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Found November 02, 2009 on Washington Times:
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When Flip Saunders took over as coach of the Washington Wizards last spring, his future and past players, league officials and analysts praised him for his impressive career winning percentage and offensive genius. But in talking about expectations for his new team, Saunders discussed leading a Washington squad that would rank among the league leaders on defense. Saunders said he wanted Washington to limit opponents to 44 percent shooting this season. It seemed like a lofty aspiration given that even during their run of four straight playoff appearances, the Wizards never had a reputation of playing defense. But three games ... Email </a
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