deadspin.com - 12/8/2008
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The Minnesota Timberwolves are 4-15, which is not the worst record in their division, but it's far from the best. Obviously, Vice President of Basketball Operations Kevin McHale will not tolerate such underachievement, so he has rightly fired head coach Randy Wittman and replaced him with the ...
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 ...
sports.espn.go.com - 12/8/2008
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sports.espn.go.com —
The Minnesota Timberwolves fired Randy Wittman, who will
be replaced by vice president of basketball operations Kevin
McHale on the bench. McHale will step down from his front-office duties to concentrate on coaching. The team has called an afternoon ...
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4-15 Minnesota Timberwolves fire Randy Wittman
sports.yahoo.com - 12/8/2008
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sports.yahoo.com —
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 ...
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Breaking news: Timberwolves fire coach Randy Wittman
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TWolves Blog - Minnesota Timberwolves News and Articles —
... From Chad Hartman/KFAN:
How do we evaluate Kevin McHale as a Head Coach? He has disdain for certain parts of the job which are unavoidable including travel and dealing with the media. Insiders tell me McHale almost walked ...
The Internets are alive: Wittman out, McHale in
Ball Don't Lie —
... Deadspin: "This is the 14th season that McHale has had his job. Fourteen. From one Lions fan to the Minny faithful, I can only say, 'This too shall pass. It's got to, right?'" ...
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I’m begging someone to please make it stop.
I loved Kevin McHale. He was awesome. I mimicked his post moves in high school. But as an executive………. ugh.
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Another One Bites The Dust
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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 ...
Lay into, but lay off of Kevin McHale
sports.yahoo.com 12/10/2008 — After a while, even an owner as oblivious as Glen Taylor
will get the right idea.
You have an idea about Glen Taylor, I'm sure. He's the
Timberwolves owner who doesn't like to be spurned (who does?), and took to
various alternative papers and city ...
New Coach, Same Story
twolvesblog.com 12/19/2008 — As you all know, our beloved Randy Wittman was replaced on the bench by his former boss Kevin McHale this week. Since the replacement two games have passed. While the Wolves managed to buck last weekend's trend of getting killed by 20+, the team ...
The Glen and Kevin Show!!!
canishoopus.com 12/9/2008 —
I've never been a fan of sequels. They're so hard to do. I'm more of an originals type of guy. I first tuned into the G&K show way back in 2005 when it was spun off from Flip & Friends . The above scene was taken ...
Game Notes: Spurs at T-Wolves
slamonline.com 12/14/2008 — by Myles Brown
The monotonous nature of the NBA’s regular season is well documented. Players continually remind the media that they don’t look any further than the current game on the schedule, lest they frivolously surrender a win that ...
Kevin Mchale Good Player, Bad GM —
Bleacher Report - NBA 12/8/2008
Kevin Mchale always seems to be on the worst side of things in the NBA. He has made many mistakes as the Vice President of Basketball Operations with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
It didn't all start bad for Mchale, one of his first ...
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