Philip Daniel "Flip" Saunders (February 23, 1955 – October 25, 2015) was an American basketball player and coach. During his career, he coached the La...

coach Flip Saunders. Born in Medina, Minnesota, Saunders graduated from Wayzata High School in Plymouth, Minnesota in 2004. A walk-on, Saunders played...

2015, Saunders died at age 60. Mitchell took over as head coach. In honor of Saunders, the team announced that they would wear a patch reading "FLIP" on...

the team for three seasons. Flip Saunders was the head coach of the Timberwolves for 10 seasons. On October 25, 2015, Saunders died and Mitchell took head...

promptly named head coach of the New York Knicks, while the Pistons hired Flip Saunders, formerly of the Minnesota Timberwolves. During the 2005–06 season,...

they did not exercise their option on his contract, instead hiring Flip Saunders for a second stint with the team. On July 12, 2018, Kahn was announced...

won (467), playoff games coached (113), and playoff games won (71). Flip Saunders is the franchise's all-time leader in regular season win percentage...

from the 13 teams with lottery picks, with Kevin McHale, Elgin Baylor, Flip Saunders, and Kevin Loughery among them, were in the workout that was scheduled...

every second." NBA coach Flip Saunders was quoted in the St. Paul Pioneer Press the day after Musselman died. Of Musselman, Saunders said, "In anything he...

was a coach for the San Diego Padres. Chip Roy, Texas congressman. Flip Saunders, head coach of the NBA team Minnesota Timberwolves, announced in August...

represented his long-time friend Flip Saunders, who coached 17 seasons in the NBA and won 654 career games. Saunders died in 2015 at age 60 of Hodgkin's...

of his first acts was hiring former University of Minnesota teammate Flip Saunders as head coach of the Timberwolves. The next season, McHale decided to...

after Flip Saunders had to take a leave of absence to receive treatment after being diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. On October 25, 2015, Saunders died...

the court. Widely known as the training ground for future NBA coach Flip Saunders, who led the team to both championships. Several future and previous...

Celtics 4–2 in 1987. This time the Celtics prevailed 4–2 over the Lakers. Flip Saunders was dismissed as Detroit Pistons head coach, four days after the Celtics...

head coach of the Washington Wizards, accepting the position after Flip Saunders was fired in January 2012 for a 2–15 start. On June 4, 2012, the Wizards...

Krawczynski, Jon; Charania, Shams (February 22, 2021). "Timberwolves fire Ryan Saunders, hire Raptors' Chris Finch as new coach". The Athletic. Also written by...

Flip Saunders 2007 Cleveland Cavaliers Mike Brown 4–2 Detroit Pistons Flip Saunders 2008 Boston Celtics† Doc Rivers 4–2 Detroit Pistons Flip Saunders...

56 .317 33 Bill Blair Flip Saunders 1996–97 NBA Western 6th Midwest 3rd 40 42 .488 24 Lost First round (Rockets) 3–0 Flip Saunders 1997–98 NBA Western 7th...

Irvine (2000–2001) Rick Carlisle (2001–2003) Larry Brown (2003–2005) Flip Saunders (2005–2008) Michael Curry (2008–2009) John Kuester (2009–2011) Lawrence...

so much". After Larry Brown's departure, Flip Saunders was hired as head coach of the Pistons. Under Saunders, Miličić still averaged only 5.6 minutes...

(2009–2011) Rick Adelman (2011–2014) Flip Saunders (2014–2015) Sam Mitchell # (2015–2016) Tom Thibodeau (2016–2019) Ryan Saunders (2019–2021) Chris Finch (2021–...

then moved to the NBA as coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Later, Flip Saunders coached the Thrillers for a season and later became head coach of the...

due to injuries, voiced his frustration over the midseason firing of Flip Saunders and not being offered a contract extension. After the 2004–05 season...

Collins (2001–2003) Eddie Jordan (2003–2008) Ed Tapscott (2008–2009) Flip Saunders (2009–2012) Randy Wittman (2012–2016) Scott Brooks (2016–2021) Wes Unseld...

Irvine (2000–2001) Rick Carlisle (2001–2003) Larry Brown (2003–2005) Flip Saunders (2005–2008) Michael Curry (2008–2009) John Kuester (2009–2011) Lawrence...

(2009–2011) Rick Adelman (2011–2014) Flip Saunders (2014–2015) Sam Mitchell # (2015–2016) Tom Thibodeau (2016–2019) Ryan Saunders (2019–2021) Chris Finch (2021–...

basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 26, 2008. "Flip Saunders Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved...

the Detroit Pistons in five games. Garnett, Cassell, and head coach Flip Saunders represented the Western Conference in the 2004 NBA All-Star Game. The...

won the NBA Rookie of the Year. Flip Saunders returned to the Timberwolves' head coach on his second stint. Saunders was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma...