David Kahn...Really??? - Updated

Obviously, I've mentioned before that I'm not a fan of David Kahn. On top of Kevin McHale burying the franchise with the Joe Smith contract debacle, Kahn has basically put the team in even more of a rewind then initially anticipated. He didn't have much to work with when he first got there but the team is awful and even with the talent they have right now, they won't become Oklahoma City because they don't have a "star" that can carry the team like Durant can. Yes, Kevin Love is very good but he isn't a franchise guy. He is the second or third option on a good team.

Here is an interview to show how much of a clown Kahn is.



I think he is trying, which is great for a three year old but not for a NBA executive who is trying to dig a terrible franchise out of the depths of the cellar they seem to always find themselves in. I certainly lay a lot of the blame on Glen Taylor, the Twolves owner. Any idiot can see that the picks and the trades that he has made over time have done nothing but keep the team in the deep end with no chance of saving themselves.

Here is quote from Kahn from an interview a few years back, when he was the Pacers' GM.

Bizball: During your time as GM of the Pacers, who was the best player you felt you acquired, either through trades, or the draft?
Kahn: I was most proud of draft-night deals I engineered for Jeff Foster and Jamaal Tinsley, two players who remain with the team today not because they were our best players but because of the pressure surrounding both deals.

I honestly had no idea he was the Pacers' GM. I thought he worked his way up in Portland but I was wrong. During his time with Pacers I don't think he had anything to do with personnel decisions because Larry Legend and Donnie Walsh did all that stuff. If you look at this (have to scroll down a little) it tells you how he was into marketing and development more than player decisions. Why and how the Twolves would hire someone like this, I have no idea.

One last note before I go. If you look at the Twolves' roster, I don't see Ricky Rubio but there is Derrick Williams, Brad Miller, and Bojan Bogdanovic. It seemed to me that Ricky was all the rage around the Twin Cities and he supposedly "signed" with the team. Why isn't he on the roster then? Another year in Europe? I smell trouble.

Update: To put things into even better terms with Kahn. He recently reached out to Coach K from Dook to find out if he would be interested in coaching the Twolves. Are you kidding me? He turned down the Lakers and Kobe Bryant to stay at Dook. He makes roughly $5 million a year from Dook. Regardless of the talent that is in Minnesota he would be extremely lucky to reach 30 wins in his first year. The saga continues...