{"id":231032,"date":"2009-07-24T06:49:19","date_gmt":"2009-07-24T06:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vip.local\/2009\/07\/24\/spears-sources-on-coaching-situation\/"},"modified":"2009-07-24T06:49:19","modified_gmt":"2009-07-24T06:49:19","slug":"spears-sources-on-coaching-situation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/spears-sources-on-coaching-situation\/","title":{"rendered":"Spears sources on coaching situation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>From <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/news;_ylt=AnJRbnEJP3E0pYNbGo3x.M68vLYF?slug=mc-iverson072309&amp;prov=yhoo&amp;type=lgns\">Marc J. Spears\/Yahoo! Sports: <\/a><\/div>\n<div><em>The Minnesota Timberwolves are expected to begin interviewing finalists for their head-coaching position this weekend, league sources said. ABC-TV analyst and former NBA point guard Mark Jackson, Houston Rockets assistant Elston Turner and Los Angeles Lakers assistant Kurt Rambis are widely considered to make up the finalists pool with Portland Trail Blazers assistant Monty Williams a long-shot possibility.<\/em><br \/><em><br \/>Timberwolves general manager David Kahn is expected to conduct the interviews by asking the candidates to show some of their on-court coaching techniques, as well as having them diagram plays and give examples of their motivational strategies.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Jackson has been long thought to be the leading candidate for the job.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Even though Lakers coach Phil Jackson could retire after this season, the franchise doesn\u2019t seem inclined to keep Rambis from taking the Minnesota position should it be offered. One coaching source predicted the Lakers would seek a more established replacement for Jackson<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Marc J. Spears\/Yahoo! 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