RIP Flip

[ace3g]

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It is with extreme sadness to report that today Phil “Flip” Saunders has passed away at age 60.
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[Chris]

Tragic news scros Flip was a good one...RIP

[TheGreatYacht]

Crazy. Doctors said it was controllable as well. Rest in peace man

[Koolaid_Man]

God speed see you in Heaven Flip....

[ElNono]

rip

[midnightpulp]

Always liked Flip.

[loveforthegame]

RIP. Thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.

[RD2191]

DEP

[Robz4000]

Crazy. Doctors said it was controllable as well. Rest in peace man

This. Crazy how it changed so quickly.

RIP Flip.

[Biernutz]

too bad...Flip was one of the good guys.....

[turb0time]

Wow.. RIP Flip.

[The Franchise]

Pretty sad and unexpected. RIP Flip.

[BatManu20]

Damn that went downhill so fast.. RIP.

[benefactor]

Fuck cancer.

RIP Flip.

[Mal]

RIP

[SuperCam]

Dang, that sucks.


Kevin Love with the last laugh, tbh

[Koolaid_Man]

Fuck cancer.

RIP Flip.


Why do you even care? You're a psycho evolutionist

[spurraider21]

damn. hodgkins lymphoma is one of the most treatable types of cancer out there... reminder that even that one can be a killer

[Mugen]

RIP Flip

[benefactor]

Why do you even care? You're a psycho evolutionist
Be quiet woman. Female speak is not appropriate when men are discussing/honoring a great man.

[RD2191]

damn. hodgkins lymphoma is one of the most treatable types of cancer out there... reminder that even that one can be a killer

Yeah, I was doing a bit of research on Hodgkin's lymphoma the other day, crazy that it took him so fast. Wonder if he had any other undisclosed health issues.

[DrunkTXLabrat]

as if there weren't enough reasons to board the wolves bandwagon, already.

[DrunkTXLabrat]

how do i change my favorite team?

[baseline bum]

Ah man, what a shock. I was expecting his coaching career to be over, but his doctors sounded so optimistic. I was not expecting to read this headline anytime soon. :depressed

[TheGreatYacht]

http://youtu.be/QHLRD_w6cPo

RIP

[JMarkJohns]

Way too many people dying from fucking cancer...

[Strategic]

Cancer so sucks! RIP

[K...]

Definitely one of the best coaches of his era. Hopefully they honor him thorought the year, not just at wolves games

Tbh, can't imagine how classy the spurs will honor him.

[Koolaid_Man]

Dang, that sucks.


Kevin Love with the last laugh, tbh


That's cold man...I won't laugh... :l naah I won't do it

[Koolaid_Man]

Cancer so sucks! RIP


Do you beleive evolution too...

[Koolaid_Man]

Saying RIP aint good enough tbh....pray for his soul

[random21]

Saying RIP aint good enough tbh....pray for his soul

Agreed

[ElNono]

He was incredibly overrated both as a coach and a manager, tbh... was handed a championship team and did nothing of note (not all his fault, but he was partly responsible)...

Luckily his family should be set for life...

[Koolaid_Man]

Agreed

Yeah the evolutinist morons come in acting all butthurt for a change but show zero morality and empathy for others..this fake sadness is shameful...they should all get on their knees and say a prayer for the guy...maybe it will go to their dustbowl God but it would still show an act of true sympathy and maybe they'll come to know God as well...these people have willingly chose to have no hope...thus void of feeling...yet when someone dies they claim to be hurt...

[spurraider21]

Yeah, I was doing a bit of research on Hodgkin's lymphoma the other day, crazy that it took him so fast. Wonder if he had any other undisclosed health issues.
my gf had it when she was like 10, so i read up on it before i started dating her seriously :lol... didnt want to get into a relationship with an expiration date

[Clipper Nation]

Fuck cancer. RIP Flip.

[Mugen]

my gf had it when she was like 10, so i read up on it before i started dating her seriously :lol... didnt want to get into a relationship with an expiration date

You would think that she'd have a new lease on life after surviving, instead of settling tbh.

[Mugen]

He was incredibly overrated both as a coach and a manager, tbh... was handed a championship team and did nothing of note (not all his fault, but he was partly responsible)...

Luckily his family should be set for life...

I would have given it a day before we start rippin' the dude for bball moves tbh, Nono....

[spurraider21]

You would think that she'd have a new lease on life after surviving, instead of settling tbh.
:lol

[ElNono]

I would have given it a day before we start rippin' the dude for bball moves tbh, Nono....

