Flip Saunders fired as coach of the Pistons
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By LARRY LAGE, AP June 4, 2008 AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - In the morning, the Detroit Pistons fired Flip Saunders. (article 2)
DETROIT - Pistons president Joe Dumars watched the final 10 minutes of Game 6 against Boston last Friday and saw a microcosm of the entire Flip Saunders era. (article 6)
Dumars left the Palace after that loss, which eliminated his team from the Eastern Conference finals for the third season in a row, and felt a surprising sense of calm. (article 6)
The changes started Tuesday morning, when Dumars fired Saunders as coach after three winning - but not championship-producing - seasons. (article 6)
Ricky's principal at Elkridge Landing, Thomas Saunders, said the sixth-grader " never lost his sense of humor or the sparkle in his eye. (article 7)
Dumars publicly put his entire lineup on the trading block, less than a week after the Celtics defeated the Pistons, who lost in the Eastern Conference finals for the third straight year. (article 3)
The Pistons averaged nearly 59 victories in three regular seasons under Saunders, who trailed only fired Dallas Mavericks coach Avery Johnson by two wins and San Antonio Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich by one victory during the span. (article 4)
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- Flip Saunders out as coach of Pistons (dallasnews.com, 06/03/2008, 340 words)
- FLIP FLOP: PISTONS FIRE SAUNDERS (NY Post, 06/04/2008, 349 words)
- The Boston Globe (boston.com, 06/04/2008, 388 words)
- Flip Saunders fired as coach of the Pistons (L.A. Times, 06/04/2008, 214 words)
- Flip Saunders fired by the Pistons (L.A. Times, 06/04/2008, 299 words)
- Pistons pull plug on coach Flip Saunders (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 06/04/2008, 639 words)
- Boy loses battle with brain cancer - (baltimoresun.com, 06/04/2008, 305 words)
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