More like stupid rationale. There was a few comments under a Blakely article about Amir. Did he feel pressured to say Amir had a headcold?

More Flip excuses. The man could write a book, and i need McCosky to shut-up. That 10th man in the rotation should be the the first big off the bench, maybe even a starter, and is our best defensive player next to Sheed.

I don't get it. Is he saying he couldn't put Amir in b/c the game got close? So if the other team makes a run Amir can't play?

Or is he saying he should have put Amir in to prevent the run? So if Amir can prevent a run, he can't stop a run?

And like someones mentioned are Max/Amir allergic to eachother? Or does Sheed need to play 20 min a half?

I have a headache.

Someone needs to translate this quote.

Meet Amir Johnson « The Wages of Wins Journal

The wages of wins guy goes into the Pistons stats a bit.

Flip Saunders: Benching Amir Johnson a mistake | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

Flip says he's sorry

Good job fans!


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.

The fact that Saunders admitted his mistake is a good sign.

Why's that?

Just like he admitted his mistake about not playing him in the 2nd half against Orlando. Yet, we're still here talking about an AJ DNP.

In a way, it's good for the long run that the Pistons lost this game against Utah. If we had won, Flip would try to spin it as justification to sit AJ when it counts. He seems to be convinced that there is no way that the Pistons could possibly become a better team when Amir's on the court.

Great analysis. This guy is a stats freak.

That rebound per minute argument made by Saunders was hilarious. You picked the wrong stat buddy.

Amir Johnson- 15.5 rebounds per 40 mintues

Tony McDyess- 14.4 rebounds per 40 minutes.


The fouls per minute argument holds some water. Except, Dyess chooses to not foul and gives up point blank shots when he's beat. I don't really want Amir to do that. When you come in off the bench, no layups.

To be fair, Flip did say "over the last month" with respect to McDyess being one of the league leaders in rebounds per minute. What do the stats look like for that period?

It really does boggle the mind that a lot of us seem to know more about players on the team than the coach. Think about it, this is Flip Saunders profession. Most of us all have other jobs that have nothing to do with the Pistons.

It's about time one of us became a stat and media advisor to Flip Saunders. (And someone who can whisper subliminal thoughts to him as well)