I absolutely loved reading this news
Taylor also said the team will have a general manager-type to head up basketball operations, ending the committee-style approach it has used in recent seasons.
“We’re going to have one person that will be at the top,” Taylor said. “We’ve interviewed quite a few people.”
Yes! At long last! Glen Taylor is finally abandoning this leadership structure.
I can’t properly describe how badly that old management structure bothered me. I hate it. I just don’t believe that it can be consistently successful in the long term.
I have this horrible image of five people sitting around a board room table. Two convinced that some hot shot coaching prospect is the next Phil Jackson, but then on the other side of the room they have two others who are lobbying for their guy. Nobody can agree on a candidate, so they compromise, and go with the bland choice — a coach who’s had two jobs before and was moderately successful, and just about competent. This image, this horrible image, is something I worry about everytime this management team sits down and contemplates a risky decision.
It’s just too hard for so many basketball minds to agree on everything, especially when it comes down to close judgement calls, and risk-willingness.
I think it’s best when it’s one GM with one firm vision for the club. As a fan, that’s what I always want to see. So today, I’m delighted that Glen Taylor is abandoning his old system and switching to an approach I admire.
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A few more details on the search for a new GM
On Kevin McHale
And reiterated that McHale returning to his former job is not an option.
“He’s not one of the candidates,” Taylor said.
Is there a timeline for the new appointment?
Taylor said he expects to fill the front-office position within a couple of weeks after the end of the season
Who has been in charge of the front office since McHale left?
Since McHale gave up his position as vice president of basketball operations to become coach on Dec. 8, his front-office duties have been divided among general manager Jim Stack, assistant GM Fred Hoiberg and others.
Is Taylor looking internally (promoting someone) or externally for his new GM?
Taylor said. “We’ve interviewed quite a few people.”
Asked if that person will come from inside or outside the organization, Taylor said: “We’re interviewing inside and outside. I’d say we’re pretty much done with it.”
A Second Article
A second article on this promising news
After studying the front-office operations of several top NBA teams, Taylor said he has decided upon a “more traditional” structure in which final decisions will be made by one person rather than the current committee of General Manager Jim Stack and assistant general managers Fred Hoiberg, Rob Babcock and Zarko Durisic.
Some interesting news on the interviews
He said he has interviewed and psychologically tested candidates both inside and outside the organization after asking other NBA teams for permission to talk to a number of people he would not specify.
The article then says
He [Taylor] said he has one more candidate to interview.
Clearly the Wolves are very far into their search for a new GM.
