Flip Saunders rose to be one of the most powerful men in the NBA and still radiated a small-town warmth that is hard to come by in this ever-growing big-business league.
If you’re less than six feet tall in any prominent NBA job, you usually have—or have to develop—a harshness which aggressively conveys to those around you that size is not the measure of a man.
The 5’11” Saunders wasn’t about any little-man complex or power trip.
As we take time now to celebrate the contributions of Saunders, who died Sunday at the age of 60 after complications from Hodgkin lymphoma, it’s an opportunity to remember his unwavering commitment to keep the game fun, lively and creative.
You could tell just how much he loved this game.
And that unto itself is a gift he gave everyone whose path he crossed. In the way he spoke, acted and taught, Saunders made clear through his vibrancy that basketball, in every way, charged him up.
So you came away feeling charged up about it, too.
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Article written by Kevin Ding