Glen Taylor hinted as much when he announced Randy Wittmans’ firing in December and moved Kevin McHale to coach, but he confirmed it Tuesday when he appeared to announce the team’s new season ticket prices: McHale won’t be back with the team in a significant role if he doesn’t decide to coach next year.

Asked if that means McHale’s front-office days are over, “For here it is.” Taylor said he expects and wants McHale to coach next year and said he hasn’t decided whether he will hire a vice president of basketball operations to replace McHale or hire a general manager. He said he will consider both candidates outside the organization and current front-office guys Jim Stack, Fred Hoiberg and Rob Babcock. He also says he has a list of coaching candidates if McHale doesn’t return next season and says he continues to get calls from interested candidates.

As for tonight’s game, McHale’s going back to a smaller starting lineup against the small-minded Warriors: Gomes, Love and Miller in the frontcourt, Foye and Kevin Ollie for hurting Sebastian Telfair in the backcourt.

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