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Flip Saunders will return to the Pistons. Yay, smart people
sports.yahoo.com - 6/2/2008
Flip Saunders will return to the Pistons. Yay, smart people
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It appears as if sanity has prevailed in Detroit. In relative terms, of course. Chris McCosky of the Detroit News - a man who fully expects both Skeets and I to be in our pajamas at this exact moment (joke's on Chris, he's only half right!) - is reporting that after a meeting with Pistons president Joe Dumars on Saturday, Flip Saunders will be retained as Piston coach. Most expected ...

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FanHouse:  The Pistons Are Cool With Flip, Thanks

Upside and Motor:  They've Made a Huge Mistake

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The Pistons Are Cool With Flip, Thanks
FanHouse — ... Opinions on Saunders tend to run the gamut, with some saying that he has failed to ever reach this team, and others arguing that he's been made into a scape goat for an under-performing squad that has still managed a great deal of success. ...

They've Made a Huge Mistake
Upside and Motor — ... Just 20 hours removed from me reading Kelly Dwyer's piece about how reasonability and logic had prevailed in Detroit, Flip Saunders was officially shown the door (as reported by ...

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