He couldn't help but feel a slight regret—had he actively resigned to join the Bobcats back then, he wouldn't have been ousted from the fridge.
In 2004, after being invited by Jordan to become the Bobcats' general manager, Bickerstaff originally had no intention of being the head coach. He recruited candidates for the job, but since the Bobcats were newly formed, lacking everything and bound to tank, no excellent coach was willing to go. He didn't think much of coaches who were fine with tanking either, so he had to step up himself.
Regret won't help now. Philip Saunders knew he had no chance anymore. In his view, Carlisle was not inferior to him, considering the defensive foundation Carlisle left for the Pistons, even he might not be able to build it as well.
