Wednesday, January 24, 2007

A Checklist For New Head Coach Randy Wittman


The expected has finally happened to the Timberwolves. Coach Dwane Casey has been fired, making room for Assistant Coach Randy Wittman to take the helm for the remainder of the season. Many thought that Casey should have been let go after his rookie coaching season, but Glen Taylor surrounded him with more experience by hiring both Wittman and Assistant Coach Bob Ociepka. But halfway through this season, Taylor has finally decided Casey’s 53-69 record was not good enough, and that the consistency of which Casey spoke of was not there.

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http://www.spmsportspage.com/published/spmfeatures/a-checklist-for-new-head-.shtml


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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Ah, what a glorious day. Great stuff Stephen, keep it up. Love the insight and first hand analysis!! I also agree with most of your checklist, seems like some rather obvious changes that are hopefully made!

This firing is discussed, analyzed, and debated very well in these forums:

http://www.twolvesblog.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=217