freep.com - 6/30/2009
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The surprising firing of Pistons coach Michael Curry today seems to prove the old adage that the NBA is a player's league. Hired last summer to replace Flip Saunders, it was initially thought that Curry, just a few years removed from his NBA playing days, would have the ear of the players. Far ...
detroit4lyfe.com - 7/1/2009
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detroit4lyfe.com —
Ben Gordon is in Michigan today to talk
to Joe Dumars about signing with the Pistons. In...
an average free agent market, this is the one guy I would like to see the Pistons sign. Aside from the points he can put on the board, Gordon plays hard, makes good decisions and hits clutch shots down ...
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Time to Re-Pay Chicago for Signing Hossa and Kopecky
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sports.yahoo.com - 7/1/2009
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sports.yahoo.com —
Gordon and CV? This soon? Woj is reporting
that both will be in Detroit today, and likely...
to sign with the Pistons. And that their new contracts will take up most of Detroit's $20 million in cap space. So, that's your team. Those are your Pistons. That's the payoff of the rebuilding process. Yikes.
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This is Detroit's haul?
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Mavs Midnight Madness: Artest Or 'Sheed?
DallasBasketball.com —
... about everybody. I’ve got lunch with Avery Johnson, dinner with Adrian Peterson and late-night snacks with a million rumors from NBA Shopping Night – Midnight Madness! -- topped by a pesky suspicion that Rasheed Wallace has a crush on the Mavs – but that if the Mavs are going to fly over the Cuckoo’s Nest, they might as well chase Ron Artest. … * Avery Johnson was in Dallas today. He had lunch at Bella. He says “Hi.’’ … but he didn’t say anything about coaching the Pistons. In Detroit, they’re saying a “source’’ insists the team has contacted The Lil’ Johnson, who is ...
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Indy Cornrows —
... interview with the FanHouse.
Danny Granger also checked in with JMV (audio).
670 The Score - Boers and Bernstein Interviews Danny Granger Danny Granger dropped in on this Chicago radio show as part of his media rounds yesterday. Pretty funny.
Is Marquis Daniels still an option for Indiana? Andrew Pema at RealGM explores the possibility of the Pacers signing Marquis Daniels at a more reasonable salary to fit under the cap.
Pistons fire Michael Curry, inquire about Avery Johnson Central Division ...
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