freep.com - 7/3/2009
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Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars needs to get moving if he wants to have a coach in place by the time the team leaves for play in the Las Vegas summer league next week. Former Pistons coach Doug Collins withdrew his name from consideration, which would appear to open the ...
thehoopdoctors.com - 7/3/2009
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thehoopdoctors.com —
The Detroit Pistons have been arguably one of
the top two or three franchises in the NBA...
this decade. Much of that due to the basketball and business mind of Joe Dumars. But what is up with his recent moves?
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What is Joe Dumars thinking?
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Who Will Coach the Pistons?
SLAM Online —
... For some reason, people in Detroit want Avery Johnson to steer their wobbly ship: “Former Pistons coach Doug Collins withdrew his name from consideration, which would appear to open the door for former Dallas Mavericks coach Avery Johnson…Johnson appears to be the front-runner to replace Michael Curry, who was suddenly fired Tuesday on the eve of the NBA’s free-agency period. Dumars has said he wants an experienced coach to lead the Pistons as he tries to shape the roster into an Eastern Conference contender.” ...
No problem with Avery Johnson
PistonsNationBlog.com —
Avery Johnson appears to be the front runner to replace Michael Curry, even if Joe isn’t saying so. I don’t have a problem with The “Little General” being our coach…now. I don’t think it would have worked with the veteran team we’ve had in years past, but this group — or at least the ones still here on opening night — is a better fit for Avery’s style.
AJ’s fiery, preaches D, talks ...
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Dumars trying to lure Avery Johnson back to sidelines
nba.com 7/4/2009 — Joe Dumars is headed to Texas to try to woo Avery Johnson back to the sidelines, a source told NBA.com. The Pistons president is meeting with the former Mavericks coach for the first time Sunday at Johnson's home in the Houston area to discuss the ...
Avery Johnson frontrunner for Pistons job
sportingnews.com 7/3/2009 — With Doug Collins officially out of the mix, Avery Johnson is the leading candidate to be the Detroit Pistons' next coach, the Detroit Free Press reports.
Johnson and Collins were considered the frontrunners to replace Michael Curry, who was fired ...
Pistons fire Curry after one season | detnews.com | The Detroit News
detnews.com 6/30/2009 — Chris McCosky / The Detroit News Auburn Hills -- The prevailing thought was that Michael Curry was going to get a second season to redeem himself after a rough, 39-43 rookie season. Pistons president Joe Dumars blew that thought right out of the ...
Doug Collins Will Not Coach the Pistons
motownstringmusic.com 7/2/2009 — I was shocked when I even heard Doug Collins' name in the first place. I know he's one of the few big names available, but my first thought was, "been there, done that." I know under Joe Dumars it could be different, but I didn't really see how years as a TNT analyst after his last ...
Avery Johnson a no-go
pistonpost.com 7/7/2009 — Pretty disappointing, to say the least. I felt Johnson was the best candidate for the job, especially because of his ability to whip players into shape and maintain a team’s conduct. I still don’t think Cuban should have let him go from the Mavs.
Can’t really put this one on ...
The New Era of Pistons Basketball? —
Bleacher Report - NBA 7/3/2009
Shall we call Joe Dumars a genius for sabotaging what was working just fine and led them to six straight Conference Finals? I think not.
Many were surprised that Flip Sanders was fired a year ago, but many weren't, Dumars has gone through coaches ...
