Pistons' Options are Endless This Summer In the summer of 2012 the Orlando Magic knew they were not going to keep Dwight Howard, due to free agency. Howard ended up choosing the Los Angeles Lakers. The Magic and Lakers worked out a trade. It was a four team trade involving Orlando, LA Lakers, Denver Nuggets and Philadelphia 76ers. How that trade went may be a … [Read more...]
Pistons: Just say “NO” to Isiah Thomas : #Pistons
No, Isiah! Incredible. The rumor today is that Tom Gores is going to offer Joe Dumars' position of President of Basketball Operations to none other than Isiah Thomas. Oh...my....goodness. Has Tommy followed Thomas' horrible career? At least the suit and tie portion has been nothing less than disastrous. Ok, all respect is due to Isiah Thomas, first ballot HOF'er, … [Read more...]
Who Got Mo Cheeks Fired? : #Pistons
Who Got Mo Cheeks Fired? Last Saturday evening, sports columnist Peter Vecsey tweeted: Source reveals Cheeks was doomed when Josh went 2 Dumars & wanted Mo fired & Billups went w him. Denials f Love, Flip & Minny media at 11— Peter Vecsey (@PeterVecsey1) February 22, 2014 This opened up a flood gate of rumors, as to who received credit for … [Read more...]
Charlie Villanueva Wants Out : #Pistons
Charlie Wants Out! Don’t Let the Door… Last year at this time, Charlie Villanueva was asked if he was planning to pick up his player option for $8.5 million. He replied, “Would you let that money go?” Case closed. Immediately after the trade deadline last Thursday, February 20th, forward Charlie Villanueva was asked about the possibility of receiving a buyout … [Read more...]
Busy Summer Ahead for the Pistons
What the Pistons Will Do This Summer Leading up to the NBA trading deadline on February 20th, Detroit Pistons fans were at odds as to which player(s) should be traded. Some believed forward/center Greg Monroe was expendable, since he would demand a maximum contract this summer. Others thought that the experiment of Josh Smith at small forward was over and he should … [Read more...]
Why Wasn’t Joe Dumars Fired? : #Pistons
Why Wasn't Joe Dumars Fired? Many sportswriters, sports announcers, and fans were expecting Joe Dumars to be shown the door shortly after his hand-picked head coach, Mo Cheeks, got fired earlier this month. The timing was questionable, however, it does show that owner Tom Gores is controlling the future of the Pistons, since he took credit for this firing. Why … [Read more...]
Mulligan(s) for Dumars? : NBA Trade Deadline 2014 : #Pistons
Mulligan for Dumars? A mulligan is when a golfer is allowed to not count a poor shot on his scorecard, I think the technical term is "Do Over". At this point, many have wondered when Detroit Pistons President, Joe Dumars, would regret one of his moves and take a mulligan...or 5. The coming week will tell us a lot about which one it was. Here are a few … [Read more...]
The Next Coach of The Pistons is… #Detroit #Pistons Maurice Cheeks Fired
Steve Dykes : USA Today Sports Let the Finger Pointing Begin By: Hank Rearden Many questions are being whispered in Detroit as owner Tom Gores states he made the call to fire coach Mo Cheeks after just 50 games.The experiment of having the expensive Josh Smith as small forward with a power forward without a mid-range shot in Greg Monroe and a young and … [Read more...]