Now that a search is on for a new head coach and president, it's time to look more deeply at the candidates.
Yesterday news broke that Sam Mitchell would be relieved of his coaching duties with the Wolves and the organization would conduct a thorough search for both a head coach and new president of basketball operations. While Mitchell is out, Milt Newton continues to perform his duties as general manager, though owner Glen Taylor seems set to install someone above him in the decision-making hierarchy.
The search, which is being run by search firm Korn-Ferry (when they are not busy moving a nu-metal band across lakes), is rumored to be multi-faceted, with all options being considered: both installing one person for both positions like Flip Saunders held last year and Stan Van Gundy does in Detroit, or hiring different people for the jobs.