Flip

Joe Dumars fired Flip Saunders, in part, because he was disgusted by what he saw down the stretch of Game 6 in Eastern Conference Playoffs.

Hey Joe, in the third quarter your boys put up 31 points against the best defense in the NBA. They went on a 22-6 run to close out the third and start the fourth.

This sounds pretty good to me.

Surely, you didn't expect to go on another 22-6 to end the game?

The two teams were pretty evenly matched.

Runs end, and when they do, the other team usually goes on one of its own.

Like Michael Curry could have changed things...