Pistons say Flip Saunders won't return as coach
sports.espn.go.com 6/3/2008 — The Detroit Pistons say Flip Saunders will not be back as coach next season. "Decisions like this are difficult to make," team president Joe Dumars said on the team's Web site. "However, at this time, I feel it is necessary to make a change." In his three seasons, the Pistons were 176-70 in the regular season and 30-21 in the postseason, but they lost in the conference finals each year.

Pistons fire head coach Flip Saunders
mlive.com 6/3/2008 — It's official now. The Pistons have fired Flip Saunders after three seasons in which he led the team to the Eastern Conference finals. No replacement has been named, but a press conference announcing Michael Curry as the new coach is expected sometime this week. I'll have more later in Booth Newspapers and on mlive.com

Pistons Flip the Script, Fire Saunders
20secondtimeout.blogspot.com 6/3/2008 — In the wake of three straight losses in the Eastern Conference Finals, Detroit Pistons President Joe Dumars is determined to do whatever is necessary so that his team can return to the NBA Finals. Dumars began that process by firing Coach Flip Saunders and boldly declaring, "Make no mistake, everybody is in play right now. There are no sacred cows here."

McNeal: Michael Curry "ready" to replace Flip Saunders as Pistons coach
sportingnews.com 6/3/2008 — The Pistons have fired head coach Flip Sauders. For his replacemebt, Dumars and Davidson look no further than assistant coach Michael Curry

Pistons fire coach Flip Saunders; Michael Curry next in line? | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press
freep.com 6/3/2008 — STORY UPDATED AT 5:50 P.M. Team president Joe Dumars watched the last 10 minutes of Game 6 against the Boston Celtics last Friday and saw a microcosm of the entire Flip Saunders era. “That last 10 minutes played out, and I looked at it and said, ‘This ...

Pistons fire Saunders; Dumars open to more changes — chicagotribune.com - Sports 6/3/2008
In the morning, the Detroit Pistons fired Flip Saunders. By the afternoon, the players were put on notice. "I'm not going to sit here and make Flip the scapegoat," president of basketball operations Joe Dumars said Tuesday. "Everybody is in play."  ...

Pistons Fire Saunders, Dumars Promises Change — Wash Post NBA 6/3/2008
Flip Saunders was fired as the Pistons' coach yesterday, four days after Detroit was eliminated from the playoffs by the Boston Celtics. And more changes could be on the way for a team bounced from three straight conference finals.

Pistons clean house — FOXSports.com News for NBA 6/4/2008
Joe Dumars discusses his decision to oust coach Flip Saunders. The firing happens despite three straight trips to the Eastern Conference finals.

Flip Saunders fired as Detroit Pistons coach — NYDailyNews.com - Basketball 6/3/2008
Flip Saunders was fired as Detroit Pistons coach Tuesday, four days after his team was eliminated by the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals.

Pistons Fire Saunders, Dumars Promises Change — Wash Post NBA 6/4/2008
Flip Saunders was fired as the Pistons' coach yesterday, four days after Detroit was eliminated from the playoffs by the Boston Celtics. And more changes could be on the way for a team bounced from three straight conference finals.