Word has just trickled down that Randy Wittman, coach of the dead-in-the-water Minnesota Timberwolves, has been relieved of his duties. This probably illicited cheers of joy from the seven Minnesota fans left in the league. But those seven were left shaking their heads when it was announced that Kevin McHale will step down from his VP of Basketball Operations post to coach the team. Yes, the same McHale that has drafted the likes of William Avery and Rashad McCants, and traded away the likes of Ray Allen, Brandon Roy and now O.J Mayo after drafting them. If it wasn’t for the pick of Kevin Garnett in 1995 (see video below), McHale may have went down as unequivocally the worst executive of all time. He did okay in an interim position after firing Flip Saunders in 2005, but it doesn’t even matter if Phil Jackson was coaching these Wolves…..NBA betting players already know to stay clear of Minnesota.

So, what happens now? Al Jefferson and Kevin Love form a good young duo in the post, and it’s a shame that Corey Brewer wrecked his knee as he was starting to improve. But Mike Miller should be gone by the trade deadline, and Randy Foye has yet to pan out how McHale thought he would. The Timberwolves could be even placing themselves in the queue for the 2010 sweepstakes, and Minnesota fans probably won’t care. They’ve been bad for so long, what’s a couple more years?

Those were the days: