nba.com - 12/8/2008
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A fourth coaching pin fell today and it comes as no shock. The Timberwolves relieved Randy Wittman of his job, though he should feel relieved after dealing with rumors of his imminent demise all season. Wittman hasn't lived up to the "goals and expectations" considering the "talent" he had to ...
emptythebench.com - 12/9/2008
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emptythebench.com —
In typical McHale fashion there was a complete
lack of foresight and planning and no successor had...
been groomed or considered in the last few seasons. And with typical Glen Taylor frugality on the sidelines, we have to wonder if simply not wanting to pay anyone factored into the decision.
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McHale Fires Wittman, Appoints Only Successor He Can ...
rockymountainnews.com - 12/9/2008
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rockymountainnews.com —
Kevin McHale had a decent 19-12 record the
last time he took over the Timberwolves. Perhaps he...
offered ample thanks to his assistants and players. McHale stepped down Monday as Minnesota's vice president of basketball operations to take over as coach ...
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Nuggets' Carter says McHale will be better :
Nuggets : ...
sportingnews.com - 12/9/2008
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sportingnews.com —
Coaches are dropping like flies, and the latest
has a special twist to it that you might...
never, ever forget. Randy Wittman is now out in Minnesota , and GM Kevin McHale is taking over the job for the time being. This isn't the first time that the ...
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T-wolves Fire Coach, Put GM McHale to the Test
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McHale hires himself as head coach
The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog —
Kevin McHale is known as one of the worst GMs in the league. Now he has decided that he is better equipped to be the Timberwolves’ head coach.
The Timberwolves relieved Randy Wittman of his job, though he should feel relieved after dealing with rumors of his imminent demise all season.
Wittman hasn’t lived up to the “goals and expectations” considering the “talent” he had to work with, according to Wolves owner Glen Taylor. Those are curious claims considering what Wittman ...
Wolves Updates 12-10
TWolves Blog - Minnesota Timberwolves News and Articles —
... From Art Garcia/NBA.com:
Wittman now joins the millionaire unemployment line with P.J. Carlesimo, Eddie Jordan and Sam Mitchell. Of the four coaches canned this season, Wittman and Carlesimo didn't have realistic ...
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