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 ...

Moves put pressure on Joe Dumars | detnews.com | The Detroit News
detnews.com 7/10/2009 — Bob Wojnowski Moves put pressure on Joe Dumars Auburn Hills This was about the coach, although it really wasn't about the coach. With the Pistons, it's never about any particular coach for any discernible length of time. Oh, John Kuester seems like a ...

Dear Joe Dumars, Please Don’t Sign Ben Gordon.
pistonpost.com 7/1/2009 — If I was cool enough to be able to reach Joe Dumars, I would write him a letter. I like to keep things brief, so the letter would look something like this: Mr. Dumars, I am a loyal Pistons fan. Look, I even have a Pistons blog. But knowing Ben Gordon is at the Palace right now makes me a bit ...

Pistons' Dumars wants coach in place by Tuesday - Detroit Pistons Basketball: News, Blogs, Photos, Audio, Schedule & Stats
mlive.com 7/2/2009 — DETROIT -- The Detroit Pistons don't plan to wait long to name a replacement for fired coach Michael Curry. Joe Dumars, the Pistons' president for basketball operations, doesn't have a "complete list" of candidates but wants to act in less than a ...

Joe Dumars Video - Pistons 2009 Draft Party
need4sheed.com 6/26/2009 — Joe Dumars speaks to Pistons fans and media immediately after Dumars selected Austin Daye as the Pistons #15 pick in the draft. He talks about Austin, and the state of the team. Best line…. “Yes, he’s skinnier than Tayshaun, so we definitely have to put some weight on ...

Is Joe Dumars the man to rebuild the Pistons?
novafantasysports.com 6/29/2009 — It needs to be made clear that Joe Dumars was one of my childhood icons. When I was a kid I watched Joe D lock down on Michael Jordan time and again and the Bad Boy Pistons remain the only NBA team to beat that was able to defeat Jordan in his prime. After he retired from playing Joe D became ...

What is Joe Dumars thinking?
thehoopdoctors.com 7/3/2009 — 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?

Card Shark Dumars Has Been Toothless Lately
bleacherreport.com 6/30/2009 — Joe Dumars needs a new deck of cards. For better luck, if nothing else. The deck from which Dumars has been dealing cards to himself for the past several years must be crooked or stacked against him. Either that, or he’s just simply a bad ...

Joe Dumars and Maligned Guards
myespn.go.com 7/6/2009 — Remember when the Pistons were the toast of the town? In 2003-2004, they added Larry Brown and Rasheed Wallace and won the title. But the seeds of that team were really planted when the Pistons acquired some players with shaky reputations around the ...

Joe Dumars has salary cap space he wanted | detnews.com | The Detroit News
detnews.com 6/25/2009 — Pistons: Notebook Joe Dumars has salary cap space he wanted Chris McCosky / The Detroit News Auburn Hills -- The exact amount the Pistons will be able to spend on free agents this summer hasn't been determined just yet. The league will announce the ...

Source: Pistons add Gordon, Villanueva (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 7/1/2009
A person with the knowledge of the negotiations says the Detroit Pistons have agreed in principle to contracts with free agents Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday night on the condition of ...

Pistons Agree to Deals With Gordon, Villanueva — NYT > Pro Basketball 7/2/2009
DETROIT (AP) -- A person with the knowledge of the negotiations says the Detroit Pistons have agreed in principle to contracts with free agents Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva.

Breaking News: Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva to the Detroit Pistons — Bleacher Report - NBA 7/2/2009
According to news out of Detroit in the last hour, the Detroit Pistons, the team with the most available cap space, have just made two blockbuster signings. The Pistons have signed SG Ben Gordon and PF Charlie Villanueva to long-term ...

Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva Both Agree to Deals with Detroit Pistons — Bleacher Report - NBA 7/2/2009
With the Pistons having the most money to work with this offseason, it was no surprise Joe Dumars let it be known that next year’s Pistons will be a new look Pistons. The Pistons had 39 wins last season, and that just won’t do ...

Pistons, Ben Gordon And Charlie Villanueva Equals 45 Wins — Bleacher Report - NBA 7/2/2009
It was obvious that the Pistons were going to be major players in free agency this summer.   With nearly $20 million available to rebuild, Pistons GM Joe Dumars made it clear that he was going to try and lure multiple impact players to ...