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 ...

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 ...

Pistons Will Be Soft in the Middle
thesportsbank.net 7/2/2009 — By H. Jose Bosch I wanted to see Joe Dumars find a pure point guard or a pure center this off-season. Ideally he would’ve gotten both but since finding a high-level talent at either position is rare, just getting one would’ve been nice. But apparently someone told Joe D that next ...

Will Joe Dumars change his ways, show patience with new Pistons coach John Kuester? - Detroit Pistons Basketball: News, Blogs, Photos, Audio, Schedule & Stats
mlive.com 7/8/2009 — AUBURN HILLS -- Detroit Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars has always been great about firing a good coach and replacing him with one who is even better. And who knows, maybe Cleveland assistant John Kuester -- expected to be named ...

Pistons Fire Head Coach Curry After One Season
mkrob.com 7/1/2009 — All or nothing seems to be the formula for coaching the Detroit Pistons . Bring home an NBA championship or hit the road. First-year coach Michael Curry became the latest Pistons coach to get the ax as president for basketball operations Joe Dumars fired him Tuesday after watching his ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pistons fire Curry after one season | detnews.com | The Detroit News
detnews.com 6/30/2009 — Chris McCosky / The Detroit News Auburn Hills -- The prevailing thought was that Michael Curry was going to get a second season to redeem himself after a rough, 39-43 rookie season. Pistons president Joe Dumars blew that thought right out of the ...

Pistons fire Curry after just one season as coach - NBA - CBSSports.com Basketball
cbssports.com 6/30/2009 — AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- All or nothing seems to be the formula for coaching the Detroit Pistons . Bring home an NBA championship or hit the road. First-year coach Michael Curry became the latest Pistons coach to get the ax as president for basketball ...

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 ...

Bucks send Richard Jefferson to Spurs, acquire Amir Johnson from Pistons — Celtics & NBA - BostonHerald.com 6/24/2009
MILWAUKEE - The newest makeover of the Milwaukee Bucks began in earnest on Tuesday when general manager John Hammond dealt 29-year-old forward Richard Jefferson to the San...

Pistons draft Gonzaga's Austin Daye 15th in NBA draft — The Seattle Times: Sports 6/26/2009
The Detroit Pistons picked Gonzaga's Austin Daye with the 15th overall pick in the NBA draft on Thursday, hoping the 6-foot-11, 192-pound...

Final Two Round NBA Mock Draft 4.0 — Bleacher Report - NBA 6/25/2009
1. Los Angeles Clippers: Blake Griffin, PF, Oklahoma 2. Memphis Grizzlies: Hasheem Thabeet, C, Connecticut 3. Oklahoma City Thunder: Ricky Rubio, PG, DKV Joventut 4. Sacramento Kings: Jrue Holiday, PG, UCLA 5. Minnesota ...

Ziggin' and Zaggin': Disappointing Draft For Several Zags — Bleacher Report - NBA 6/26/2009
At the beginning of the night, four Gonzaga players had hopes of hearing their name called in tonight's NBA Draft. When the Heat selected Memphis F Robert Dozier as the last pick in this year's player selection meeting, only one Zag had an NBA home. ...

What are the Some of the Possibilities After the Detroit Pistons Draft? — Bleacher Report - NBA 6/26/2009
A few things appear certain for the Pistons. 1. Rodney Stuckey is the point guard of the future. 2. The Pistons are not happy with their depth, especially in the front court. Some things that aren’t so certain. 1. Rip ...