sports.espn.go.com— Flip Saunders was fired as Detroit Pistons coach Tuesday, four days after his team was eliminated by the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals.
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Going on the post above me:"Hey there is an article about basketball. I don't like basketball. I have no interest in basketball. Ok, time to click on the article and take a look."Where is the f**king logic here you moron???? Is somebody forcing you to look at digg articles?
Joe Dumars knows what he's doing. If you heard his announcement of the firing yesterday, he basically echoed the feelings of many frustrated Pistons fans. Flip isn't the only one at fault for what has happened. The complacency and overconfidence of the starters seemed like they were content with their 2004 accomplishments was enough to cause Joe Dumars to do something. It seemed to me the only players that were busting their tail in the postseason were the ones who weren't a part of that 2004 NBA Championship (McDyess, Maxiell, Stuckey). Flip was too much of a "nice guy" to get in the faces of these players and fire them up. Flip is still a good coach, but wherever he goes, his playoff coaching will always be in question...though coaches Larry Brown had the same problem for many, many years in the postseason until he finally won an NBA Championship in 2004 after over 20 years or more of coaching in the NBA. Hopefully, Flip will find the right fit for himself. But he'll get a job again, no doubt.Joe won't blow it up completely, but he's going to find the right coach that will get them back to the finals. I personally hope it's Avery Johnson.
athinnesJun 4, 2008
Going on the post above me:"Hey there is an article about basketball. I don't like basketball. I have no interest in basketball. Ok, time to click on the article and take a look."Where is the f**king logic here you moron???? Is somebody forcing you to look at digg articles?
robertallenJun 4, 2008
Joe Dumars knows what he's doing. If you heard his announcement of the firing yesterday, he basically echoed the feelings of many frustrated Pistons fans. Flip isn't the only one at fault for what has happened. The complacency and overconfidence of the starters seemed like they were content with their 2004 accomplishments was enough to cause Joe Dumars to do something. It seemed to me the only players that were busting their tail in the postseason were the ones who weren't a part of that 2004 NBA Championship (McDyess, Maxiell, Stuckey). Flip was too much of a "nice guy" to get in the faces of these players and fire them up. Flip is still a good coach, but wherever he goes, his playoff coaching will always be in question...though coaches Larry Brown had the same problem for many, many years in the postseason until he finally won an NBA Championship in 2004 after over 20 years or more of coaching in the NBA. Hopefully, Flip will find the right fit for himself. But he'll get a job again, no doubt.Joe won't blow it up completely, but he's going to find the right coach that will get them back to the finals. I personally hope it's Avery Johnson.
georgemason01Jun 5, 2008
Ha. I'd rather have Laimbeer.
trendy59Jun 5, 2008
at least they're not the sac town kings...focusing on their cheers and not the team.....doing dance for a carls jr promo, instead of revamping their squad...Detroit will be alright, i like dumars ...<a class="user" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p90g3Ltc6no">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p90g3Ltc6no</a>