Are you trying to poke fun at one of the greatest coaches the NBA has ever seen in Phil Jackson? Newsflash, there was a time when even Phil wasn’t a big enough name to work with a veteran team that included names like Bryant, Jordan, Pippen, Gasol, Shaq, etc. At one time he was the coach of a very young, but talented Chicago Bulls team. The method works, even with a young team. A young team needs time to develop leadership skills on the court. We made a small step with K-Love in that aspect this past season, his energy is contagious. We can thank Rambis for K-Love’s accomplishments as much as we can thank K-Love for putting the time, heart and effort in night in and night out.

As far as Kahn goes, what has he done that makes you want to see him go? You can’t can a GM before you give him and his choice head coach time to get the players they want on the floor. We haven’t even seen Kahn’s biggest pick in Rubio with the team yet! Seriously, your impatience baffles me. It’s impatience that takes a great young core and breaks it up. Then, down the line, you’ll be sorry thinking “I wish we still had them all together”.

Give it a break man.

Rambis is NOT going anywhere. Kurt Rambis and K-Love had a heart-to-heart after this season, there is a mutual respect there despite all the speculation. The heart-to-heart resulted in Rambis agreeing to modify his system to fit the T-wolves players next season. Just because Rambis has had Love on the bench before, doesn’t mean it wasn’t for the better of the team. As with any player who has potential and is young, K-Love had some things to learn. Rambis got through to him, clearly. That, in my opinion, makes Rambis a GREAT coach. Not every coach starts out with a rosy record, so the media can chew on Rambis’ canning all they want but Rambis will be a great coach in this league. The Timberwolves recognize this and it’s the impatient media and ignorant fans who are putting pressure on them to win now.

When the Timberwolves signed Rambis, there was a mutual understanding they would be a bottom feeder for two to four years. So far, they have given Rambis only two of those potential four years. It’s been a rocky road, but it can only get better from here. There is not a better coach available (maybe Jeff Van Gundy) and when you do bring in a new coach there is usually a roster shake-up to follow. Do you see that in the T-wolves future? I sure as hell don’t. The Timberwolves biggest problem is the post KG era has been the lack of consistency at the head coaching position. It’s time to be consistent.

The Timberwolves are not going to can Rambis. Worst case scenario they give Rambis until the All-Star break (if there is a season next year) to see if they have at least improved upon this past season’s mark. With the lockout looming, there is no other card to play. The T-wolves are bleeding money like the New York Mets right now so I do not see them making an impulse buy on a new coach while still paying Rambis. It makes zero financial sense and Glen Taylor (T-wolves owner) is a very, very savvy businessman.

Kurt Rambis is a Minnesota Timberwolf and as an avid fan, I’d love to have him here in Minneapolis. He’s a blue collar, hard working coach who fits the Minnesota mold. He’s going to be one of the best coaches of the next generation as we watch him take this group of K-Love, Beasley, Rubio, Anthony Randolph and hopefully Wes Johnson (if he shoots 2,000 shots a day the entire offseason and continues to work with Kobe in L.A.) into the future. That core right there is young, VERY young. No GM and certainly no intelligent fan is going to expect a team that young to be able to close out games. The T-wolves were very, very competitive against a lot of top talent teams this past season (I should know, I saw all but 14 games of theirs this year) but couldn’t find a way to close them out. They are the next OKC in the league. Those names will be household names in a season or two (Love, Rubio and Beasley already are).

So, get the facts straight and end the speculation. Kurt Rambis shows up for work everyday. He works hard and he is the right man for the job. There will be some triangle run, there will be a lot more pick n roll too though. This is going to be a hybrid system for tomorrow’s NBA. It’s going to be fun, exciting and worth watching (did you watch the T-wolves this past year? The most exciting basketball we’ve had here in MN since KG was here!!).