apps.detnews.com - 6/30/2009
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I have been asked probably 1,000 times since the end of the season if Michael Curry was going to get fired. My standard answer was no, that Joe Dumars would probably give Curry a little more time to prove himself. That seemed to be the case after Dumars said at his postseason address that the
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
detroit4lyfe.com - 7/2/2009
yougabsports.com - 7/1/2009
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yougabsports.com —
Hellooooooooo Gabbers... welcome once again to the funhouse.
Tonight I'm in a bi-polar sort of mood, I'll...
go from happy (the wife is gone at work for the night, so no talking/nagging in my ear all friggin night) to pissed off (Pistons, Michael Jackson, etc.), and the best news is, you get ...
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... Chris McCosky of the Detroit News on Michael Curry’s dismissal: “Now, I knew, everybody knew, that Curry was on a short leash. I honestly thought the Pistons would wind up having to fire him early to middle of next season, but I expected him to be here at the start. That thought was reinforced Monday when he was out front as the Pistons introduced their three draft picks. I talked to him for a long time, about last year, about all the Rip Hamilton stuff, about his mistakes and how he grew from them, how he would be better this ...
Daily Link: Dear NBA fans, your life is great don’t waste it
Fanster.com —
... interest in coming to the Warriors | Talking Points I love this. Amare doesn't want to go to the Warriors b/c he feels they are giving up too much to get him. The irony abounds...
NBA Free Agency
NBA Rumors - InsideHoops.com Free agency rumors page...have fun
HoopsHype - NBA Rumors another great rumor page...
SportingNews.com - The Baseline Another list of free agents
DETNEWS | Weblogs | Pistons Blog Two former Pistons assistants became head coaches ...
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Joe Dumars needs a new deck of cards. For better luck, if nothing else.
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Pistons fire Curry after one season | detnews.com | The Detroit News
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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.
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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 ...
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 ...
Looking at the offseason through the looking glass
detroitbadboys.com 7/23/2009 — For the second post in a row, a reader is making my job easier. Many of you have already seen this in the comments , but it deserves a chance to shine on the front page. Ladies and gentlemen, I shall now pass the conch to DBB reader Birdman:
Apologies to Lewis Carroll and for the large amount ...
Pistons Pass On Johnson; Expected To Hire Kuester
mkrob.com 7/8/2009 —
It’s starting to feel like the summer of 2001 all over again.
The Pistons on Tuesday passed on hiring Avery Johnson as their next head coach. Instead, Pistons president Joe Dumars is likely to hire an experienced, high-profile assistant coach just like he did in 2001 when he ...
