McHale heads to bench to deal with Wolves’ mess

Wittman hasn’t lived up to the “goals and expectations” considering the “talent” he had to work with, according to Wolves owner Glen Taylor. Those are curious claims considering what Witt man had to run out there every night courtesy of Kevin McHale and Taylor.
 

Timberwolves coach Kevin McHale will have plenty of work to do to right Minnesota’s ship.

His last stint on the bench came during the final 31 games of 200405 after Flip Saunders, easily the most successful coach in franchise history, was ousted. The Wolves did go 1912 under McHale and finished 4438, but missed the playoffs in the ultracompetitive Western Conference.

Since McHale put this team together, he ought to be the one dealing with this 415 mess. Other than power forward Al Jefferson, the rest of the roster is either unrealized potential or veterans, such as Mike Miller, who aren’t part of the future. Taylor sounds as if he’s not letting McHale off the hook lightly.

“It is my expectation that Kevin will be able to get the most out of our team and our players,” Taylor said in a statement released by the team.

The Wolves could have as many as four first round picks next summer. Minnesota needs to hit big in the Draft and/or put together a package to ease the pressure off Jefferson, while helping the development of Foyer, Love and Corey Brewer, who recently suffered a season ending knee injury.

“I truly believe that we have a talented group of players in our locker room who have a great amount of potential,” McHale stated. “I’m confident that we can get this turned around and get back to playing a brand of basketball that our fans can be proud of.”



NBA Stats: 2008-20
Offensive Leaders
POINTS
Dwayne Wade, MIA
Defensive Leaders
REBOUNDS
Dwight Howard, ORL ASSISTS
Chris Paul, NO
BLOCKS
Dwight Howard, ORL
FIELD GOAL %
Nene Hillarie, DEN
STEALS
1. Chris Paul, NO