out the door already?

Pistons coach Flip Saunders has been connected with the University of Minnesota's head coaching vacancy ever since it became available, and the rumors will be even more amplified after Mike Tirico read the first paragraph of Minneapolis' living case of brain atrophy Sid Hartman's column where the ex-Gophers coach Dan Monson says Saunders is already set to succeed him.

Like the Pistons need this post-Larry Brown -- with contenders in the East falling by the wayside, all the Pistons need to do is play relatively well and they'll make the Finals. Saunders and Joe Dumars now need to get out in front of this -- figure out what is the truth and tell fans before this goes any further and ESPN is dogging Saunders about it during the post-season.