Glen Taylor: Please Hire Bill Simmons as Minnestoa Timberwolves GM

Dear Mr. Taylor,

My name is Josh Brill, I live in New York City, have been a die-hard Knicks fan my entire life.

I haven't given a crap about your franchise since well, ever, and am ready to become the number one Timberwolves fan this side of Lake Michigan starting this upcoming season. Puzzled? Let me explain.

Today, ESPN.com columnist Bill Simmons officially threw himself in the running for your recently vacated General Manager position, and appears to be really serious about the job.

He has already become the popular fan choice by throwing around ideas like half-price tickets after the Wolves get eliminated from playoff contention and allowing fans the ability to return jerseys of departed players in exchange for new ones at 40 percent off.

But Simmons is more than just some candy-ass writer trying to generate buzz about his column and earn himself some publicity. What he is is a genuine fan of the NBA who feels like this is the way he can contribute the most to the league.

You see Mr. Taylor, hiring Bill Simmons should be a no-brainer. Other than the obvious reasons that he would reinvigorate the local fans and get the team some national attention for a few weeks, think of the guys like me all around the country.

If you don't think there are a million other Knicks, Wizards, Sixers, Clippers, Bucks, and Grizzlies fans from around the country who decide they have been burned by their hometown teams one too many times and are ready to jump ship in favor of a young, talented, Simmons led T-Wolves team, you're nuts.

And what's worse for a small market team than a rabid, nationwide fan base, right?

What if he fails, you ask? Well, it's quite simple. If he fails, he fails. The team will spend a couple more years in obscurity, and Simmons returns to writing his column—or, in other words, we'll be in exactly the same situation we are now. It's as close to a win-win as you're going to find.

You've tried hiring a legend of the game, and we all know how that worked out. If there has ever been a time or place to try something new, it's Minnesota and it's now.

So please Mr. Taylor, just do it. It's the right thing to do. Do it for the members of the Facebook group that was created within hours of Simmons's announcement, and for all the fans in Minnesota and around the country hoping upon hope that this happens.

And yes, do this for yourself. When is the next opportunity you're going to have to put a small market team on the national map while at the same time promoting yourself as one of the most forward thinking minds in the game? That's what I thought.

\And just think, if you hire him and everything somehow goes to crap, at least you'll have gained one fan in the process.