It is Sunday afternoon, and the Minnesota Timberwolves just announced that Flip Saunders is dead. That's the way it hit me, with no euphemisms or elisions to shield from that little shiver of dread that goes inside you when
When it came to basketball in Minnesota, whether it was at the NBA, college or high school levels, just about everyone was touched by Flip Saunders. He was the greatest coach in Timberwolves history who coached the franchise's greatest player, Kevin
My heart and all of my love goes out to Flip Saunders Family as your leader leaves this earth in the flesh. His spirit lives in the present as we speak. In 1996 Flip became a father figure and my first #NBA coach. Wow how fast
Garnett entered the league during Saunders' first as T-Wolves head coach, in 1995. Saunders died on Sunday from cancer.
Garnett entered the league during Saunders' first as T-Wolves head coach, in 1995. Saunders died on Sunday from cancer.