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.

Timberwolves Planning to Interview Larry Brown

After interviewing Don Nelson over the weekend and Rick Adelman over the phone, the Minnesota Timberwolves intend on interviewing Larry Brown sometime this week. Brown is 6th all time on the all time wins list with 1,098. Brown has coached for 9 different teams and won an NBA championship with the 2003-2004 Detroit Pistons.

Once again, this one just makes no sense. Is David Kahn just putting his hand into a hat and pulling out names here or is he really thinking about this? Not only is Brown extremely old, he is 70, he also has not coached a winning team since his days in Detroit. Not only that, he doesn't even run an up tempo offense that Kahn wants this team to play with.

This honestly would be hilarious if we hired him though. Imagine Larry Brown and David Kahn together. They would probably trade the entire team except for Derrick Williams. Larry Brown always trades all of his players and David Kahn loves to trade all of his players, so it's a perfect match.

Seriously I hope this doesn't happen though.

Bernie Bickerstaff is Latest to Interview for Head Coaching Job

Minnesota Timberwolve's owner Glen Taylor and president of basketball operations David Kahn will be interviewing Bernie Bickerstaff today. When it was first rumored that Kurt Rambis was going to be fired, Bernie Bickerstaff was the first person who was mentioned as a possible replacement for Rambis. In fact, it was rumored that Kahn even reached out to Bickerstaff in early June to join the Wolves. The idea here was that Bickerstaff would groom his son, J.B. Bickerstaff, while coaching the team for the next couple of years. Houston really shot this plan down when they hired J.B. Bickerstaff to become a part of their staff. Bickerstaff is still interviewing the job today, regardless of his son.

This would be an absolutely terrible hire for the Wolves. I don't ever even want J.B. Bickerstaff ever coaching this team. This guy has enough experience as a head coach that we just know that he is terrible. First of all, he is 67. He is 415-517 in 13 seasons. This isn't a small sample size of a guy who has had some unlucky breaks. There is very clear evidence that he is not a successful NBA coach. Thankfully, there is a report that former Sacramento Kings head coach Rick Adelman will interview with the team on Saturday. Adelman led the Sacramento Kings to the Western Conference Finals in 2002.

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.