McHale's Mutiny

Whoa. I am still in a state of mild shock after finding out my T-Wolves fired longtime coach Flip Saunders.

Saunders had been with the T-Wolves for over 9 years, and is good friends with VP Kevin McHale, so this decision must have been difficult. Marc Stein at ESPN.com makes a good argument that Flip's future was hopeless, especially with Sam and Spree sulking. However, the players obviously were not responding to Saunders, so in steps McHale, with no coaching experience.

I'm not optimistic that the Wolves (who currently have a 25-27 record) can turn the season around, but I must admit at least there is some amount of hope that they might respond to a new coach, especially one with as much credibility as McHale. Hey, Larry Bird did a good job with the Pacers before deciding he didn't like coaching, maybe that Celtic legacy will carry over for the the tall guy from Hibbing.