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," Taylor said. "I've been through ups and downs. You've got to be patient. I think Randy has prepared (the players) well. We've just got to get them some confidence. They're still young."
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"I thought we would probably have a better record. We played really good in every game for three quarters; we've just struggled in fourth quarters. We've done some really good things this year. The turnovers have been down, but when we've had them, they've been at critical times in the fourth quarter."
Wittman has this season and next season remaining on a contract worth nearly $5 million. No shakeups are planned, Taylor said.
"Because they've done some really good things," Taylor said. "It's just been that fourth quarter. Is it just unlucky, or why do we do turnovers late in the game?"
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Everything you need to know about Papa Glen in one sentence.
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by Stop-n-Pop on Nov 21, 2008 9:12 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
As a side note...
…I’ve always been amused by the whole “I’m a business man and my business skills can be applied everywhere” sort of thing that seems to only come out when things are going bad in a side venture. Glen may be good at getting people to make wedding invites and x-mas cards for $9/hour but his basketball acumen probably couldn’t get him the mens league cup at the Mankato Y. Imagine where this club would be if they didn’t luck out with KG. Also, Glen may indeed be very, very good at the business side of things but putting a club together is part product development and I think this is where he is severely lacking. He has an eye for managers, not the guys to build him the latest, greatest gadget.
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by Stop-n-Pop on Nov 21, 2008 9:17 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Depressing
My original over/under date was December 1st…then I moved it to after the game vs. Phoenix…Now I’m moving it all the way to the All-Star Break. Ugh, this sucks.
by Blakeley on Nov 21, 2008 9:21 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Ok....
I’m rethinking this. I must be too close to the situation because I forgot to apply my first rule of coaching changes:
1. If the owner claims a coaches job is safe when it makes no sense to do so it is time to back those boxes.
by Pants_ on Nov 21, 2008 9:54 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
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