In appreciation of Flip Saunders

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In appreciation of Flip Saunders
CelticsBlog found this 6/4/2008 on www.detroitbadboys.com [flag]
Dumars said the “coaching search” won’t take very long (will he even interview anyone but Michael Curry?), but before we start talking about the new guy, I just wanted to recognize the old one. Flip Saunders had his faults, sure, but don’t forget that once upon a time he was considered the answer to Detroit’s problems. Yeah, the defense was great in the good ... [link]

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Wondering If Flip's Firing Was a Matter of Convenience
Published 6/4/2008 at CelticsBlog

Joe Dumars Thinks How a GM Should
Published 6/4/2008 by Larry Brown at Larry Brown Sports

Reading is Great! Wednesday’s NBA Rumors, Breaking News, and Blog Links
Published 6/4/2008 by Andrew Thell at Empty the Bench
... with their Finals coverage. - Parquet Wishes and Leprechaun Dreams - Help Ray Allen kick Kobe’s ass. - Sacramento Bee - Ron Artest is hoping to interview the infamous brawl instigator. - Newsday - Walsh, Knicks are hoping Marbury won’t be a problem. Good luck with that. - What if Sports - The computer says Boston in 6, but Lakers to show up anyways. - Detroit Bad Boys - Flip Saunders brought some much-needed offense to The Palace. ...

The Internets are alive: The Pistons' personnel moves
Published 6/4/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
... Detroit Bad Boys: "Of the teams the Pistons have lost to in the Conference Finals, one (Miami in 2006) ended up winning the whole thing, another (Cleveland in 2007) came on the heels of one of the most transcendent performances in NBA playoff history, and the other (Celtics this year, duh) came against a team that was near universally regarded as the league’s best for most of the season. I’m not trying to gloss over his failings, but the guy did his job about as well as anyone could have possibly expected. Dumars’ decree that “there ...

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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."
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Detroit Bad Boys found this 6/3/2008 on truebluepistons.blogspot.com

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