So Long And Thanks For KG

by Jeff Clark on Jun 17, 2009 7:48 AM EDT in NBA Articles

Looks like Kevin McHale is out in Minnesota.

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love says on Twitter that Kevin McHale will not return as coach next season.

In an update posted early Wednesday, Love tweeted, "Today is a sad day ... Kevin McHale will NOT be back as head coach this season."

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The title says it all perfectly...

Lets bring him here as a big man coach!

by rickyfan3.0... on Jun 17, 2009 7:49 AM EDT reply actions

Clifford Ray is doing pretty well in that area...

… although I’d love to see the Celtics find a spot for him somewhere. I assume, though, that McHale likes it back home in Minnesota and doesn’t want to move east.

All the negativity in this town sucks. It sucks, and it stinks, and it sucks. - Rick Pitino

by Roy_Hobbs on Jun 17, 2009 8:04 AM EDT up reply actions

hopefully someone gets

the reference to Hitchhikers Guide

"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers" Henry V

by Jeff Clark on Jun 17, 2009 8:13 AM EDT up reply actions

yes, i can see the dolphins and everything

im gonna be all up on you like a spider monkey!

by remembering9ergods on Jun 17, 2009 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions

It's not official yet.

But there goes our hope of bringing Al Jefferson back when he is healthy.

by wincelticswin on Jun 17, 2009 8:41 AM EDT reply actions

McHale was a terrible coach and an even worse GM. I have no idea how he lasted as long as he did.

by Moranis on Jun 17, 2009 8:45 AM EDT reply actions

Not too bad a coach

The Wolves did have a nice mini-run before Big Al went down.

by wincelticswin on Jun 17, 2009 8:48 AM EDT up reply actions

I thought McHale did a very good job as the head coach. Great big picture coach, dodgy details man but that can be cured by good assistants.

by Who on Jun 17, 2009 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions

I thought he did a pretty good job coaching, but there is no defending his body of work as a GM.

by Jon Niednagel on Jun 17, 2009 8:54 AM EDT reply actions

Great player but all downhill from there

Maybe even a pretty good coach. Certainly a likable guy to the owner and the players. But what a turkey as GM. My guess is his work ethic is poor. The Sam Lopresti, Theo Epstein, Peter Chiarelli non-player, well educated types are where its at. But you’d rather have a beer with Kevin, most likely, than those others.

This is very good news for Minnesota fans as long as the owner doesn’t blow it.

by Wildblu1 on Jun 17, 2009 9:31 AM EDT reply actions

Overall, he was an atrocious general manager, but there’s a lot of poor-to-medioce franchises who wouldn’t mind having Minny’s current roster to build around. Jefferson, Love, Foye, Gomes… that’s a pretty solid start. Really, add on a decent point guard and you’ve got a pretty good foundation. Wonder if they could move up in the draft to grab Rubio.

by theBird on Jun 17, 2009 9:49 AM EDT reply actions

double agent?

surely he bleeds green.. hope he finds a gm role somewhere else very soon!

;)

by 00dc2 on Jun 17, 2009 10:11 AM EDT reply actions

rumors of love to memphis for #2 pick

just read a rumor of minnesota thinking of moving love to memphis for the #2 pick.
i would hold onto love for at least another 2-3 season to see what he turns into… he and big all in the front court is freakin’ scary.

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by jontookem on Jun 17, 2009 10:21 AM EDT reply actions

Time for him to hang out, and enjoy life. He seems to be in pain all the time. Relax, hunt, fish, enjoy Minnesota.

by johnnymost on Jun 17, 2009 10:40 AM EDT reply actions

mildly surprised

somewhat surprised he was let go as coach since the team played better under him but once he was out as GM, there was no leverage for him staying on.

As a GM he was the worst I can recall since the days of Ted Stepian’s ownership of Cleveland. He botched his drafts badly. His draft day trades were completely horrible—>trading Ray for Marbury, trading Roy for Foye, Mayo is looking pretty good—let’s see how he develops over Love.

The Joe Smith debacle alone should have gotten him canned immediately. Don’t know how he survived after that.

Absolutely loved watching him play though. Haven’t seen anyone like him since. Big Al is as close as anyone has come to having Mchale’s moves.

by slamtheking on Jun 17, 2009 10:54 AM EDT reply actions

owner

I’ll be he wasn’t canned after the Joe Smith thing because the owner was in on it from the start

"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers" Henry V

by Jeff Clark on Jun 17, 2009 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions

could be

that would explain it but that whole mess set that franchise back dramatically in their efforts to get good cheap talent through the draft.

by slamtheking on Jun 17, 2009 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions

So Who Will Coach the Wolves?

I hope it isn’t Thibodeau.

by Brickowski on Jun 17, 2009 11:17 AM EDT reply actions

TT

I think Tom said he would sign with the Celtics when he pulled out of the Kings job

"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers" Henry V

by Jeff Clark on Jun 17, 2009 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions

well...

Maybe he pulled his name out of the running for the Sacramento job because he heard scuttlebutt that the Minnesotta gig was opening up? If you were trying to build a team up, would you start with the Wolves’ or the Kings’ roster?

by theBird on Jun 17, 2009 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions

That doesn’t matter — if a Head Coaching job opens up, he’ll take it and Danny won’t stand in his way.

by Who on Jun 17, 2009 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Best Low post moves ever !

He helped hang banner(S) and a great guy. If I owned the Celtics I would pay him just to sit in the stands on every home game. Guy is a legend, a winner and A CELTIC.

Is it Soup Yet?

by Master Po on Jun 17, 2009 12:43 PM EDT reply actions

I agree with Master Po and ....

I would really like the C’s to hire Kevin, even on a part-time basis to tutor our bigs. I think C Ray has done a fine job, but to put on the final touches, we need Kevin.

by Dipper on Jun 17, 2009 1:18 PM EDT reply actions