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David Kahn has written another letter to Wolves followers, this time with his team off to a 1-9 start that includes a nine-game losing streak.

Here it is…

Dear Timberwolves Fans and Supporters:

I am writing this to you while on the plane from Minneapolis to Memphis, on Friday night following our loss to Dallas. We are 1-9, having lost nine in a row. Our record was to be expected – but it will not be accepted.

Big difference, I think.

What matters most to me is how we respond to adversity this season – knowing it will come in heavy doses occasionally. Our last nine opponents are a collective 51-30, and there will be similar tough stretches throughout the season.

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It has been hard for us to sustain a running game without our best rebounder, Kevin Love, and with Al Jefferson still not all the way back from his ACL knee injury. And our defense has been poor at times. It is extremely difficult to run when you are taking the ball out of the basket. But make no mistake – this will become a running team and that will be our identity.

I also don’t want to use Kevin and Al as excuses. Everybody has injuries. Everybody has tough parts of the schedule. Everybody has adversity. We will not be a team that makes excuses.

At times like these, I am motivated to work harder. I want to scout more, watch more film, crunch more numbers, ask more questions. I know Kurt and the coaching staff feel the same. The coaches are the strength of our ballclub right now – I am proud to be working with them. We all recognized when we signed up for this mission that it takes a Herculean effort, from all corners, to turn around a franchise and make it championship-caliber.

We obviously are not working hard enough yet. We need to do more. And we will.

Best regards,

David Kahn

Our record was to be expected

It is extremely difficult to run when you are taking the ball out of the basket. But make no mistake – this will become a running team and that will be our identity.

I also don’t want to use Kevin and Al as excuses. Everybody has injuries. Everybody has tough parts of the schedule. Everybody has adversity. We will not be a team that makes excuses.

cpfsf wrote:

I also don’t want to use Kevin and Al as excuses. Everybody has injuries. Everybody has tough parts of the schedule. Everybody has adversity. We will not be a team that makes excuses.

Yet you use it as an excuse anyway.

echuzer0 wrote:he should re-sign carney if this is his plan...carney fits in the running game...he had some nice games last year and he got a decent outside shot also...but unfortunately has low bb IQ..

Steve_Holiday wrote:I still don't understand the obsession with transforming the Wolves into a "running" team. Fans care about the team winning games, not the style of play.

Steve_Holiday wrote:I still don't understand the obsession with transforming the Wolves into a "running" team. Fans care about the team winning games, not the style of play.

Dewey wrote:Maybe it's appropriate to write a letter back to the Kahn Man and explain that to run the Triangle offense, as well as a running team, you need the right type/style of player ... it's like he believes Rambis can take "any" group of young players and have a magical ending.

I look back an wonder how the draft would have went if we had hired Rambis before the draft...

basti wrote:Steve_Holiday wrote:
I still don't understand the obsession with transforming the Wolves into a "running" team. Fans care about the team winning games, not the style of play.


I'm not trying to compare our team to the Showtime Lakers squad but it shows you that you can win by playing the running game. all we need is a sound defense with great rebounding (the latter shouldn't be a problem with Love and Jefferson being back at full strength). now we only need good-great perimeter defenders and a real defensive presence in the middle.

john2jer wrote:Rodney "Freakin" Carney? That's seriously the complaint some of you guys have? If only the Titanic had a couple more life preservers...