Flip Flupped
I said yesterday that the Pistons might fire Flip Saunders, and I told someone this morning that I figured it might happen as soon as today.
An hour later, I got an email from the Pistons saying that he was gone and Joe Dumars would be holding a press conference at 2:00.
So, is it a good move? There's no way of knowing that until we find out if Michael Curry can actually coach. He's certainly liked by the players - he was the president of the union for several years, and he was a starter on the first of the six straight Pistons teams to go to the Eastern Conference finals.
But, on a team where effort and intensity is a problem, are the Pistons really better off with a rookie coach that is a peer to the players, not a authority figure?
It is certainly a risky first move for what Dumars promises will be a busy offseason. Trading Rasheed is the safe second move - trading any of the other core players will be the dangerous decision. It is going to be fascinating to see which way he goes.