Avery Johnson out of Pistons' Search; Detroit Reportedly Close to Hiring Cavs Assistant
The Baseline —
UPDATE: According to multiple reports, the Pistons have focused their search on Cavs assistant John Kuester. ESPN ...
Avery Johnson Won't Be Pistons' Coach
FanHouse —
... debacle, he wanted someone with more experience to run the team this time around. But after two days of negotiations, ESPN is reporting that contract talks have broken off, and now two assistant coaches are believed to be the front-runners for the job in Detroit. ...
Tuesday Quick Hits
Angry Trey's Blog —
... - Avery Johnson is no longer in consideration for the Pistons job. Does Avery think he can luck into another situation like he did here in Dallas? It will be surprising to see which team he actually ends up with next. ...
John Kuestner Takes Pistons Coaching Gig
WaitingForNextYear —
As if not signing any big free agents thus far has not been a tough pill to swallow, Cavs fans will now have to deal with the departure of assistant coach John Kuestner. After attempts at Doug Collins and Avery Johnson, the vacant head coaching spot in Detroit is reportedly Kuestner’s. Kuestner is widely considered to be the man responsible for the improvement in the Cavaliers’ offense under Mike Brown. Per ESPN :“Dumars’ comfort level with Kuester and his desire to inject Detroit’s offense with some new ideas after reaching verbal agreements to sign Ben Gordon and Charlie ...
John Kuester to Coach Pistons?
SLAM Online —
... After cutting ties with Avery Johnson today, it looks like the Pistons might be turning to an obscure name to be the franchise’s sixth coach in the past 10 years: “Avery Johnson will not be the next coach of the Detroit Pistons, who are instead closing in on hiring Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coach John Kuester. [...] Sources close to the process told ESPN.com that the job would instead go to Kuester in a deal likely to be completed later Tuesday or Wednesday. The Pistons’ pursuit of Johnson ...
ESPN reports Pistons to hire Cavs assistant John Kuester as head coach
Fear The Sword —
ESPN reports Pistons to hire Cavs assistant John Kuester as head coach
The Detroit Pistons, who couldn't work out a contract with Avery Johnson to be their next head coach, appear to be turning to Cavs assistant coach John Kuester as their man. Kuester was as ...
And here comes Kuester down the home stretch
PistonsNationBlog.com —
... Sources close to the process told ESPN.com that the job would instead go to Kuester in a deal likely to be completed later Tuesday or Wednesday. ...
Pistons Hire Away Cavaliers Assistant Coach
The Baseline —
... That's when we had to ponder the possibility of other candidates, and then, just like that, John Kuester was hired. As discussed earlier, the Cavs assistant might not be as well-known as Celtics assistant Tom Thibodeau, but his impact on the Cleveland offense was arguably as dramatic as what Thibodeau did to Boston's defensive identity. Granted, both had huge assets to help light the way (LeBron and Garnett, respectively), but -- and this is especially true for Kuester -- there's no mistaking his contribution to Cleveland's game as anything other than the work ...
John Kuester will be the next coach of the Detroit Pistons
FanIQ Blog —
After talks with Avery Johnson fell through due to disagreements on the length of the deal, the Pistons are reportedly close to hiring Cavaliers assistant John Kuester as their next head coach.
From the article:
Dumars told the Detroit News: "Where we are right now as a team is kind of like where we were at the start of the Rick Carlisle era. And a $4 [million] to $5 million [per year] coach is not what we need right now. We didn't have one of those until we were close to contending for a championship when we got Larry [Brown]." ...
Always A Bridesmaid, Thibodeau Passed Over Again
CelticsBlog —
... Unless something unforseen happens, we can expect Thibodeau to be back with the Celtics next year.
ESPN Reports
Avery Johnson will not be the next coach of the Detroit Pistons, who are instead closing in on hiring Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coach John Kuester.
TNT analyst Doug Collins withdrew from consideration last week after sources told ESPN.com that he was formally offered the Detroit job. Boston Celtics associate head coach Tom Thibodeau is the only other known candidate, but sources say Dumars ...
The Ties that Bind Larry Brown to John Kuester and Everything
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... All of that is background for the news about the Pistons' newest head coach. ESPN's Marc Stein has sources saying the new coach of the Detroit Pistons will be John Kuester. ...
An Update
Detroit Pistons —
New York offers Grant Hill one-year deal. Thibodeau rejects Pistons coaching position. ...Boston Celtics
associate head coach Tom Thibodeau is the only other known candidate,
but sources say Dumars was always planning to move quickly to Kuester
if no deal with Johnson could be reached. ...
Updates
Detroit Pistons —
New York offers Grant Hill one-year deal. Thibodeau rejects Pistons coaching position. ...Boston Celtics
associate head coach Tom Thibodeau is the only other known candidate,
but sources say Dumars was always planning to move quickly to Kuester
if no deal with Johnson could be reached. ...
As John Kuester arrives, Antonio McDyess leaves?
Detroit Bad Boys —
... official. Take it away, Sherrod Blakely!
Cleveland Cavaliers assistant John Kuester will be named the Detroit Pistons’ next head coach, although no formal announcement is expected today.
A league official, speaking on the condition of anonymity because the multi-year contract between Kuester and Detroit had yet to be signed, said the 54-year-old met with Dumars for a couple hours on Monday, and the two talked again on Tuesday.
ESPN’s Marc Stein is hearing the same things:
Johnson, an ESPN NBA ...
Meet John Kuester, the new Detroit Piston head coach
Full-Court Press - A Detroit Pistons Blog —
... Then the chart would start to get really wide, because the list of people who coaches who have played for or worked under Brown is immense. This is only the beginning: Abbott then goes on to list the many people who work in the NBA in various capacities that have ties to Larry Brown. Let's avert our eyes from the Michael Curry mention(he's there because he played for Brown), and get onto the Kuester portion. All of that is background for the news about the Pistons' newest head coach. ESPN's Marc Stein has sources saying the new coach of the Detroit Pistons will be John ...
Pistons Will Hire Cavs Assistant John Kuester, The Brain Behind Mike Brown
The Big Lead —
Joe Dumars initially sought experience for his sixth head coach in 10 seasons. Instead, he found Cavs’ assistant John Kuester, who has not head coached at any level since 1990. Headline punsters will relish the pronunciation of his last name, but, beyond that, I haven’t a Kue how this will turn out.
Kuester is the Pistons’ third choice. The team first spoke with experienced but mediocre Doug Collins. After Collins, the Pistons pursued Avery Johnson, but would not concede to his demand for a four-year contract. Only then did the ...
IS GRANT HILL JUST TEASING THE KNICKS? (YES, IT TURNS OUT)
Knicks Fanatics Blog -- A New York Knicks Blog —
... It is closing and there will continue to be real life after basketball. . . .Alan Hahn of Newsday keeps lobbing a spit ball with Chris Mullin’s name on it into the Knicks front office despite Walsh’s insistence that he is not looking for help. Not sure what the addition of Chris Mullins would mean, but perhaps Chris is a better talent evaluator for D’Antoni’s system than Walsh. I have no idea but his fight for power against Crazy Nellie can be seen as a positive or a negative. . . .Cavalier Assistant John Kuester, and not Avery Johnson, will be coaching the ...
Will Bynum and the Pistons Make a Statement
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... when he was a free agent. Even their coach, John Kuester, only got the job after Avery Johnson reportedly turned down an offer. ...
