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Flip Saunders served as head coach of the Detroit Pistons for three years, compiling a 176-70 record in the regular season and 30-21 mark in the postseason. He was fired Tuesday.
 
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Published: Tuesday, June 3, 2008

NBA's Pistons fire their head coach

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Flip Saunders was fired as head coach of the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday, four days after his team was eliminated by the Boston Celtics in the NBA's Eastern Conference finals.

President of basketball operations Joe Dumars said it’s “time for a new voice to lead our team.” Saunders had a year left on a four-year deal he signed in 2005. The decision comes three years after Saunders took over for Larry Brown, who led the Pistons to two straight NBA finals.

“Decisions like this are difficult to make, especially with the success we have had throughout the last three regular seasons,” Dumars said in a statement. “However, at this time, I feel it is necessary to make a change.”

In Saunders’ three seasons, the Pistons were 176-70 in the regular season and 30-21 in the postseason, but they lost in the Eastern Conference finals each year.

Before coming to Detroit, Saunders was 411-326 with the Minnesota Timberwolves from 1995-05. He led them to eight straight postseason appearances — seven first-round exits and an appearance in the 2004 conference finals. After leading Minnesota to a franchise-high 58 wins, he was fired with a 25-26 mark in the 2004-05 season.

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