T-Wolves Fire Wittman Put McHale On The Bench, For Now
lebasketbawl.com 12/9/2008 — After being a part of the Minnesota Timberwolves franchise since the team became a member of the NBA, Kevin McHale may be in the midst of his final season with the club. Minnesota went though some major changes on Monday, and for the first time ...

TIMBERWOLVES: Wolves Relieve Head Coach Randy Wittman
nba.com 12/8/2008 — The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced that the team has relieved head coach Randy Wittman of his coaching duties. Kevin McHale will take over the head coaching responsibilities of the team on a full-time basis from this point forward. McHale, who ...

T-Wolves Put McHale On The Bench, Push Wittman Out The Door
slamdunkcentral.com 12/9/2008 — The “ Minneapolis Star Tribune ” reported Monday that the Minnesota Timberwolves became the fourth NBA franchise to fire their head coach since the season began, as they released Randy Wittman from his duties. Wittman has been replaced ...

Coach On The Brink? Reports State Wittman May Be Released By T-Wolves
slamdunkcentral.com 12/8/2008 — The “ Star Tribune ” reported Monday that Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Randy Wittman may be dismissed from his position in the very near future. According the the report T-Wolves Team Owner Glen Taylor wants to make the move, but wants Director of Basketball Operations Kevin ...

Breaking news: Timberwolves fire coach Randy Wittman
sports.yahoo.com 12/8/2008 — Wittman never wears a pocket square, so this was a little more difficult to slip by him ... Yes, the Minnesota Timberwolves finally fired coach Randy Wittman on Monday , two days after an embarrassing 23-point loss at home to the Clippers. It was ...

Tom Powers: Glen Taylor's power play: Randy Wittman out the door, Kevin McHale on the sideline
twincities.com 12/9/2008 — Judgment day has arrived for Kevin McHale. Although the official verdict was not revealed to the public, we can make certain assumptions (guilty!) based on the fact that the sentencing was out in the open for everyone to see. Now for the punishment: ...

Analysis: McHale heads to bench to deal with Wolves' mess
nba.com 12/8/2008 — 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 ...

Wolves: Wittman fired, McHale to coach
startribune.com 12/15/2008 — Minnesota basketball legend Kevin McHale tumbled in one tumultuous Monday from beleaguered boss to coach of a Timberwolves franchise that is driving fans away with every mounting loss. Owner Glen Taylor stripped McHale -- the team's chief ...

Nuggets' Carter says McHale will be better : Nuggets : The Rocky Mountain News
rockymountainnews.com 12/9/2008 — 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 ...

Minnesota Timberwolves fire coach Randy Wittman, name Kevin McHale as replacement
twincities.com 12/8/2008 — Off to a disappointing 4-15 start and coming off their worst two losses of the season, the Timberwolves fired coach Randy Wittman this morning and replaced him with vice president of basketball operations Kevin McHale on a full-time basis. McHale, who ...

Source: McHale to be new Wolves coach (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 12/8/2008
The Minnesota Timberwolves have fired coach Randy Wittman, two days after a 23-point loss at home to the Los Angeles Clippers. General manager Kevin McHale will take over as coach. The change was confirmed Monday by a person familiar with the ...

Timberwolves fire coach Randy Wittman — The Seattle Times: Sports 12/8/2008
Randy Wittman was fired as coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday, two days after an embarrassing 23-point loss at home to the last-place Los Angeles Clippers. Kevin McHale, vice president of basketball operations, took over as coach.

Wolves fire Wittman, McHale takes over as coach — FOXSports.com News for NBA 12/8/2008
The Minnesota Timberwolves have fired coach Randy Wittman, two days after a 23-point loss at home to the Los Angeles Clippers. General manager Kevin McHale will take over as coach. The change was confirmed Monday by a person familiar with the ...

Randy Wittman Fired As Timberwolves Coach; Kevin McHale Taking Over — Bleacher Report - NBA 12/8/2008
Randy Wittman never should have been hired, but Dwayne Casey was forced to make room on his coaching staff for Wittman, so it was clear Casey was going to be fired and Wittman would get the job.  Wittman has had a terrible record every year he ...

Randy Wittman Fired; Kevin McHale Taking Over — Bleacher Report - NBA 12/8/2008
Randy Wittman never should have been hired, but Dwayne Casey was forced to make room on his coaching staff for Wittman. It was clear Casey was going to be fired and Wittman would get the job.  Wittman has had a terrible record every year ...