Is Wittman a fall guy?

cpfsf · Post #1 » by **cpfsf** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:13 pm

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/w ... s.preview/

Wittman faces scrutiny this time. The head coach's go-round in Cleveland way back when was not pleasant. Neither have been most of his 124 games as Minnesota's coach. But with the junk gone, management will be expecting progress -- vice president Kevin McHale has talked about a shot at .500, frighteningly unrealistic for this club in this conference at this time. But that could be used to make Wittman a fall guy, and buy the next coach (and the ticket sellers) an extra season of "development.''

jack612 · Post #2 » by **jack612** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:35 pm

he's just a **** coach

Post #3 » by **Calinks** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 12:10 am

jack612 wrote:he's just a **** coach

Vega06 · Post #4 » by **Vega06** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 12:59 am

Didn't you hear? Bob Knight says Randy Wittman = Mike Krzyzewski... He'll never be fired

shrink · Post #5 » by **shrink** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:56 am

Lee Majors is rolling over in his grave, being compared to Wittman.

What? He's not dead, but hiding out on bad Sci-Fi Channel movies? OK Farrah's rolling over in her grave. Not dead either?

deeney0 · Post #6 » by **deeney0** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 3:11 pm

It's been mentioned more than once on this board that Witt may indeed end up being some sort of fall-guy.

TrentTuckerForever · Post #7 » by **TrentTuckerForever** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 4:12 pm

It's also been mentioned that, by any statistical or strategic measure, he's not a very good coach. McHale overestimating a Wolves' team's ceiling is nothing new... last time he did it it cost a pretty good coach (Casey) his job. Maybe this will be a make-up firing? The real question is who do you replace him with?