Sorry, read "one of the best coaches of his era" and had to post... :lol

[RD2191]

my gf had it when she was like 10, so i read up on it before i started dating her seriously :lol... didnt want to get into a relationship with an expiration date

:lol this guy

[RD2191]

Elnono with no regard...:lol

[HI-FI]

RIP Flip. I never knew he was in that bad of shape. Hopefully the family has some peace of mind.


You would think that she'd have a new lease on life after surviving, instead of settling tbh.
:lol damn

[-21-]

Shocking and sad news. RIP Flip.

[~O~]

Cancer is incurable. Its basically a natural death disease to me. Its only treatable or surgery.

[Spurs9]

Cancer is terrible, I just went to a buddies funeral yesterday who died of it at 27.

[baseline bum]

You would think that she'd have a new lease on life after surviving, instead of settling tbh.

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[baseline bum]

He was incredibly overrated both as a coach and a manager, tbh... was handed a championship team and did nothing of note (not all his fault, but he was partly responsible)...


Absolutely true, but I still liked the guy. Maybe I wouldn't have if he could have gotten more out of those Timberwolves teams the Spurs kept matching up against in the playoffs. :lol

[TheCultOfPersonality]

:(

[K...]

Eh, you have pop, Carlisle, Jackson and everyone else. At some point you give the guy credit for sticking around. Not every coach has to be perfect to be one of the best. I'm not overating him. He'll be missed in the nba since you can't just replace a guy like that with a random assistant or college coach.

Fwiw, there are good coaches, trendy coaches, adequate coaches, and bad. That first category is so slim, that spending most of your time in one of the other two middle categories gets you into the hall of fame.

[CitizenDwayne]

He was incredibly overrated both as a coach and a manager, tbh... was handed a championship team and did nothing of note (not all his fault, but he was partly responsible)...

Luckily his family should be set for life...

Classy

[ElNono]

Eh, you have pop, Carlisle, Jackson and everyone else. At some point you give the guy credit for sticking around. Not every coach has to be perfect to be one of the best. I'm not overating him. He'll be missed in the nba since you can't just replace a guy like that with a random assistant or college coach.

Fwiw, there are good coaches, trendy coaches, adequate coaches, and bad. That first category is so slim, that spending most of your time in one of the other two middle categories gets you into the hall of fame.

fair enough...

[dbreiden83080]

Oh boy that's horrible. Very sad.

[Canyonero]

RIP

[lefty]

RIP 😔

[TXstbobcat]

RIP Flip. Very sad. I work with a bunch of wolves fans up here in Minneapolis.

[Silver&Black]

Sucks to hear....

RIP Flip

[Red Hawk #21]

Man, this fucking sucks. RIP Flip.

[Koolaid_Man]

Will you clowns stop saying RIP and say God speed instead...of course he's gonna rest in peace that goes without saying....

[Kool Bob Love]

Every where I saw this story no one made a basketball take or joke, only ST. You MFers.

[Venti Quattro]

Rest in Peace, Flip

[Mikeanaro]

RIP man.

[Sean Cagney]

RIP Flip.

[daslicer]

From a basketball standpoint I will say he was a great offensive coach and was also good at developing young players. RIP Flip

[99 Problems]

Sorry to hear. RIP Flip.

[SAtown]

Rest in peace.

[spursgu]

RIP :depressed

[spurtech09]

R.I.P. Flip......In better hands now.....God Bless

[Spurtacular]

Damn, I didn't even know that he was sick. I thought he was always healthy looking too.

[Reck]

This is the randomness news I've heard today. Didn't even know he was ill.

Damn, RIP.

[313]

Wow, didn't even know he was sick. RIP.

[100%duncan]

Didn't even know he had cancer. Fuck cancer. RIP.

[100%duncan]

You would think that she'd have a new lease on life after surviving, instead of settling tbh.

:lmao

[Spurtacular]

It's a shame he never got to coach a great team. One wonders what he could have accomplished.

[baseline bum]

It's a shame he never got to coach a great team. One wonders what he could have accomplished.

He coached the Pistons right after back to back Finals trips.

[Uriel]

Crazy. I remember reading yesterday that he would miss the season, and I knew then something was up. But I didn't expect to read the next day that he had died. RIP.

[Chillen]

I was shocked when I found this news out today, so sad such a good guy and was great for the NBA and the T-Wolves franchise. Cancer sucks. RIP.

