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Topic subjectFlip Saunders passed away
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2487109, Flip Saunders passed away
Posted by guru0509, Sun Oct-25-15 01:02 PM
Very sad.

edit, press release from the TWolves https://twitter.com/Twolves_PR/status/658342139076587520
2487110, no, no, no....just reading they officially said he wouldn't coach...
Posted by Dstl1, Sun Oct-25-15 01:05 PM
this season. Jeez...RIP, Flip. FUCK CANCER!!!!!!
2487111, Rest in Peace. Fuck Cancer
Posted by cantball, Sun Oct-25-15 01:05 PM
Watching relatively young people get eaten by that disease is heartbreaking
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2487120, RE: Rest in Peace. Fuck Cancer
Posted by jimaveli, Sun Oct-25-15 01:12 PM
>Watching relatively young people get eaten by that disease is
>heartbreaking
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>dunked on

It really is a damn shame that there's no remedy at this point.
2487113, RIP Flip Saunders
Posted by Nick Has a Problem...Seriously, Sun Oct-25-15 01:07 PM
Fuck cancer for real
2487115, RIP
Posted by rl9, Sun Oct-25-15 01:09 PM
2487118, Shit man RIP
Posted by ShawndmeSlanted, Sun Oct-25-15 01:10 PM
2487122, damn
Posted by dillinjah, Sun Oct-25-15 01:13 PM
2487123, Oh my god. This is heartbreaking.
Posted by Ryan M, Sun Oct-25-15 01:13 PM
So fucking sad.

Fuck cancer.
2487127, Awful news
Posted by Marauder21, Sun Oct-25-15 01:14 PM
Two months ago it sounded like they were fortunate to catch it when they did and now he's gone. Just staggering to think about. Such a giant in the Minnesota basketball scene.

Thoughts to his friends and family.
2487129, dude went in fucking AUGUST and it was deemed...
Posted by Dstl1, Sun Oct-25-15 01:16 PM
"extremely treatable"...he's gone in October.
2487131, that was a misdiagnosis though, every report made it sound worse
Posted by ConcreteCharlie, Sun Oct-25-15 01:20 PM
not surprising at all but yeah it happened fast. again i dunno if that's a good or a bad thing. either way very sad for his family, fuck.
2487130, RIP, one of the good guys. It sounded bad and escalated quickly.
Posted by ConcreteCharlie, Sun Oct-25-15 01:18 PM
I never know what to think in that situation, I mean on one hand it's horrible that the person died but on the other it's probably better that there was not a period of long, drawn-out suffering that prefaced the inevitable. Sixty is young, man, especially for a guy that obviously stayed in great shape and had the resources to stay healthy.
2487134, RIP to Flip Saunders.
Posted by B.J.S.301, Sun Oct-25-15 01:22 PM
I know KG and even Wittman gotta be taking the news pretty hard. This sucks man. I hate hearing folks dying of cancer. I really was hoping he would pull through this even if he didn't coach again.
2487147, RIP flip
Posted by Rjcc, Sun Oct-25-15 02:13 PM

www.engadgethd.com - the other stuff i'm looking at
2487148, video...
Posted by Dstl1, Sun Oct-25-15 02:13 PM
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/13968302/minnesota-timberwolves-coach-flip-saunders-dies-cancer-age-60
2487150, Wow! RIP
Posted by LAbeathustla, Sun Oct-25-15 02:16 PM
2487152, Damn. RIP. My dad just turned 60
Posted by Wonderl33t, Sun Oct-25-15 02:18 PM

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2487153, So sad. Really liked him. Cancer is a mutha
Posted by Lach, Sun Oct-25-15 02:19 PM
2487160, Rest in peace
Posted by Amritsar, Sun Oct-25-15 02:52 PM
Heard this from a guy I was hoopin with at the gym this morning


Hoping it wasn't true


:/
2487168, Terrible News. RIP Coach Saunders
Posted by RexLongfellow, Sun Oct-25-15 03:15 PM
2487182, Rest in peace.
Posted by Shaun Tha Don, Sun Oct-25-15 03:49 PM
2487228, RIP Flip
Posted by Deebot, Sun Oct-25-15 05:18 PM
2487237, RIP.
Posted by Castro, Sun Oct-25-15 05:42 PM
2487239, last image I have of him was hugging kobe after he passed mj
Posted by falafel stand pimpin, Sun Oct-25-15 05:44 PM
On the all time scoring list
Seemed like one of those movie coaches.... real solid and warm-hearted

2487241, wrong post
Posted by Dstl1, Sun Oct-25-15 05:46 PM
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2487242, RIP
Posted by las raises, Sun Oct-25-15 05:46 PM
This is terrible
2487243, flip reacting to no.1 pick at draft lottery
Posted by falafel stand pimpin, Sun Oct-25-15 05:47 PM
https://youtu.be/QHLRD_w6cPo
2487297, R.I.U. Flip #GoldenGophers
Posted by natlawdp, Sun Oct-25-15 07:35 PM
2487309, RIP Flip
Posted by LA2Philly, Sun Oct-25-15 07:51 PM
Touching tribute by KG as well
2487326, Fuck cancer
Posted by Ceej, Sun Oct-25-15 08:07 PM
RIP BIG FLIP
2487438, REST IN POWER Flip..
Posted by murph71, Sun Oct-25-15 11:51 PM
made a joke of a franchise into a playoff team....

Respect...
2487441, Horrible, rest in power, the player tributes really got to me too
Posted by MothershipConnection, Mon Oct-26-15 12:20 AM
Just looking at some of the ones linked up in r/NBA that were put up by some of his former players, really shows how much he touched all the people he came in contact with. Rest in peace, the world lost a good man today.

KG: https://www.facebook.com/kevingarnett/photos/a.933219856725855.1073741825.243754359005745/933219176725923/?type=3

Steph: https://instagram.com/p/9RxMYARyHO/

Rubio: https://instagram.com/p/9RY6ckxd5s/

John Wall: https://instagram.com/p/9RVaduiaMx/

Blatche (this may be the saddest): https://twitter.com/drayblatche/status/658448693721337856
2487506, sad, he was in a coma for 6 weeks.. they kept it quiet..
Posted by My_SP1200_Broken_Again, Mon Oct-26-15 11:01 AM
...if the chemo doesn't cure you, it can kill you ..i wish there was a better way
2487613, Shocked when I saw that :(
Posted by Ishwip, Mon Oct-26-15 02:45 PM
Respect

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I don't like the beat anymore because its just a loop. ALC didn't FLIP IT ENOUGH!

Flip it enough? Flip these. Flip off. Go flip some f*cking burgers.(c)Kno

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2487621, R.I.P.
Posted by Basaglia, Mon Oct-26-15 03:01 PM