To say that Flip Saunders was fired up after the Wizards found a different yet familiar way to collapse tonight against Oklahoma City would put it way too lightly. The fact is, the entire organization is on notice, and Saunders has officially drawn a line in the sand. The argument could be that he knows he’s got the full backing of the Wizards front office and the freedom to lay into his team as he pleases. It also is an angry plea to the front office to make a change. Talk about ending the year with a bang. Who knows what this team might look like by the time it’s 2010.
You take it from here, Flip: “This team needs a mindset change. This team for the last five years has been known as one of the worst defensive teams in the league. until we make a commitment. We couldn’t stop anybody out there. We could take five guys in this room out here and we could have a chance. They took 46 [note: not sure about this number] uncontested shots. I’ve never seen that ever in a game. That team is playing a lot better, but that’s not the Cleveland Cavaliers or the Los Angeles Lakers or those teams yet.
