rockymountainnews.com - 12/9/2008
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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 of the struggling Timberwolves when Randy ...
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.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
scores.espn.go.com - 12/11/2008
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scores.espn.go.com —
Melo scores NBA record 33 in quarter as
Nuggets cruise DENVER -- Carmelo Anthony had an easier...
time matching the NBA record for points in a quarter than he did trying to figure it out. Anthony matched George Gervin's NBA record with 33 points in the ...
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Minnesota vs. Denver - Recap - December 10, 2008
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Kevin McHale Needs His Coaching Etch-A-Sketch
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... (McHale’s new play for Rashad McCants .) That’s a decent record, but according to at least one of the players on that team, the improvement may not have had much to do with McHale’s coaching acumen. According to an interview with Nuggets guard Anthony Carter in the ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS , McHale was more like a lost puppy than a bloodhound on the scent of a win in his first stint at Minnesota’s helm. Here’s what Carter had to say:“He didn’t really know all the X’s and O’s, but he had a good assistant coaching staff that was helping him out with a lot of plays. He kind of let ...
Wolves Updates 12-9 Part 2
TWolves Blog - Minnesota Timberwolves News and Articles —
... From Chris Tomasson/Rocky Mountain News, former Timberwolves player Anthony Carter on McHale's last coaching stint. ...
30 win team or more of the same?
Canis Hoopus —
... played an up-tempo game that featured very few "plays" and a lot of playing. I know that J-Pete and Hanny were full-force into creating the talking points for the newest 600 First Avenue snow job during the broadcast, but despite what you may have heard, there was very little "coaching" going on during last night's game. I've watched and played basketball for a while now and...well, maybe McHale's "system" will be installed by the start of the new year. Then again, maybe not. I'm not complaining. I'm just anticipating the inevitable nonsense from ...
Tales of Kevin McHale’s Hilarious ‘Coaching’
SLAM Online —
by Marcel Mutoni
As if Minnesota T-Wolves fans hadn’t suffered enough, but now the guy from the front-office who absolutely botched the last, oh, decade and some, is in charge of leading the troops into battle from the sidelines.
If you’re expecting things to improve, I’d like you first to listen to Anthony Carter’s stories, a man who played for coach McHale a few years ago.
From the Rocky Mountain News:
“It was a learning experience,” said Carter. “He didn’t ...
Wolves coach Kevin McHale, not an X's and O's type of guy
Ball Don't Lie —
... Our quote of the day comes from Nuggets vet Anthony Carter, a former imberwolves guard, who tells Chris Tomasson of the Rocky Mountain News that recycled Minnesota coach Kevin McHale should "be a lot better" this time around. ...
Take 11 - Anthony Carter
10,000 Takes —
Absurdity Scale (1-10): 4 The Setup: Former Timberwolves' guard Anthony Carter discussing Kevin McHale's 2005 stint as Wolves' head coach. 10,000 Takes' Take: While we love the Etch A Sketch crack, a guy with a career 5.2 ppg average shouldn't be trashing Hall of Famers. We can't be too upset however, thanks to Carter fans now have a prop to show McHale (and ultimately Glen Taylor) their disappointment with the direction the club has taken. At the next home game (Friday) every fan in attendance should bring a shiny, red Etch A Sketch to the Target Center and hold it over their head when McHale ...
Reading is Great! All the News, Notes, Natterings and Giveaways You Can Handle
Empty the Bench —
... with Javaris Crittenton.
The Hoop Doctors - Create a caption, win a Steve Nash jersey. Done and done.
20 Second Timeout - Breaking down the Lake Show’s D with their assistant coaches.
Ball Don’t Lie - KD asks us to remember the good times with McHale.
Yahoo! - “McHale approached him from behind in the locker room and rubbed his neck.”
Rocky Mountain News - Kevin McHale’s clipboard was, “like a little Etch and ...
Being An NBA Coach Is Not A Safe Job
The No-Look Pass —
... I'm sure Randy Wittman was a good guy but he never had the track record. So I don't know why he was hired in 'Sota in the first place. Kevin McHale was decent in his short stint but I've read somewhere how laughable he was as a "coach"... ...
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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 ...
Kevin McHale and Blogger Power
dberri.wordpress.com 12/22/2008 — Apparently Kevin McHale fears blogger power:
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Minnesota con continues for Taylor, McHale - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
sports.yahoo.com 12/9/2008 — The William Clay Ford of the NBA just sent his Matt Millen downstairs to the court, an incompetent owner betraying the Minnesota Timberwolves faithful again. Together, Glen Taylor and Kevin McHale conspired to carry out one of the worst cases of fraud ...
Megliola: McHale at home on Minnesota bench
metrowestdailynews.com 2/2/2009 — Sometimes, in the middle of a long winter of too many airports, too many games, too many hotels, droopy-eyed players will wake up and have to think for a moment about what town they're in now. Yesterday morning, Minnesota Timberwolves coach Kevin ...
I Don’t Want To Remember Kevin This Way
redsarmy.wordpress.com 12/8/2008 —
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.
Now comes word that the Timberwolves are about to fire Randy ...
The ups and downs of McHale ball
canishoopus.com 1/22/2009 —
First of all, I'd be lying to you if I said that I wasn't happy with the way the Wolves are playing since Christmas. After flirting with the very bottom of the NBA under Randy Wittman , the McHale-led Wolves have clawed their way up to ...
