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

Being Detroit's coach leaves no job security
inhistoric.com 6/3/2008 — Within six years, the Pistons have let Larry Brown, Rick Carlisle, and Flip Saunders go, three defense-oriented coaches who won 50 games every year with the team. Michael Curry, you got your work cut out for you.

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

In appreciation of Flip Saunders
detroitbadboys.com 6/4/2008 — 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, ...

2008 NBA Draft - Brook Lopez - Stanford - DraftTracker Player Card
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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.

Saunders Fired By the Pistons — NYT > Pro Basketball 6/4/2008
The Pistons fired their coach on Tuesday and put its entire lineup on the trading block, less than a week after losing in the Eastern Conference finals for the third straight year. >

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.