http://www.mlive.com/pistons/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/116251440320060.xml&coll=1


Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor had some harsh words to say about Saunders in a recent interview.

Taylor claimed Saunders' lack of "discipline" and "consistency" while he coached the Timberwolves drove away Rasho Nesterovic, who left to play for the San Antonio Spurs. Taylor also blamed Saunders for Minnesota's inability to re-sign Chauncey Billups, who left the Twin Cities for Detroit in 2002.

"Rasho only left because of Flip," Taylor said to City Pages, an alternative weekly newspaper in Minneapolis. "If we would have traded the coach, he (Nesterovic) would have stayed. Rasho said, number one, he wanted somebody with more discipline, he wanted somebody with more consistency. He didn't see this coach doing that."

When told about Taylor's comments, Saunders replied, "I don't want to get into a `he-said, she-said' type thing. Anybody that's ever left Minnesota, the best years they had were there with me. The best Rasho ever played, was with me and not when he went to San Antonio."

Rasho Nesterovic was a major loss I see.

LOL.....they blame Flip for the loss of Rasho.

check that....they actually CARE about losing Rasho Nesterovic.
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that's like saying Ronald Dupree left Detroit because he didn't like Larry Brown, and using that as ammo for slaming LB. "see how bad LB was?? Super Dup wouldn't even play for him!!" i guess the Pistons aren't the only ones who go on smear campaigns after they part ways with coaches.

fwiw, chauncey seems to be Flip's biggest advocate right now.

Taylor looks like a bigger idiot than Flip for letting a guy that he thinks so little of coach his team for 10 years.

Taylor looks like a bigger idiot than Flip for letting a guy that he thinks so little of coach his team for 10 years.

Lol well said.

Im by no means a fan of Flip, and if this team doesnt pick up fast Id like to seem him sent packing, but this is laughable.

Rasho Nesterovic? Rasho-freaking-Nesterovic?! There better for having lost him (not that Mark Blount is any better).

Rasho wanted someone to protect him from KG ragging on him. Anyone who thinks that Flip was more powerful than KG in his grand scheme of things is an idiot (Rasho) or in denial (Glen Taylor).