Would anyone want Flip Saunders back?

Tor · Post #1 » by **Tor** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 2:59 pm

If the Pistons go on to lose this series with the Sixers and he inevitably gets fired, would you want the Wolves to look at brining him back? I'm sure he wouldn't mind returning to Minnesota with all the ties he has to this state. The only question is if he feels bitter towards the front office for letting him go in the first place.

Personally I would beg him to return if I were McHale and the crew. Witt should stick with what he's best at, being an assistant coach.

deeney0 · Post #2 » by **deeney0** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 3:31 pm

idk, probably not with this group of players. Flip is and has always been a jumpshooting coach, this team needs to continue to get its work done inside.

tanat-0s · Post #3 » by **tanat-0s** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 3:32 pm

Tor wrote:If the Pistons go on to lose this series with the Sixers and he inevitably gets fired, would you want the Wolves to look at brining him back? I'm sure he wouldn't mind returning to Minnesota with all the ties he has to this state. The only question is if he feels bitter towards the front office for letting him go in the first place.

Personally I would beg him to return if I were McHale and the crew. Witt should stick with what he's best at, being an assistant coach.

Uggh... He failed before on this position, what makes you think that it's going to be any different?
And don't get me wrong I think that Wittman is even worse than Flip, but why oh why do we need to make the same mistake AGAIN?
Fire Wittman, hire somebody who isn't a failure, doesn't choke in playoffs and can do his job.
Somebody like Carlisle.

Tor · Post #4 » by **Tor** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 3:52 pm

tanat-0s wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Uggh... He failed before on this position, what makes you think that it's going to be any different?
And don't get me wrong I think that Wittman is even worse than Flip, but why oh why do we need to make the same mistake AGAIN?
Fire Wittman, hire somebody who isn't a failure, doesn't choke in playoffs and can do his job.
Somebody like Carlisle.

I agree that I'd much rather have Carlisle as well (along with a few other candidates). The connection is definitely there, but I'm thinking it's much more probable that we would turn back to Flip, which isn't bad at all in my mind. Despite his shortcomings, I still like him as a coach. I'd especially want them back if we get Rose in the upcoming draft. Flip has given his PGs freedom on the court over the years, and they always produce. That's something I've definitely noticed about his coaching style.

dunkonu21 · Post #5 » by **dunkonu21** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 4:04 pm

Wittman.

Devilzsidewalk · Post #6 » by **Devilzsidewalk** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 7:06 pm

we need an all star coaching staff of ornery old legends

Head coach: John Wooden

Asst Coaches:
Dr Jack Ramsey
Hubie Brown
Pete Carril

mchammarlz · Post #7 » by **mchammarlz** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 7:25 pm

Why not keep Wittman. Hes never been able to coach a good team.

Krapinsky · Post #8 » by **Krapinsky** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 7:36 pm

Yeah, I would really like to give Wittman another year. If flip gets canned, sits out a year doing TNT, and Wittman blows it next year, then we can talk. But I still like Flip and think he's a great coach. I don't blame him for Detroit's falters. The East is getting better. Billups, Rip. Prince, Rasheed are getting older. Prince has actually looked like their best player lately, which says a lot.

Post #9 » by **C.lupus** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 7:41 pm

I agree, to be fair to Witt, he deserves at least a year to show what he can do. This year was about evaluating the talent and much less about coaching. Next year should be different.

MN Die Hard · Post #10 » by **MN Die Hard** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 7:50 pm

deeney0 wrote:idk, probably not with this group of players. Flip is and has always been a jumpshooting coach, this team needs to continue to get its work done inside.

Agree 100%, and I think his jump-shooting philosphy directly contradicts McHale's philosophy of scoring in the paint, getting to the line, and getting offensive rebounds.

On a side note, in retrospect, I think McHale probably saw those same tendancies in Garnett for a while even before the trade, and finally decided the Wolves couldnt compete for a title with KG as the central figure. Not meant to be a slam on KG or Flip, I'm just saying McHale has a different philosphy on the game than the way those two play/coach.

funkatron101 · Post #11 » by **funkatron101** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:10 pm

I've always liked Flip, but I did initially support the decision to let him go. It seemed as though he lost the respect of the team, and the masses were calling for blood.

I would be intrigued at the possibility of getting him back with a young core of players.

4ho5ive · Post #12 » by **4ho5ive** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:32 am

I was only in favor of firing Flip if we we're going to go after someone like an Adleman, who IIRC was un-employed at the time.

As for now, No, I just dont think the style would work.

theGreatRC · Post #13 » by **theGreatRC** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 9:41 am

IF Mike D'antoni gets fired, i'd like him here.

Anyone notice how good our team looked when we ran the run n gun? Obviously it wouldn't bring us a championship, but it would put butts in the seats, and it would be a fun ride on our rebuilding mode.

shrink · Post #14 » by **shrink** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 12:28 pm

Flip did a good job developing McHale's group of young players.

Flip consistently got the team to the play-offs.

Flip lost his job when the team started listening to cancerous Sam Cassell over the coach. I have no problem with the firing (or casey's), because once a coach loses control of his team, then he can't do the job.

However, this is not the same team, and isn't riddled with malcontents, as far as I know. I would welcome back the second most successful coach in Wolves history.

the_bruce · Post #15 » by **the_bruce** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:43 pm

shrink wrote:Flip did a good job developing McHale's group of young players.

Flip consistently got the team to the play-offs.

Flip lost his job when the team started listening to cancerous Sam Cassell over the coach. I have no problem with the firing (or casey's), because once a coach loses control of his team, then he can't do the job.

Sweet shrink already made my post. Although, I think Casey got the raw end of the stick.

shrink · Post #16 » by **shrink** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:34 pm

bruceallen61 wrote: Sweet shrink already made my post. Although, I think Casey got the raw end of the stick.

Thanks, and I agree with this too. I agree that it wasn't fair to casey, and that his defense-oriented style could work here with our young players, and I hope he gets another head coaching job somewhere. I'm not sure there is any coach Ricky Davis, and maybe Blount would listen to. But the important thing was that, at the time, KG had given up on Casey, and that was unacceptable. I understand and agree with replacing him -- kind of something that management had to do since KG > whatever coach, however, I still think casey got the raw end of the stick.

deeney0 · Post #17 » by **deeney0** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 9:36 pm

bruceallen61 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Sweet shrink already made my post. Although, I think Casey got the raw end of the stick.

I'm much more curious what kind of basketball Casey would have these guys playing than Flip. I wonder if Casey would've been able to fix McCants.

Post #18 » by **NO-KG-AI** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:56 pm

There are a lot of good coaches out there, Flip isn't one of them, why bring him back?

4ho5ive · Post #19 » by **4ho5ive** » Thu May 1, 2008 1:44 am

Anyone else think Avery would be a good fit for this team?

Post #20 » by **revprodeji** » Thu May 1, 2008 2:58 am

I think Avery would be great...but have we given any sign that we want a good coach?