Randy Wittman is playing a bit of musical chairs for tonight’s game against Dwight Howard and Orlando. When the music stops, 35-year-old vet Kevin Ollie will be your starting point guard and everybody else gets shuffled down a stop, which means center Jason Collins is the last man out.

Ollie starts at point — insert your own comment here about what that means for that position and the Wolves’ future (other than maybe Spanish teenage whiz Ricky Rubio) — and Randy Foye starts at shooting guard, Mike Miller moves to small forward, Ryan Gomes move to power forward and Al Jefferson slides over to center to take Howard.

That gets Ollie, who Wittman became enamored with in Monday’s loss at Charlotte, on the floor from the start, allows Gomes to cover Rashard Lewis, who isn’t a power forward really but plays one on TV, so Jefferson isn’t left out on the perimeter chasing Lewis.

It also could allow the Wolves a better look at Foye strictly at two guard if they intend to make a deal for a point guard. (See the Hoopsworld’ Raymond Felton report on the previous thread, although I don’t see Larry Brown and the Bobcats wanting anything to do with Rashad McCants).

Collins started the last eight games at center until tonight.

Kevin Ollie starting at point? Let the discussion begin!

Also, did ya see: The Raptors fired former Timberwolf Sam Mitchell today after an 8-9 start.

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