blog.mlive.com - 6/2/2008
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Here's some news, that if true, will be surprising to many Pistons fans. June 2, Detroit News: Saunders met briefly with Pistons president Joe Dumars on Saturday and all indications are that he was told he will be back. Understand...
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Pax can use his dawdling for good this time
Blog a Bull —
... The Detroit News says that Flip has been told he'll be back. But no news of a contract extension, either. A new contract, and being unshackled from expectations and handling Rasheed Wallace, may not make jumping to the Bulls such a bad idea. ...
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Saunders met briefly with Pistons president Joe Dumars on Saturday and all indications are that he was told he will be back.
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emptythebench.com 6/2/2008 — According to Chris McCoskey of the Detroit News, Pistons GM Joe Dumars has given Flip Saunders no indications that his job hangs in the balance; Saunders is already at work on pre-draft workouts and scouting. Is keeping Saunders the right move for the Pistons?
Pax can use his dawdling for good this time
blogabull.com 6/2/2008 —
Think Doug Collins minds if Paxson is still interviewing and not giving him a contract? Of course not, he's a friend of the organization!
So who cares what the reports were. DetroitBadBoys speculates that Flip Saunders may get fired instead of ...
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 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.
