I found this when I was searching for "Tom Izzo Pistons"
I hadn't heard about this before.
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...54/1051/sports
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I found this when I was searching for "Tom Izzo Pistons"
I hadn't heard about this before.
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...54/1051/sports
1) the formatting (quotes) are messed up.
2) where is the stuckey part? One sentance?
I deleted it because it was the same Rosenberg article that I posted in #87, only with a different headline.
Remember when McCosky reported a coaching change correctly?
Neither do I.
I was thinking the same.
It's funny how everything out there today about this is all based on McCosky's article.
I feel like throwing up.
Exclamation mark and everything, lol.
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Originally Posted by Suzyn Waldman
Well, there goes the nuke. Hopefully we'll still get some sort of large bomb. At least give me a missle. (Rasheed)
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Originally Posted by FP22
fuck this...
IN BEFORE KSTAT DISCREDITS ASBQuote:
Flip Saunders' status still in limbo
by A. Sherrod Blakely
Monday June 02, 2008, 8:46 AM
AUBURN HILLS -- This Flip Saunders situation is looking a lot like the final days of the Rick Carlisle regime.
This season had a disappointing ending, just like Carlisle's final season did. Despite racking up a bunch of wins, Saunders found himself being second-guessed all season by fans publicly and players privately, just like Carlisle. And when Saunders left for the summer, he felt as though he would be back, just like Carlisle.
Not only did Carlisle expect to be back, but there were preliminary talks about a contract extension.
It's unclear if such discussions have taken place between the Pistons and Saunders, but returning without one would be difficult and awkward for all involved.
However, the one difference now as opposed to 2003, just might be what Saunders needs in order to return.
The Pistons dumped Carlisle because in their eyes, a better coach (Larry Brown) was on the market. And once Brown made it known through various back channels that he would be interested in coming to Detroit if the job was open, Carlisle was as good as gone.
So far, there doesn't appear to be that one coach available who is clearly better equipped to coach this team, than Saunders.
Michael Curry is a logical choice, but his inexperience on the bench (this was his first year as an assistant) works against him. Terry Porter is another possibility, but I'm not convinced Porter is necessarily an upgrade. And then there's Avery Johnson, who is a good coach, but again, not necessarily an upgrade.
Saunders is under the impression that he'll be back, and that may be the case. But it may have more to do with there not being a better candidate on the market, than it does a huge ringing endorsement for Saunders, especially if he comes back without an extension.
If this is your guy, why would you let him go into the final year of his contract without extending it?
It'll be very interesting to see how all this plays out in the coming months. Because as we all know, things have a way of changing really fast around here - especially for head coaches coming off disappointing seasons.