Flip Saunders life is in danger...

[FireDavidKahn]

[QUOTE]

There

[Fallen Angel]

Today's been a shitty day

Hoping for the best w/ the chemo.

[RoseCity07]

I don't remember reading about his cancer. This sucks. He's always been a solid coach. I think he was coaching that Minny team in 2004. I remember them playing the Lakers. That was a fun team to watch.

Wishing him the best.

[senelcoolidge]

I wish him the best. I lost a family member recently to cancer. Chemo is tough. It not just takes a lot out of you, but you are susceptible to other illnesses after.

[Rake2204]

:(Really sucky news, man. Is there a link to where that came from?

Edit: Appears to be from a web chat with Minneapolis Star Tribune‘s Jerry Zgoda.

Here's the excerpt in a little bit of a more readable format:


There’s no question things have changed dramatically since the team announced his diagnosis in August, back when it quoted his doctors saying the cancer was very treatable and curable.

Since then there have been changes to the way his body handled the chemotherapy (and maybe how much cancer they’ve found) that have made it life threatening. Everyone involved has gone radio silent because of the family’s request for privacy and federal patient-privacy laws, etc., but between the complete silence, the lack of people visiting as far as I can tell apart from his immediate family and very inner circle while he remains hospitalized here in Minneapolis and the things I’m hearing second-hand, well, none of it is good.

I’ll just say this, and this is just my own opinion, if he pulls through this: I doubt very much he’s back this year, it’s probably unlikely he coaches again just because of the stress inherent doing both those jobs and I think there’s a pretty good chance he doesn’t return full time to either job.

As far as the franchise goes, that will put them in a holding pattern for some time. I can’t see Glen Taylor allowing Milt Newton and Sam to make a major decision until they know more about Flip’s future and Glen decides who will run his team for the long term. I wouldn’t assume it’ll be Milt and Sam going forward, that’s just for the short term until things become clear.

[kennethgriffin]

whats with this 1 paragraph 5000 word essay shit