[Ditty]

Tomorrow is never promised. Rest in paradise Flip. Cancer sucks :(.

[mavsfan1000]

:(

[spurs10]

RIP Flip.......

[FkLA]

Sucks. When I heard he was taking time off, I just figured it would be similar to what George Karl did. I wonder if he passed away from complications from treatment rather than from the cancer itself since it was really sudden. RIP Flip.

[FkLA]

He was incredibly overrated both as a coach and a manager, tbh... was handed a championship team and did nothing of note (not all his fault, but he was partly responsible)...

Luckily his family should be set for life...

smh you're better than that, nono

[spursistan]

RIP...that was fast sadly..

[FkLA]

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KG

[Proxy]

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KG

:depressed

[hater]

I wouldn't consider hima coach tbh. But he was a good looking nice man. RIP

[Dex]

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[UNT Eagles 2016]

This was a bizarre case, since his lymphoma was treatable and curable. Perhaps the chemotherapy poisoned him? That's not all too uncommon... either way, something a bit fishy here.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Some good news:

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/craig-sager-cleared-docs-latest-leukemia-fight-son-article-1.2389436

[ElNono]

smh you're better than that, nono

overratedPERIOD

[The Gemini Method]

Ran into him at the All-Star weekend when it was here in L.A., just shook his hand and say nice to meet you Flip. Seemed like a personable guy but he was with his fam and I didn't want to intrude. Godspeed, Flip. May you no longer feel the pain of cancer.

[I. Hustle]

Why? Are you Catholic?

[I. Hustle]

Will you clowns stop saying RIP and say God speed instead...of course he's gonna rest in peace that goes without saying....


And the other doesn't go without saying? You don't make any sense.

[buttsR4rebounding]

Cancer is incurable. Its basically a natural death disease to me.Its only treatable or surgery.

Thank you Dr. Berra.

[~O~]

Thank you Dr. Berra.

relax :downspin: Treatable and curable isn't the same thing. Treatment is to help slow down it down.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

What the guy above said isn't true at all. Many cancers are curable; some are curable well over 95 percent of the time, such as thyroid and testicular cancer, and feminine cancers are often so if they are caught early enough and the women are willing to forfeit certain body parts. Flip Saunders' cancer was thought to be not only treatable but curable as well about 2 months ago, so something else must have gone on (My personal educated guess is that his body had an adverse reaction to the chemo or other procedures, because Hodgkin's generally doesn't kill someone that young that fast like pancreatic or something.) Craig Sager was supposed to be dead by now after his second diagnosis, but he's going to be back on the sidelines tomorrow albeit 50 pounds lighter. In America, doctors are like chocolate boxes and the competency of such oncosurgeons are probably the largest variable in whether or not many cancer patients live or die. Their primary interest is usually to stuff their wallet as much as possible and that's why our life expectancy today hovers around 80 years rather than the 85-87 range like in more altruistic healthcare countries like Canada and Northern Europe.

(Note: I'm a conservative on most issues, but the capitalist healthcare system has fed the greediest doctors and even greedier insurance companies for far too long, and probably needs to go. If anything, the socialist education system should be privatized and healthcare should be publicized, but Obamacare is still a half-assed clusterfuck that needs to go.)

[bdubya]

Best W/L % of any Pistons coach ever....three straight ECF appearances (losing twice to the eventual champs)...that's pretty goddamn good. Thanks for the memories, Flip.

[Spurtacular]

He coached the Pistons right after back to back Finals trips.

Good point. And they won 64 games that year. I just never felt like the Pistons would win again by then, tbh. But that team certainly had a chance; so, I guess he did have his chance.

[Roxsfan]

RIP

[AaronY]

He was a pretty shitty coach honestly

[hater]

Agree shit coach. Good man.

He basically ripped the wizards organization off a few million for a few years.

[cascaders]

Rest In Peace... He was one of my fav coach..thanks for all those memories. You'll always be one of my fav coach

[Ashy Larry]

Yeah. Just sad. RIP

[DrunkTXLabrat]

Wolves murder the fakers in their own house tomorrow, like hanibal lector eating their corpse style. and it's going to foreshadow the total results of this Flip honoring/perfect storm roster kinda season.

[Thread]

Damn shame he couldn't a held out till tomorrow.

[illmatic]

Damn shame he couldn't a held out till tomorrow.

Welcome back Cubby.

[Thread]

Welcome back Cubby.

I feel ill.