Rip was frustated under Flip
Detroit Bad Boys —
Rip Hamilton admitted after practice today that he’s among those happy to see Flip Saunders gone. From Vince Ellis’ blog:
“I had a son and that was one of the greatest times of my life so I was never actually mad or disappointed,” he said. “I was disappointed sometimes with the way Flip did things. That was the most frustrating thing about it. My personal life and everything and I everything I did off the court was the greatest thing; but more than anything I was frustrated with how Flip ran things.”
If my memory serves ...
Rip Flips on Saunders
SLAM Online —
... Marcel Mutoni
Throwing recently fired coaches under the bus seems to be en vogue in the League these days.
After Mark Cuban said his continued employment of Avery Johnson nearly caused a mutiny in the Dallas locker room, Rip Hamilton (and his ghastly beard) spoke of his feelings toward ex-Pistons coach Flip Saunders.
From the Detroit Free Press:
And by doing so [Hamilton] added his name to the list ...
