Flip Saunders: Benching Amir Johnson a mistake | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press
Flip says he's sorry
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Rarely does sitting the team's 10th man cause a commotion. But such is the fervor for forward Amir Johnson. After Pistons coach Flip Saunders left Johnson on the bench in Wednesday's loss to Utah, message boards and radio waves filled up with angry fans.
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Good job fans!
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"Especially when you're 42-16," Saunders said. "We have people who are saying, 'Start Amir.' But they don't know that Antonio McDyess has been one of the leading rebounders in minutes played in the NBA over the last month. You can't always look at superficial things."
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Isn't Amir our best rebounder? If he played the min Dice plays, he'd easily equal if not top Antonio's rebounding.
Flip doesn't get it. It's not so much anger over the 10th man as his shortening the rotation and exhibiting the same habits that led to our sucky post-seasons.