{"id":231094,"date":"2009-08-13T06:43:48","date_gmt":"2009-08-13T06:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vip.local\/2009\/08\/13\/wolves-updates-813-v15-2454\/"},"modified":"2009-08-13T06:43:48","modified_gmt":"2009-08-13T06:43:48","slug":"wolves-updates-813-v15-2454","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/wolves-updates-813-v15-2454\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolves Updates 8\/13"},"content":{"rendered":"
“He was after the same thing that we were after,” Wolves owner Glen Taylor said. “We both talked about a four-year contract. That’s what he wanted and I think that’s what we wanted, to tie him up so that he would stay here for the long run. I don’t think we’re in to releasing him for the Lakers. I think he is here to build this team and get the good part of it when we get to winning.”<\/em><\/p>\n Rambis said he is “absolutely committed” to the Wolves, adding: “I’m not going to look back. I made this decision to come here, I’m here, and I told Glen Taylor I’m here for the long term. I want to go through the whole process, be here from the start and I want to finish it.”<\/em><\/div>\n Although he was often mentioned as a possible successor to Phil Jackson, if and when the Lakers coach retires, there was never any guarantee he’d get the job.<\/em><\/p>\n That should not be taken to mean that the team ever discreetly let Rambis know they had another plan. Actually, Lakers insiders continue to insist that there’s no succession plan in place because so much of that decision depends on how much longer Jackson coaches and which players are still on the team. <\/em><\/div>\n