves’ incumbent at point guard. And while it happens all the time that an established NBA player gets drafted on top of by his team — proud veterans face it near the end of their runs while younger players always are subject to the search for upgrades — this one felt a little different, a little much. Two rookie point guards?<\/em>
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\n“I knew for sure they would get a guard, but I was a little surprised to see two picks … go ahead of me,” Telfair said, phrasing it as awkwardly as it felt. “I mean, two point guards and I’m there. But the guys that we got, I know they can play basketball. My thing was gaining somebody that can help us win. I talked to Al [Jefferson] this morning, and like he said, we want to win right now. So it wasn’t a disrespect for me in any way, but I know I’ve got to come to camp prepared and ready to work.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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There is a new site called Fire David Kahn. <\/a><\/div>\n
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From Mike Wells\/IndyStar.com:<\/a><\/div>\n
The Pacers have also expressed interest in former Northwest High School standout Rodney Carney. Carney’s athleticism fits coach Jim O’Brien’s style.<\/em><\/div>\n
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From Winnipeg Sun: <\/a><\/div>\n
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For J.B. Bickerstaff, teaching the game of basketball is equal to growing the game of basketball.<\/em><\/p>\n

The assistant coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves was in town yesterday, providing a day’s worth of basic roundball curriculum to a group of children in south Winnipeg. His message to the kids: Enjoy the game, but play it the right way. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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From Charley Walters\/Pioneer Press:<\/a><\/div>\n
Timberwolves assistant coach Jerry Sichting scored his first career hole-in-one at Bent Creek this week by knocking a 163-yard 6-iron into the No. 14 par-3 hole. <\/em><\/div>\n
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