Wizards' Saunders trusts Arenas to lead

Less than a year ago, Flip Saunders was out of work. After being fired by the Detroit Pistons, he was in training camp with the Washington Wizards as a guest invited by coach Eddie Jordan, who sought Saunders' input on how the team could improve. Saunders perceived that the Wizards, in addition to waiting for Gilbert Arenas to heal from his third knee surgery, had a distinct rift to them: established veterans separated from a cast of young, unproven players. Step 1 in his reclamation project as the team's coach has been to establish a strong relationship with Arenas, the ... Email </a