Weird quote. It seems to acknowledge that the starters have been getting off to a slow start and so he put the young guys in to whip them into shape. Seems so unlike the picture we paint of Flip.

We wanted to mix the young guys in with the starters and keep the energy level up," Saunders said. That makes sence, let the Zoo bob and dump and run around.
"We didn't want to get off to a slow start again{[meaning the starters were sleep walking and digging a hole the Zoo couldn't dig out.[} and put the kids under a lot of pressure."
......So he was looking out for the Zoo...
He knew what has going on? He saw the big picture? WOW!

"They just have to fire me. I feel like we were shooting the ball. I can't coach. They just have to fire me on Wednesday."


Mo Cheeks stuck to an unusual strategy... tempt Sheed to take a lot of shots by only putting 1 man on him. Guard everyone else. His coaching strategy worked, and it was reminiscent of LB's strategy against the Lakers in '04. Sheed had a nice game, but it wasn't the most efficient.

If you look at the splits this year, we win games when Sheed is efficient, not when he scores a lot. He averages more points in losses than in wins. However, his FG% is higher in wins.

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"I don't think MC is going to allow us to shoot as many jumpers." Tayshaun Prince.

All future quotes from Flip can just be translated to - "I'm an idiot."

I miss the days when we had strategy. Hey, LB does work for the Sixers. Maybe he's helping MO w/ the game plan.

"Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do."



Translation: " Guys, you all know I never really said this. Gotcha! (...Hey would someone please explain to me what this means?)"

I think it harkens back to the G.I. Joe send off, "Now you know. And knowing is half the battle."

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Quote:
“I didn’t even know about the switch until I got here and was told that they had one,” Saunders said. “Last night, I asked them to turn the switch on at 7:00, and that seemed to work.”
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so that has been the problem the last 2 years? nobody bothered to tell flip he had to hit the switch when the chip where down..... how's job was that anyways? I say it should have been Tatar.... Get with the program sir.

“I didn’t even know about the switch until I got here and was told that they had one,” Saunders said. “Last night, I asked them to turn the switch on at 7:00, and that seemed to work.”