There isn't exactly a plethora of talent floating around. I personally do not see Avery as a good fit. Do we need to dredge up someone who has been out of the loop for a while or go for an up and coming assistant. Lastly (and my least favorite option), do we leave flip where he is and focus on roster changes. I'm not as studied in pistons lore as much as the majority of you, but it seems like they have no aversion to switching up coaches even when things are going well.

I highly doubt they switch coaches now, unless they get swept or equally embarrassed in the ECF. I wish they would, because I see Flip as a bottom 10 coach in the entire NBA, but I think they'll probably stay put.

I do like Avery, but I'm not really sure why his players quit on him in Dallas. That's not something to take lightly.

BTW, welcome FatKid. Stick around.

It seems like they have no aversion? Really? I'm pretty sure it was obvious Carlisle had peaked and wasn't going to work with younger players.

Brown was a public relations nightmare who you couldn't tell from one day to another if he was going to have your back or not.

This season Flip has been more than willing to do everything they've asked him to. He has rested the starters and gotten the bench heavily involved, all without any public knowledge of players not respecting him or locker room incidents. The only thing he hasn't done is make it past the Conference Finals. As MoTown stated, a horrendous performance there could change it all, but it seems premature to be looking at a replacement at this point, especially considering the lack of viable options. I'm not on the Flip Saunders bandwagon, but he's the best option at this point.

thanks, I've been lurking for quite a while now and thought i would put my 2 cents in and throw my questions out there. It is rather intimidating the way you all break everything down and analyze it. I just like watching and hope they win.

Don't be intimidated. We appreciate all of the input we can get. Stick around, enjoy yourself, and talk about how much Cleveland sucks. You'll fit right in.

If we lose in the ECF I think Joe pulls the trigger on something new. The bar is high.

Welcome, FatKid. We've been waiting for you.

Thanks, gee.

The more FatKids we can get here, the slimmer the rest of us look.

With one more year left on his contract, and now that he's made the ECFs again, I think Flip if safe through next season.

The interesting thing is, when a coach is heading into his final contract year, teams will normally extend them if they really want to keep them to keep the players from treating him like a lame duck.

I think next season could get pretty wild if Flip doesn't get that extension.

It is rather intimidating the way you all break everything down and analyze it.

I can see how my posts would do this


and Flip is not going anywhere...at least for one more year

Unless some kind of major systemic collapse occurs, I don't think Flip Saunders is going anywhere.

If we lose in the ECF I think Joe pulls the trigger on something new. The bar is high.

The bar is high. Its even higher.

Well if we lose to Cleveland again, I think that the ideal candidate would have been Rick Carlisle. I think we could have some really exciting basketball on our hands.

Was I supposed to type that in green?

This thread should join mick's in The Stands. It's only fair.