<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">It's been a long, strange trip for Larry Brown and the Pistons. After Detroit won the NBA title in 2004, and Brown and Team USA fell short in the Olympics, the 2004-05 NBA season got off to a bumpy start when Brown had to miss some early games to undergo hip surgery. That's where the story started. Where will it end? Following Brown's ensuing flirtations with several other teams, and Detroit's loss to the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals, Pistons president Joe Dumars told ESPN on Monday that the team and Brown are in ongoing talks for a buyout of Brown's contract. How did we get here? Here's a timeline tracking the twists, turns, statements -- and misstatements -- of the season-long saga:</div> ESPN
