Timberwolves Coach Rick Adelman Retires

Big news - Timberwolves fans!

Coach Rick Adelman, who is 67 year old, has announced his retirement from the Minnesota Timberwolves. He has coached 23 seasons and is one of only eight coaches to record more than 1,000 career victories. That's awesome, Timberwolves! You've had a great time with Coach Adelman.

We saw Rick Adelman became a head coach in 1989, being promoted from assistant of the Portland Trail Blazers. He coached the Blazers, Warriors, Kings, Rockets and Timberwolves. He made two Finals appearances and reached the playoffs 16 times!

The Timberwolves are sad to see him go, but it was a great run! Thanks for everything you've done for the Timberwolves, Coach Adelman! We know a great retirement is in store for you.

Coaching Spotlight: Rick Adelman

Meet Rick Adelman, the head coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Rick Adelman became the 11th head coach in Rockets history in 2007 and, after two seasons with the Rockets, Adelman's winning percentage of .659 stands as the highest in that franchise's history. Overall, Adelman owns a career record significantly above .500.

Rick Adelman came to the Minnesota Timberwolves before the start of the 2011-2012 season.

Terry Porter to Join Adelman's Assistants

Until the lockout is over, the Minnesota Timberwolves will not be hiring any of new coach Rick Adelman's assistants. When the lockout is over (yes I said when), former Wolves guard Terry Porter will be among the new hires.

Porter, who coach the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns, played for Adelman for six seasons with the Portland trail Blazers, which is a great start to a foundational relationship that should exist in a coaching group. Porter, interestingly, also interviewwed for the Wolves' head coaching job.

Rick Adelman Minnesota

Rick Adelman... coach of the LA Lakers? Not so fast.

Rumors have been circling that the Lakers almost transitioned from Phil Jackson to Rick Adelman, who would have fit in with the no-nonse attitude of LA.

Adelman was a coach for the Kings and Blazers, a nemesis of the Lakers in prior years and subject of antipathy from Lakers fans. No love for Adleman in LA.

Too bad for LA!

Rick Adelman Seems a Good Fit for Minnesota

Welcome Coach Rick Adelman!

Although we all have the NBA lockout in the back of our minds and that the lack of negotiation progressed has corroded any chance of basketball action this season, there has been some front-office movement to catch our eye.

The Minnesota Twolves have managed to sign one of the best coaches on the market: Rick Adelman!

The former Rockets boss will be the Minnesota Timberwolves head coach for the upcoming (or the next) season. Adelman is No. 8 on the victories list in the NBA and is 945-616 in his 20 seasons as a coach.

Taylor is replacing Kurt Rambis.

Minnesota Timberwolves Coaching Update

Guess what? There is nothing to update! The Minnesota Timberwolves haven't done anything with their head coaching search lately and I don't get it. Why aren't they doing anything? Seriously Kahn what are you doing? There is honestly nothing else for you to do. No free agents to sign, no rookies to sign, no nothing except find this coach. I know there is no rush to get this done but come on already. Get Rick Adelman to sign along the dotted line and lets get these fans excited.

Rick Adelman Wants Timberwolves Head Coaching Position?

I'm still trying to figure out why Rick Adelman flew in from Portland to interview with the Timberwolves. He really shouldn't be interested in this job, but it seems like he is. At least he might be interested at the money the Wolves would throw at him. For a rebuilding job like this, I'm assuming the Timberwolves would have to offer him somewhere around 5 million dollars a year. Probably more than that. I just can't see him wanting this job. The roster doesn't fit at all and management has a history of treating coaches poorly after the whole Kurt Rambis fiasco. Only time will tell, but I really hope the Timberwolves are able to get Rick Adelman to coach this team. Plus he totally looks like Count Dooku from Star Wars.

Rick Adelman Interviewing With David Kahn Today

Great news for Timberwolves fans today, Rick Adelman will be interviewing with the Minnesota Timberwolves today IN person. Adelman is clearly the best and most qualified candidate the Timberwolves have interviewed thus far and makes the most sense to be hired. Problem here is, does the guy want the job. My gut says no, but I'm really hoping Glen Taylor can throw some serious dough his way and get him on board.

Adelman is known to be extremely creative as an offensive mind. Something the new coach must have considering we have 4 power forwards 3 point guards and three small forwards. He also emphasizes the up tempo pace and ball movement that David Kahn is looking for. Lets hope Kahn doesn't say anything stupid today to screw this one up. Please hire this man.

The Next Head Coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves Will Be...

I have absolutely no idea who will be the next head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves because none of the candidates who have been interviewed make any sense. The big reason for this is that David Kahn goes only for the big names and clearly doesn't care if his hiring makes any basketball sense what so ever. I'll go through each candidate and tell you why they make no sense to me.

