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NBA Coaching Guillotine: Randy Wittman
NBA Coaching Guillotine: Randy Wittman
by Tom Ziller The NBA Coaching Guillotine considers which coaches have the potential to be executed (figuratively) and why. Randy Wittman grabbed Minnesota's head coach job in auspicious circumstances in 2007. Dwane Casey, in his second season in charge of the Wolves, had taken the team ...
Choose Your Own Adventure: Firing Randy Wittman
Choose Your Own Adventure: Firing Randy Wittman
twolvesblog.com — The twisted tale of the Timberwolves' front-office and their quest to pull their moribound franchise back from... the abyss. (more) Choose Your Own Adventure: Firing Randy Wittman
 Boston vs. Minnesota - Recap - November 21, 2008
Boston vs. Minnesota - Recap - November 21, 2008
scores.espn.go.com — Celtics ride 3rd-quarter surge in Garnett's return to Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS -- Kevin Garnett has moved on. The... championship trophy he earned with Boston last season made it all too easy to put 12 years of mostly mediocre basketball in Minnesota behind ... (more) Boston vs. Minnesota - Recap - November 21, 2008
Charley Walters: Minnesota Timberwolves coach Randy Wittman's job safe, owner Glen Taylor says
twincities.com — Randy Wittman's coaching job is safe, Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor said. "If I worried about the short... term, and I looked at the economy and all my companies, if I based things on that, then I'd fire all my presidents because they had a bad month," ... (more) Charley Walters: Minnesota Timberwolves coach Randy ...
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NBA Coaching Guillotine: Randy Wittman - NBA FanHouse
Canis HoopusNBA Coaching Guillotine: Randy Wittman - NBA FanHouse While we here at Hoopus mull over the number of games Witt has left in Minny, he's starting to get national coverage about the same questions...

Wolves Updates 11-14 Part 2
TWolves Blog - Minnesota Timberwolves News and Articles — ... From Tom Ziller/Fanhouse: Of course, not a soul would cry foul should Wittman walk the gallows -- his rotation has been suspect, the team seems completely aimless most of the time. If there were an NBA yearbook, ...

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