How does Flip Saunders rank as an NBA Coach?

When I wrote that I learned something new, I did today!

Because Amir is a 2 year vet, he qualifies for the Early Bird. We can use the Early Bird on him, and the MLE on Acker, or an unrestricted FA if we want.

If Tim Duncan rolls an ankle, will SA bemoan the fact that they never developed their #53 pick into a bona fide, A Class, superstar? Blalock got more meaningful minutes in his first year than Darko and showed less.

PHX has a great player in barbosa but take nash out and the suns get swept.

Hunter and Murray have been inconsistent so its hard to have confidence in them to help win 1 game. They might help to win 2 of 5 games but we don't have that kind of schedule anymore.

I have a book Tales from the Detroit Pistons that says

The only problem with that theory on Carlisle is that it doesn't jive.

He's the guy who developed Memo.

There is supposedly a rumour/story that floats around that Carlisle is not the most personable fella and he rubbed some people the wrong way around the Palace front office.

That theory holds a little more weight with me, because Carlisle was going to get his contract renewed right up until Detroit was able to secure (privately) the services of Larry Brown.

It's also been a critique of Carlisle in Indy. Not that he doesn't play the young guys, but that he just isn't a very friendly personality.

I'm just laying out what i have in this published item.

Lol. I know.

Unfortunately a familiar trend is starting to emerge.

When the team wins, they get lax. The last line of defense against complacency is the coach.

And once again, an opposition coach has made an adjustment, and we fail to adjust back during the game.

Flip better have a couple sleepless nights sorting this out before Game 6 because if Skiles throws another look at him, we're going to play a Game 7.

I'm very disappointed in the energy, execution, game plan, adjustments and substitutions.

Roscoe, while for the most part I agree with what you said, I still don't think that Flip can make them play harder or concentrate. What power does he have to force them to do things they are not willing to do? He can't sit them, because the bench won't keep us in the game. What can he possibly do?

I heard the team doesn't like to practice. They probably also had not planned a trip to Chicago immediately after the game.

Sounds like they need a walk through and Bill Pope needs to get the video together for the flight.

No sitting around on Roundball 1 playing cards this time.

No hitting the clubs tomorrow night in Chicago.

Let's get serious, and that starts with the man who schedules meetings, filmwork, and practices.

This is what I was looking for. Kinda.

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I was hoping Flip would take some personal responsibility for not adjusting to the P&R (a staple offense from high school upwards) during the game.

But he prefers to point it out to the players and let them motivate themselves. We'll see if it works.

Wallace talk is catching on:

Also, how long are the refs going to keep calling Hinrich's flops an offensive foul? That is extremely annoying, because he just keeps falling down and they keep calling it. I thought they (the refs) were supposed to review game tapes.