Flip Saunders
Flip Saunders
Philip Daniel "Flip" Saunderswas an American basketball player and coach. During his career, he coached the Minnesota Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons, and Washington Wizards...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth23 February 1955
CityCleveland, OH
biggest came reason team
The biggest thing is going to be now he's on a team that's a championship-type team. It's just that mind-set. But I think that's the reason he came here, because that's what he wanted to get into.
controlled played
They controlled the tempo. We played out of character.
caught edge happened time
They caught us at a time where we were a little on edge from what happened in Orlando.
aggressive came extremely game second team
They came out extremely aggressive and we, for the second game in a row, didn't come out sharp. I've always said that whichever team is most aggressive usually has success.
came emotional extremely game guys intensity match start
They came out and were very aggressive. As I told the guys before the game, in an emotional game like this, they're going to play extremely well and play aggressive. You have to match their intensity and make shots. The two things you need to do to start the game, we didn't do.
aggressive character dictated played run
They were aggressive and we played out of character on defense. They're 18-0 run really dictated the game.
home offense playing whether
They'll be more comfortable at home, but we're not playing Milwaukee. We're playing ourselves. Whether we're home or away we want to play our offense and our defense. Hopefully, if we do that there won't be a letdown.
five guys locked position prevent quick wherever
As well as he's playing, all five guys have to be locked into him. Nobody's going to take him one-on-one and prevent him from getting wherever he wants. He's too quick and too good. All five guys have to be in a position to help.
against best body game plays seems shots taking team
It seems like every team comes out and plays their best game against (us). As a team, it's like taking body shots every game.
both fighting head rip somebody talk
It wasn't like he right away went for the head or whatever. They were both fighting for position. You talk about reputation. . . . That's not like Rip to just go after somebody like that.
authority coach course deal helps main mutual players respect seven time
It really helps any time you have it. The coach is the authority figure, and you've got to be able to communicate with players. Over the course of seven months, things are going to happen, and you've got to deal with those situations. The main thing is the players know that I respect them. It's because of that mutual respect that we're able to deal with any kind of situation.
amaze cease chance guys halftime heads
I told the guys after the game, they never cease to amaze me. Halftime I told them I thought we didn't have our heads in the game. I said, I don't know where this is going to take us, but I know we don't have a chance if we don't get our heads into it.
ended
I told them this is just the first chapter. ... The thing about the Tigers' 35-5 is that they ended as world champions.
home maybe terms
For a playoff-type situation, that's maybe the most important in terms of having home court.