Thursday, July 21, 2005
High pressure on Saunders
I was surprised to learn that Flip Saunders is replacing Larry Brown as head coach of the Detroit Pistons. With a 17-30 record, Flip didn't exactly have a lot of postseason success while leading the Minnesota Timberwolves.
He'll certainly be expected to do well in the playoffs in Detroit. The Pistons won the title in '04, and almost repeated this season. If Flip doesn't take the Pistons deep into the playoffs, he won't be earning the pay in his four-year, $20 million contract. That deal was a little too generous. His Minnesota-like early playoff exits are not going to cut it.
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He'll certainly be expected to do well in the playoffs in Detroit. The Pistons won the title in '04, and almost repeated this season. If Flip doesn't take the Pistons deep into the playoffs, he won't be earning the pay in his four-year, $20 million contract. That deal was a little too generous. His Minnesota-like early playoff exits are not going to cut it.
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# posted by Steve Seepersaud : 12:16 PM
