News from Atlanta:
At a press conference this morning, Hawks GM Lucky17 introduced newly hired assistant coach Flip Saunders.
"We're pleased to add Flip to our coaching staff. He's established himself as a accomplished coach in this league, and his gifts for developing offensive strategies will help Coach McMillan immensely."
Saunders will be accompanied by two others with connections to the Pistons: former strength and conditioning coach Arnie Kander, and trainer Mike Abdenour.
"Those are two of the best at what they do," gushed Saunders. "I swear they both have added years to the careers of guys like Rip Hamilton and Antonio McDyess. Mike's got 30 years of experience in the league, and Arnie is on the cutting edge of homeopathic and naturopathic sports medicine."
Per team policy, terms of the contracts were not disclosed, although they are all believed to be 2-year deals.
When prompted for comments regarding the draft, Lucky said, "We've had a lot of discussion internally about revising our draft strategy. We may decide to go in a completely different direction now. I'm looking at all sorts of possibilities: dropping down in the 1st, dropping out, acquiring some additional picks. It's going to be a busy couple of days leading up to Monday. Busy, but fun."