Flip Saunders was the head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves for eleven seasons with his last season serving as President of Basketball Operations as well. The Saunders name is synonymous with success when it comes to a Timberwolves organization that hasn't seen much of it.
Today, Flip's son Ryan Saunders held his first practice as the interim head coach of the Timberwolves after Tom Thibodeau was relieved of his duties on Sunday.
After practice, Saunders met the media and was asked questions about the rest of the season, his coaching style and his relationship with the players. But it was one question about his father that landed this emotional response from the young head coach...