An Orlando rental home is something Timberwolves Coach Randy Wittman, no longer an interim guy, could have been looking into if things had gone a bit differently the last couple years.
As an assistant with the Orlando Magic, Wittman opted in the summer of 2006 to move back to Minnesota and take the same position with the Timberwolves under Coach Dwane Casey. When Casey was let go last January, Wittman because the Wolves interim head coach and is now the owner of a multi-year deal to remove the interim from his title with the Wolves.
Had he stayed in Orlando, Wittman could very easily have been the new head coach of Orlando now, instead of the Wolves, according to the Pioneer Press’ Charley Walters.
In a lot of ways, the Wolves might have been better off, and perhaps even Wittman might have, as well. Wittman, with the Magic, would have a less messy roster to manage. And the Wolves would have possibly kept Casey on for the full season before letting him go.
Had the team still crashed and decided to go in a different direction than Casey in the off-season, they would have pursued with more earnestness coaches who might have been a better match for Minnesota, including my personal favorite, Wolves veteran Sam Mitchell.
But for now, it’s Wittman we’re stuck with. Let’s hope that 12-win half-season was a result of taking a dive to retain a draft pick this season, rather than a true indication if Wittman’s ability to coach these Wolves.



