Kurt Rambis to coach the Timberwolves

by wondahbap on Aug 9, 2009 6:46 AM PDT in Credits

Kurt Rambis will become coach of Timberwolves - Los Angeles Times
Lakers assistant coach Kurt Rambis has agreed to become coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves, accepting at least a three-year deal.

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maybe now that kurt is in town, he can gift wrap rubio and ship him to L.A. =)

by chaucer on Aug 9, 2009 7:54 AM PDT reply actions

Too bad. Gonna miss old Kurt. He’s sure been a favorite around here for years.

Best of luck to him but he’s sure got his work cut out for him.

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by olf on Aug 9, 2009 10:48 AM PDT reply actions

definitely don't think that

this is the last we’ve seen of rambis in some laker capacity. he’ll be back in the fold down the road.

by whorge on Aug 10, 2009 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions

It’s only appropriate that Kurt replaces McHale for the coaching job.

by intuitive on Aug 9, 2009 5:11 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

Jerry West

on Rambis:

Dan asked West whether he thinks Kurt Rambis should consider taking another head-coaching job or wait until Phil Jackson retires and try to get the Lakers job.

“I think he wants an opportunity to go out and prove himself,” West said of Rambis
on Artest:

West said the Lakers are built to win two or three more championships. But West wasn’t 100 percent sure Ron Artest will fit in perfectly. West says Artest is more talented than Trevor Ariza, but he may not fit as well.

“Sometimes talent gets in the way of people being able to play together,” West said.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/danpatrick/blog/73521/index.html?eref=sihp

by intuitive on Aug 9, 2009 5:27 PM PDT reply actions

it’s true. it’s hard to say right now whether or not artest is a better fit. i’ll say this, ariza was a nearly a perfect fit for the lakers—as many of us know. i still like the fact we added a new dynamic to our team. staying put would’ve almost seemed as though we didn’t get better. as great as we were, we struggled way too much on our way to the title. while i am not saying that letting ariza go was the solution to getting better, i still like the fact we got artest, a physical player. i, too, had been wanting artest for the last 3 or 4 years. at least, until we won the title. still, if it were up to me, i’d had chosen trevor over ron artest

by chaucer on Aug 9, 2009 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions

It's a 4 year

8+ mill deal

by altree on Aug 10, 2009 2:21 AM PDT reply actions

As I said before, it’s going to take a Laker to show a Celtic how to really coach and get the job done.

I’m wondering now if and when the Wolves are looking for a trade if Rambis will help the Lakers land a player from Minnesota the way that Mchale did for Ainge in Boston. But I know he isn’t the GM so maybe not.

I dont want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be Kobe Bryant.

by PURPLE AND GOLD FOR LIFE on Aug 10, 2009 7:39 AM PDT reply actions

Maybe he'll help the Wolves land someone from the Lake Show

The Lakers are named after the nice little urban lakes in the Twin Cities, after all. L.A.’s a desert.

Seriously, though: who among the current Lakers are meant to have benefitted from Rambis as an assistant? Does he have any especial projects on the current roster?

by feral on Aug 10, 2009 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions