Pistons Fire Head Coach Michael Curry
"Hours before the start of NBA free agency, Detroit Pistons president Joe Dumars made a splash of a different sort Tuesday, firing coach Michael Curry after just one season amid ongoing concerns about Curry's command of the locker room and fears that keeping him could hamper Detroit's offseason business.
NBA front-office sources told ESPN.com that the Pistons -- projected to have more spending money than any team in the league when the market opens for business at 12:01 a.m. ET Wednesday -- had been contemplating the move for weeks after Curry's rocky debut season, and decided to go ahead with the change, in part to help maintain their position as the team with the most free-agent ammunition this summer.
After making what he described as a "difficult" decision," Dumars told ESPN.com Tuesday afternoon: "As we have continued to go through this transition, it has become clear that we needed a more experienced coach to help guide us through this period."
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A needed move.
With all due respect to Curry, he was getting none from his players.
Young coaches need to learn to be coaches, not friends.
by Bskey on Jun 30, 2009 3:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
maybe if dumars hadn't traded for AI
this wouldnt have happened
The new GM of the Detroit Pistons
bayless leaves over my dead body
sign mike bibby
by thomasikehara on Jun 30, 2009 4:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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