<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Flip Saunders reached an agreement Wednesday to become the new coach of the Detroit Pistons, who wasted no time replacing Larry Brown. The hiring of Saunders, the former coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves, was confirmed by an Eastern Conference official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the team planned to announce the deal at a news conference Thursday. Following talks between Pistons team president Joe Dumars and Saunders' agent, the deal was finalized early Wednesday evening.</div> Source (ESPN)