Here's some advice for Timberwolves fans who want team vice president Kevin McHale and coach Flip Saunders fired after yet another quick playoff exit: Find a stick and bite down hard on it because what you're about to hear will be painful.

McHale and Saunders aren't going anywhere. Not if it's up to team owner Glen Taylor ? and come to think of it, it is.

"No, I don't think that's something I'm inclined to do,'' Taylor said when asked if McHale and Saunders should freshen up their resumes.