Don Nelson - All time winningest coach and plays up tempo style that Kahn craves. Too bad the guy is 71 years old and will be able to coach this team for a year or two. He also has a history of being terrible with young players. Thankfully this team is littered with them.

Bernie Bickerstaff - Proven to be a terrible coach. Has been a head coach for 13 seasons and has been mediocre in each. He is also very old, 71 to be exact. Maybe Rubio can wheel him along the sidelines while he yells at Beasley during games.

Larry Brown - Has been a terrible coach in his last two stops. Also extremely old at age 70. Has been terrible with young point guards. Good thing we don't have one coming next year... Hasn't been a good coach since 2004 when he was with the Pistons.

Terry Porter - Was fired in Phoenix because his team wasn't playing at a fast enough pace. Weird, I think Kahn wants the Wolves to play at a fast pace.

Sam Mitchell - Wasn't even on Kahn's original list. Clearly a courtesy throw in by Glen Taylor.

Mike Woodson - Defensive coach whose Hawk teams played at one of the slowest paces in the league. Probably won't be hired he is merely just a name.

Rick Adelman - Makes all the sense in the world. Proven winner whose ball movement would likely make sense for the Wolves and appease Kahn. He is not interested in this job and only interviewed for it by phone.

Pretty much I hate all of these candidates and wish Kahn would hire a young assistant and not a big name who will do terribly with this job.

Minnesota Timberwolves Interview Rick Adelman by Phone

Former Houston Rocket's head coach Rick Adelman was interviewed by Minnesota Timberwolve's head of basketball operations David Kahn over the phone last weekend.

This shows that Rick Adelman has at least some interest in the head coaching vacancy left by Kurt Rambis. If the talks are going to get more serious, he will likely have to meet with David Kahn and owner Glen Taylor in a face to face meeting.

I'm personally doubting we are able to hire Adelman. Although he has ties to Kevin Love (his son played high school basketball with him) and is a huge fan of the Wolve's power forward, I just can't see him wanting to coach this young of a team. He would be great for the Wolves, but I have the feeling he wants one last chance at coaching a contender and getting an NBA title. Unless the Wolves are able to blow him away with money, I really can't see this one happening.

Mike Woodson and Terry Porter are First to Interview for Head Coaching Position

David Kahn and the basketball operations staff began interviewing candidates for the head coaching vacancy early this week. The first two candidates to come in were Mike Woodson and Terry Porter. Both of these choices really puzzled me, but I feel like Kahn is trying to get as many big names in as possible to interview, just to excite the fan base. I like the Woodson interview just because he has been through this before. He took a Hawks team that won 13 games in his first season to 3 consecutive playoff births after his 6th season. The puzzling part for me is that he is a defensive minded coach and his teams have played at the slowest paces while he was a coach for the Hawks.

The Terry Porter interview really doesn't make sense to me. The only thing that makes sense about it is that he was a successful NBA point guard who could mentor Ricky Rubio. Here's a guy who went to the Phoenix Suns and slowed down the fastest team in the NBA. Kahn, this is literally exactly the opposite of what you want. He has already slowed down one team, you probably don't share the same beliefs as him, so this would have a terrible ending. If you want up tempo, look at Don Nelson or Rick Adelman.

List of Possible New Coaches for the Timberwolves

Jerry Zgoda wrote a list today of all the possible candidates for the Minnesota Timberwolves head coaching position. Here's the list:

Rick Adelman - Has his teams play with the free moving ball movement that Kahn desires and is a proven winner. Kevin Love might even sign an extension if Adelman is hired as Love and Adelman's son played high school basketball together.

Don Nelson - Has his teams play the up tempo style that Kahn craves and has the most wins in NBA history. Is reportedly interested in the job and intrigued by Rubio and Love.

Dave Joerger - Coached Memphis's much improved defense last season and almost got the top assistant job for Kevin McHale.

Bryan Gates - Worked with Kahn in the D League and is an assistant for New Orleans

Sam Mitchell - Has ties to the franchise as a former player.

Larry Brown - Coached NBA championship team in 2003-2004 Pistons

Mike Fratello - Former Grizzlies coach and has connections with Kahn.

Lorenzo Romar - Known for his up tempo style of play at the University of Washington.

My suggestion? Lawrence Frank. He was an excellent coach at New Jersey until they depleted his roster. Also, he has been the defensive coordinator for the Boston Celtics defense which was one of the best defenses in the league even after trading center Kendrick Perkins. He also probably picked up a ton of experience last season while working under Doc Rivers.