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**Austin Kent** · 10-19-2005, 08:47 AM

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Saunders was impressed with how the reserves fared in the last 4:11, when he played Carlos Delfino, Maurice Evans, Darko Milicic, and rookies Jason Maxiell and Alex Acker.

They all learned something, and that, Saunders said, is what the exhibition season is about.

"Sometimes those young guys, they don't have opportunities to play in late-game situations," Saunders said. "So you want to see how they're going to react. Maxiell was aggressive, which is something you want to see. Darko hit a big shot. I thought our guys executed down the stretch. ... We put ourselves in a position."

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Oh man, I wish I could get these games on TV here.

So far I am a fan of everything Flip Saunders is doing.

Copper · 10-19-2005, 10:03 AM

So far Ive caught 2 of the games and the team just seems really loose and relaxed. This can be partly attributed to it being preseason, but it is deeper than that, the players have bought into his scheme and are genuinely playing for him. I think the vets also like him for the way he has let everyone start fresh and is allowing them to prove their worth or non worth with real minutes. He hasnt shown that scolding, preaching old man demeanor that mr Roper was famous for.

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