Carlos Boozer to Detroit Pistons talk lingers
blog.mlive.com 7/13/2009 — Ric Bucher recently used his Twitter account to answer Piston fans questions about the proposed 3-way deal that would have sent Carlos Boozer to Detroit. July 13, Twitter.com:...

Pistons reach deals with Gordon, Villanueva - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
sports.yahoo.com 7/1/2009 — The Detroit Pistons have reached agreement with free-agent guard Ben Gordon (notes) and forward Charlie Villanueva (notes) , a source with knowledge of the talks told Yahoo! Sports Wednesday evening. Gordon will receive a five-year contract worth ...

Dumars Putting Together a New Floor Model
spartyandfriends.com 7/2/2009 — I know, I am supposed to have the day off, but this was too big a deal to not comment on. Nine years ago, Joe Dumars traded away his best player (and one of the NBA’s best). The next year, the Pistons would suffer their worst season in 7 years. A series of moves over 3 years to land ...

SAY IT AINT SO JOE
theworldofisaac.com 7/3/2009 — I'd love to write about the Pistons, but last night I banged my head repeatedly against the wall after I heard about the Ben Gordon/Charlie Villanueva that I'm not thinking straight. I can say without a shadow of a doubt, that Joe Dumars has no clue ...

Gordon and Villanueva?
dberri.wordpress.com 7/3/2009 — For reasons I will touch upon in my next post, this has been a busy week. So busy that I have actually been out of touch with this forum and hence I am quite surprised to see more than 100 comments on my last post. At this point, many of these are ...

Rip for Boozer Talks Ongoing
spartyandfriends.com 7/6/2009 — The Detroit Pistons may not be done revamping their roster this summer. They are apparently in discussions with the Utah Jazz for PF Carlos Boozer. The primary player that the Pistons are dangling for Boozer is SG Rip Hamilton. This move makes all the sense in the world for the Pistons. ...

Pistons agree to deals with Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva
motownstringmusic.com 7/2/2009 — Well it didn't take long for Joe Dumars to make use of a majority of the Pistons ' free agent money as he has reportedly agreed to deals with former Bulls and University of Connecticut guard, Ben Gordon and Milwaukee Bucks , and another former UConn player, Charlie Villanueva .  From The ...

Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva Is the Best Detroit Could Do?
larrybrownsports.com 7/2/2009 — Not too long ago I was praising Joe Dumars for recognizing his team wasn’t good enough to beat the elite teams in the East and that he needed to change it up. What I didn’t envision was him using the available cash he freed up under ...

Pistons agree with Gordon, Villanueva (UPDATE)
cbssports.com 7/1/2009 — The Detroit Pistons struck first Wednesday, getting commitments from their top two free-agent targets, Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva . Gordon agreed to a five-year, $55 million deal, according to a source familiar with the negotiations. Villanueva ...

What a day
apps.detnews.com 6/30/2009 — I have been asked probably 1,000 times since the end of the season if Michael Curry was going to get fired. My standard answer was no, that Joe Dumars would probably give Curry a little more time to prove himself. That seemed to be the case after ...

Detroit Lands Top Two Free Agents, Looks for Coach and Trade Options — Bleacher Report - NBA 7/2/2009
Reports are out that both Villenueva and Gordon will sign with the Pistons. Gordon’s deal is reportedly a five-year, $55 million contract, while Villenueva will receive a five-year, $35 million contract. This is more than I had hoped they ...

UConn Opens Branch In Detroit — Bleacher Report - NBA 7/2/2009
Former UConn teammates Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva have agreed to multi-year contracts to join the Detroit Pistons, according to published reports. Gordon spent the first five years of his NBA career with the Chicago Bulls, leading the team ...

Joe Dumars Next to Go in Mo-Town? — Bleacher Report - NBA 7/2/2009
If I were a fan of the Detroit Pistons, I would want Joe Dumars fired immediately. After the Pistons advanced to the 2003 Eastern Conference Finals, Dumars had a Hall of Fame coach in Larry Brown, a deep and versatile roster filled with team-first ...

Should Ben Gordon Have Stayed in Chicago? — Bleacher Report - NBA 7/2/2009
Anyone who watched Chicago's cardiac performances in what has been called one of the best NBA playoff series of all time, this year—taking the defending champion Celtics to the last second of regulation—or to overtime in all but one ...

Pistons Make Moves — Wizards Insider 7/2/2009
The Detroit Pistons were the busiest team in the first day of free agency, as they agreed to terms with former UConn stars Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva, who essentially serve as younger replacements for the departing Allen Iverson and Rasheed ...