twincities.com - 12/9/2008
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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: McHale has been stripped of his power within ...
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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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
twolvesblog.com - 12/8/2008
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Robson: McHale will be a breath of fresh air
TWolves Blog - Minnesota Timberwolves News and Articles —
... From Tom Powers/Pioneer Press:
It's hard to fault Wittman. Clearly the players had tuned him out. But they tuned him out for the very reasons Taylor and McHale decided to hire him in the first place. If you'll recall, the Wolves ...
Suicide lines: Injured Artest, Marbury-to-Madrid hoax, Witt ...
Ball Don't Lie —
... Tom Powers, St. Paul Pioneer Press: "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: McHale has been stripped of his power within the Timberwolves' hierarchy. You can sugarcoat it and serve it up on a fine China plate, but that's what happened. Furthermore, he must coach the odd collection of players he has assembled until the end of the ...
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Minnesota con continues for Taylor, McHale - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
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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.
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Wittman's Gone, and Kevin McHale Might Join Him in a Few Months
nba.fanhouse.com 12/8/2008 — by Tom Ziller As rumored this morning, Minnesota put the axe to coach Randy Wittman after dude led his team to 4-15 start one year removed from a 22-60 record. The Wolves have lost 75% of their games under Wittman. Worse, Minnesota has looked like a ...
