Yes, of course.. ;>)

“Flip burned out? Not sure why you would say that.”

Too many years in Minn. and a chance at redemption in Detroit, spoiled by locker room bickering and lack of support from Dumas.

interesting take on the frontline.

My own feelings? Like Perkins, Haywood took time to develop. I never liked him until 2 years ago. Haywood was playing the best ball of his career that year. 82games.com stats indicated that they were a much better defensive team with him on the court. Then the injury.

Blatche a 3/4? more like a 4 that has been playing the 5. He has had flashes of solid play. He is inconsistent. I doubt that McGee will be the starter if Haywood is back. But it will be nice if he got more PT this season.

Mitchell? Do you mean Jordan? Or were you hoping that Mitchell was hired?

By saying they should be a team that will “be reckoned with”, I’m not putting them into ’serious contender’ category either, but a team that will give any team trouble on any given night. That will be true
if Saunders gets the best out of this roster.

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Flip burned out? Not sure why you would say that.

Aside from the unwillingness to defend you mentioned, they are actually very thin up front.
Haywood is past his (never very) prime and oft injured. Blachte is a 3/4, so imagine Jamal McGee as the starting center; with who as back up?
Yes, they should have a major turnaround, if Arenas plays up to potential and doesn’t interfere with the other scorers, but a serious contender? I don’t think so….
I also think they got the worse of the coaching switch. Mitchel imho is one of the best…. Flip may be burned out…