need4sheed.com - 6/9/2008
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It's official "The Associated Press reports the Pistons have hired assistant coach and former player Michael Curry as their new head coach. The Pistons have scheduled a news conference for noon tomorrow at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Curry was an assistant on Flip Saunders' staff last season, his first stint as a coach of any kind. Last Tuesday, president of basketball operations Joe Dumars ...
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Intentional Foul —
... the Chicago Bulls. The move was surprising because it looked like Del Negro, after spending a couple of years as director of player personnel and assistant general manager for the Phoenix Suns, was on the way to being an NBA front office man, not a coach. It’s funny how a faulty Doug Collins report can change these things.
While a deal hasn’t been finalized, it looks like both sides have agreed to the hiring.
In other NBA coaching news, the Detroit Pistons hired Michael Curry to take over for Flip Saunders and the aforementioned ...
The Internets are alive: Curry, Porter and Vinny
Ball Don't Lie —
... Commenter "The Fluidics" at Need4Sheed: "Dumb. Dumb. Dumb. If you get a promotion in the Service, you are moved to a different unit. If you get promoted from hourly to salary, they move you to a different location. Why on earth would Joe hire a one year assistant to be the head coach of a team that already doesn't listen to their coaches, one of whom is Curry? I trust Joe on player moves, he's been rubbish on coaches. A veteran team needs a veteran coach whom can command respect. This leads me to believe that a lot of veterans will not be back ...
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freep.com 6/9/2008 — The Pistons got the man they wanted. The team will introduce Michael Curry its head coach at noon tomorrow at the Palace, Pistons president Joe Dumars announced tonday. The move comes one week after Dumars fired Flip Saunders. Curry will sign a ...
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Michael Curry will be the next coach of the Detroit Pistons after having played for the team and worked as an assistant. Detroit Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars tells The Associated Press that Curry will be introduced at a news ...
