It's official: McHale's 1.5-decade reign of consistent bawfulness -- which was occasionally interrupted by periods of solid mediocrity -- is finally and mercifully over. Why? Said McHale: [Timberwolves new president of basketball operations David Kahn] didn't really give me any reasons other than the fact he wanted to make a change." Reality check: The change Kahn wants is to go from "not winning" to "winning," Kevin. I'm just sayin'.
The kicker? Kevin Love broke the news via Twitter. Classy.
In those 15 years of McFailure, the Timberwolves amassed a 568-630 record, suffered eight non-winning seasons (which included four 20-win campaigns and two 30-winners) and lost in the first round of the playoffs seven times in a row. Did I mention he had one of the NBA's all-time greats for 12 of those seasons? Yeah.
Other highlights include: Trading Ray Allen for Stephon Marbury; a secret agreement with Joe Smith that cost the franchise Smith, three first round draft picks and $3.5 million; drafting one of the great all-time busts in Ndubi Ebim (which was Minny's first first-rounder after the Smith debacle); offering Latrell Sprewell a three-year, $21 million contract extension (which, fortunately for McHale, Spree turned down, stating that "Why would I want to help them win a title? They're not doing anything for me. I'm at risk. I have a lot of risk here. I got my family to feed."); trading Sam Cassell AND a first-round lottery pick to the Los Angeles Clippers for Marko Jaric; selecting Brandon Roy with the sixth overall pick in the 2006 NBA Draft and then trading him for Randy Foye, whom the Portland Trail Blazers selected seventh (Roy went on to win Rookie of the Year while Foye missed most of the season due to injury); signing Mike "Contract Year" James to a four-year contract; and, of course, giving his old team the gift of Kevin Garnett (and an instant championship).
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I hope they find somebody good- and not just a recycled losing coach. I'm always amazed when guys like PJ Carlisimo get jobs when they haven't even had recent success on any level.
BILL LAIMBEER!! No, really, BILL LAIMBEER!!
I hope he gets an NBA job- I reaaaallly do!
Has anyone ever clotheslined a coach?
Let's make it happen.
To quote that song the Celts had made in ('86?) - 'No one can stop McHale, no one can stop McHale!'.........from sucking.
"...you won't see Kobe Bryant wearing a shirt with his individual accomplishments plastered on the front of it during his championship parade today..."
Did I not hear that Kobe would be wearing a shirt with a puppet hand with four rings on it? Hmm......shut the f*** up, Kobe lovers. We know, we know, you've won your Shaq-less battle...ugh.
Photographic proof as Jim Henson rolls over in his grave.
Jefferson's problem is that he plays in a small market for a lowsy team. It was the same reason Pau Gasol was hidden in plain sight for so many years in Memphis. It's the same reason why Danny Granger doesn't get nearly as much love as he should, although I imagine that will change when the Pacers make the playoffs. Dude was made for the big stage. The game where he broke his teeth -- that is what legends are made of.
Watching Jefferson play, it really cracks me up when you watch him without the ball. If you've ever watched Kevin Durant on the court without the ball, you'll know what I mean right away. Al Jeff is constantly demanding the ball when he doesn't have the rock. By constantly, I mean absolutely every second he doesn't have the ball. It's hilarious.
/AlJeffManLoveRant
Eh, I think you're stretching there. The fact is, if the shirt was meant to celebrate a team achievement, it would have had 12 hands, or images of everybody on the team, or whatever. No, this was Kobe saying, "I've got four rings," not "We have four rings," or "Phil and I have four rings together." I mean, when Phil held up his 10 fingers after the Lakers won, do you really think he was saying, "Me and Michael and Scottie and Shaq and Kobe and et al. have won 10 rings together?" Hardly.
However, those shirts (the caricature championship shirts) were Adidas, and Kobe's puppet shirt is obviously Nike. Kobe probably wasn't even allowed under his endorsement contract to wear an Adidas shirt.
I'm not excusing him, but this sort of stuff happens. I have no problem with Lyndon Baines Johnson showing off his MVP shirt either.
That's not even stretching it right there....that's simply a gross misrepresentation.
I mean, on whose hand were those 4 rings on? I see them on a black puppet's hand with a yellow Nike wristband. Unless I'm not mistaken, neither Fish nor Phil were ever portrayed in puppet form. Although in Phil Jackson's case, he kinda looks like a puppet nowadays, given the way' he's aged these last few years.
That's an NBA Cares spot waiting to happen.
put to be fired by twitter...that's cold
I hope the tweet wasn't public.