nba.com - 7/4/2009
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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 opening. Johnson isn't necessarily looking to ...
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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Avery Interviewing For Pistons Job
DallasBasketball.com —
... of Avery taking over. Why not? What has changed? Aw, maybe nothing. Avery oughta get the gig. I'll be happy for him. So will Mark Cuban! Dumars is reportedly heading to Houston this weekend to meet with Avery, that according to an ESPN report. (I wonder who ESPN used as an ESPN source to learn info about ESPN analyst Avery Johnson?) I bet Avery ends up being the guy. … but only after he demands enough dough to say goodbye to his easy-street buyout deal with Mark Cuban. ( Art Garcia suggests that Avery will ask for $5 mil a year for five years!) That’ll be one stumbling ...
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... NBA’s summer of $10M backups, plus T-Mac going to Utah? FanHouse Grant Hill Could Reunite With Doc Rivers Fox Sports NBA's worst cap-killing contracts Cavs 24/7 Even with LeBron and Shaq, Cavaliers still having trouble getting NBA free agents to come to Cleveland NY Daily News Celtics great Tom 'Satch' Sanders goes home again to East Harlem Welcome to Cloud City Loud Links: Oklahoma City Thunder News NBA.com Dumars trying to lure Avery Johnson back to sidelines Hoopsworld NBA ...
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CelticsBlog —
... Grant Hill Could Reunite With Doc Rivers Fox Sports NBA's worst cap-killing contracts Cavs 24/7 Even with LeBron and Shaq, Cavaliers still having trouble getting NBA free agents to come to Cleveland NY Daily News Celtics great Tom 'Satch' Sanders goes home again to East Harlem Welcome to Cloud City Loud Links: Oklahoma City Thunder News NBA.com Dumars trying to lure Avery Johnson back to sidelines Hoopsworld NBA ...
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Joe Dumars I Take It Back, You ARE A Genius. —
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Yes, in my first article, I basically gave the feeling that Joe Dumars was not the brightest bulb in the box with this years recent moves and firings.
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After a lackluster season that saw the Detroit Pistons fall in the first round of the playoffs, they needed to make some changes.
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