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Labor Day is a better time than most to write about the industrious David Kahn, who thus far has made good on his pledge to adopt a blue-collar work ethic toward rebuilding the fortunes of the Wolves franchise. Remarkably, Friday's signing of Ramon Sessions to a 4-year offer sheet worth about $16 million makes more sense in the short term than further out; remarkable because Sessions won't turn 24 until the final week of the 2009-10 season, and because he immediately becomes the best player in Minnesota's backcourt.

The sports blogs were abuzz with Rubio "news" again today, claiming he'd been bought by a team in Barcelona for the next six years. A few hours later, more reports either debunked that info or declared it premature, but the whole thing gave everyone a chance to reiterate their positions on the matter.

Well, I certainly don't want to be left out.

First of all, thanks for coming by. It's been nearly a month since I posted, and I'm not sure how often I'll be chiming in before training camp starts in October. But rest assured that however it is structured and wherever I land, I fully intend to provide the kind of coverage and maintain the lively forum longtime readers have seen in previous seasons. So, if possible, be patient and be loyal. Thanks.

If new Timberwolves President of Basketball Operations David Kahn had decided to keep Kevin McHale on as coach of the ballclub, I would have thought owner Glen Taylor had made it a precondition of Kahn's hiring. In other words, no one should be surprised by today's announcement that the Wolves were terminating McHale's 16-year tenure with the franchise--a move that, depending on your logic, was either years or months overdue. 

Courtesy of the Minnesota Timberwolves, here is the lion's share of this afternoon's press conference with owner Glen Taylor and new President of Basketball Operations David Kahn. The two questions I asked were, in the interest of setting the record straight, was Kahn your first and only choice and not Lindsey, Penn or Pfund? Taylor said nobody else turned down the job.

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