Pistons fire Curry

Today the Detroit Pistons fired Micheal Curry and ended a very short and ill-conceived experiment. Mainly being sticking a rookie head coach with an older and somewhat set in there ways veteran team. To be fair it is hard seeing any coach doing very well with this collection of players especially after the AI trade. I for one was for the AI trade as it related to basketball matters and not just salary cap ramifications. But I had no idea just how valuable Chauncey was as a clubhouse leader and clubhouse liaison with the coaching staff. It did turn me into a Nuggets fan and seeing there great playoff run was just more proof of Chauncey's value.

This has to be considered more of an indictment on Dumars than Curry and I really hope Curry is able to pursue other coaching avenues. Dumars can only get by with the "at least he cuts his losses quickly" reasoning for so long. Seems like for every success there is an equal failure be it sign and trade for Ben Wallace and then signing Nazr Mohammed to replace him. Drafting Tayshaun Prince but then drafting Jason Maxiell and seeing his growth get so stunted last year and simply giving up Amir Johnson for cap space after signing him to an extension the year before These 2 young players along with Rodney Stucky (Lottery pick 2 yrs ago via trade ending the infamous Darko saga) were suppose to be our transition for the future. I don't really see how trying to stick a shoot first to small for the 2 spot "combo" guard as your franchise face like Stucky is going to do any good

I really don't buy into the versatile Forward trend they went with in this years draft either. I actually like there 2nd round picks better than there first. Everyone looks at the NBA finals and sees Odom, Lewis and Turkoglu but forgets the most important part of both teams. Both of those teams were able to draft there Franchise Superstars and without Kobe or Dwight those versatile forwards means nothing.

I really do hope Dumars can turn things around with his next and probably should be last allowable coaching hire and his foray into the Free Agent Market with all of that cap space.

Jason