construda.blogspot.com - 6/3/2008
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The Detroit Pistons fired head coach Flip Saunders today three days after the team was bounced from the Eastern Conference Finals for the third straight season. This move does not shock me and rather comes as I expected.
Saunders' coaching style often clashed with players, namely Rasheed Wallace. I don't think he ever gained their respect.
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
Flip Saunders Catches a Bad Deal on Firing
stetsports.com 6/3/2008 — Most expected one of two people to go following the Detroit Pistons 2008 Eastern Conference Finals defeat. Flip Saunders or Rasheed Wallace. The jury's still out on Wallace, but Saunders deserved a lot better for a coach that reached the Eastern Conference Finals in each of his three years at helm.
Detroit Flips Script on Saunders
ballhype.com 6/3/2008 — The Detroit Pistons are reportedly flipping their script by moving on without coach Flip Saunders. Flip took Detroit to three Eastern Conference Finals, but no championship. Joe Dumars pulled the trigger on the move and look for other transitions in the Pistons near future. Nobody is safe, so look for Rasheed Wallace to appear on the chopping block in the attempt to lure ...
Definition of insanity
pistonsnationblog.com 6/3/2008 — We’ve all heard expression that insanity can be defined as doing the same thing but expecting different results. By that definition the Pistons past three seasons have been marred by insanity.
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.
