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Will Kurt Rambis Get The Last Laugh?
Written by Dennis Velasco   
Sunday, 09 August 2009 20:00

mchale-rambis-clothesline The Minnesota Timberwolves have finally found their next head coach in Kurt Rambis, assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers until he signs his new contract with Minny, which is expected to be done today. It's taken the T-Wolves decision-makers, David Kahn and Glen Taylor, some time to replace former T-Wolves heartthrob, Kevin McHale, but with Rambis coming on board the train that goes, "AH-AH-AWOOO!" can he get a bit of revenge versus Kevin McHale?

Background for all the young ones here... Rambis was a solid contributor to four Lakers championships during the 1980s, the famous Showtime crew led by Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and James Worthy. McHale was a vital cog for three Boston Celtics championship teams, also during the same era, along with Larry Bird and Robert Parish. Rambis and McHale get very acquainted and associated with each other when McHale clotheslined Rambis (see video below) on a fast break during Game 4 of the 1984 NBA Finals, which the Celtics won the title. Hard foul? No doubt. Cheap shot? I would say so since it didn't appear that McHale was going for the ball.

In any case, Rambis will have a chance to get some personal vengeance versus McHale whose tenure with the T-Wolves had started to sour some time ago, but for some reason was still able to hang on to his job, particularly in the last five seasons when the T-Wolves owned a 155-255 record.  But, now he's gone and Rambis can give his own clothesline by getting the team back to winning and playing over .500 ball.  However, it's not going to be an easy job for Rambis as Al Jefferson and Kevin Love are probably the only two players that he can rely on.  The well-chronicled Ricky Rubio saga could last two years when Rubio's contract is over with DKV Joventut, but will Rambis still be around?  Patience and good decisions will lead to success.

However, if Rambis himself was patient, he would have likely succeeded Lakers head coach Phil Jackson, probably as soon as the 2010-11 season.  Rambis was thought to be the heir apparent to take the Lakers coaching mantle and trading Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol, and Andrew Bynum for Jefferson, Love, Jonny Flynn, Wayne Ellington and maybe Rubio doesn't seem like a good decision at all.  But, hey, maybe Rambis wanted to strike out on his own and get away from the team that he won multiple championships with as a player.  Afterall, it worked out well for McHale... oh wait.



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written by Real Fake Sports, August 10, 2009
I thought of that clothesline the minute they announced Rambis replaced McHale. Too funny.
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written by DV, August 11, 2009
Yeah, man... it's hard NOT to think of that clothesline.

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