MoTown Pride, different post on your other comment. Unless you know for sure what your rotation is going to be, no, its not time to start playing a set rotation. Yes, we know who the starters are going to be, and the starters do need to start to play more to get comfortable to Flip's system. But the bench? You can't tell me Arroyo has already solidified his spot over Acker, and no way you can dismiss the possibility of Maxiell breaking into the rotation.

Finally, I don't know what you thought about Larry Brown, but he got one thing right. When he comes in and installs his new system, he does not focus that much on wins at first. Getting the team playing right is given more emphasis early. With Flip, he has a new team for him, and he has a lot of players who might be able to help. Getting it right, playing the right guys in the right roles, is going to have a greater impact on our record at the end of the season vs. a few wins we might get from getting the wrong rotation sharp.

For one, having the wrong rotation will lose games vs. the right one. Worse, as the season goes on, and you see you blew it on the first try, you are going to have to shake things up. And lose games while you do maybe. Far better to get it right early.

As for respect? Dumars will appreciate a coach going about in a methodical manner doing things right. Flip has 9 years already in the league. Not a rookie coach that has to prove anything.