UpdatedAug 6, 2011 12:23 AM ETFrom his oceanfront Elgin Baylor Blue Throwback Jersey home on Maui, Don Nelson acknowledges thathis pursuit of the Minnesota Timberwolves coaching job might lookodd.He can explain."I love coaching, and I'm good at what I do," Nelson said thisweek. "It's kind of a gift that I have. I feel like I owe it tomyself to do it as long as I can. I'm not ready to give it up."But exchanging island breezes for upper-Midwest winters?"I'm a lifer," he said, laughing.Nelson, 71, the NBA leader in all-time coaching victories,recently interviewed for the Timberwolves job. That doesn't exactlyput him in exclusive company."I think they've interviewed everybody who is out of work rightnow," Nelson said.Since the dismissal of Kurt Rambis on July 12, the Minnesota jobhas been linked to Nelson, Larry Brown, Rick Adelman, BernieBickerstaff, Terry Porter and Mike Woodson.Timberwolves general manager David Kahn is not discussing theinterview process, a team spokesman said Wednesday. There's noreason for Minnesota Authentic Elgin Baylor Yellow Throwback Jersey to hurry, either, because the NBA lockout hasshut down the league. The players union and owners remain far aparton how to divide an estimated $4 billion in annual leaguerevenue.Nelson was let go by the Warriors before last season; newownership paid him $6 million not to coach. In April, Nelson toldthe San Francisco Chronicle that he wasn't planning to coach again,saying: "It's a perfect time to retire."Clearly, there has been a change of heart.The Timberwolves are coming off a 15-67 season, preceded by a17-65 season. But they have some fine young players, led by KevinLove, the NBA's leading rebounder and Most Improved Player lastseason. Love will be joined next season Authentic Elgin Baylor Purple Throwback Jersey by Derrick Williams, theNo. 2 pick in the draft, and Ricky Rubio, who has finally decidedto come over from Europe. Also, Kahn's stated preference is to playan up-tempo style -- the hallmark of Nellie Ball."My M.O. over the years has been taking bad teams and makingthem good," Nelson said. "I really like their young players and I'mgood at teaching. They want to play fast, and that's what I like todo. It looks like a good fit Official Elgin Baylor Jersey to me."There are even a couple of familiar faces in ex-Warriors Anthony Tolliver andAnthony Randolph. Nelson was a big supporter of Tolliver -- andbumped heads with the erratic Randolph, who had a strong finish inMinnesota last season after being traded by New York."They gave him an opportunity and he did pretty well, so maybehe's at a place where he's ready," Nelson said. "We always saidwhen we drafted him that it would take him two or three years Authentic Elgin Baylor Yellow Jersey tobecome a player."Nelson and wife Joy Lakers Elgin Baylor Authentic Jersey live in the small town of Paia. When he'snot playing poker several nights a week, he's managing his "six orseven" properties on Maui. Each morning, he answers text messagesand phone calls while sitting on the back porch, facing thewater."It's really beautiful," he said.But he's willing Elgin Baylor Blue Jersey to give it up during basketball season foranother coaching job."I'd love to come back in and coach against the Warriors," Nelson said. "That wouldbe a lot of fun."Contact Mark Emmons at Elgin Baylor Purple Jersey 408-920-5745.Terms return false">Privacy |Copyright |
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