Just hours before the start of NBA free agency, the Detroit Pistons continued the rapid overhaul of what was one of the league’s most stable franchises. After trading Chauncey Billups for a useless Allen Iverson, the Pistons fell to the 8th seed in the Eastern Conference and were quickly routed by the Cleveland LeBrons in [...]
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Via All Things Nuggets
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July 02, 2009
PARKER – Like any other player, Chauncey Billups wants to be on the court pretty much every second of every game. But the Nuggets guard knows in order to extend his career as much as possible, he’ll probably have to play fewer minutes starting next season.
And he’s fine with it.
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Via Pacman Jonesin'
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June 30, 2009
Michael Curry had to deal with a lot as Pistons coach: a misbegotten trade that sent away his best player Chauncey Billups, the impossible task of mixing Allen Iverson into the offense, the aging of guys like Rasheed Wallace and the inevitable meltdown of the aforementioned Iverson who finally had to be sent home. Despite [...]
Via Dime
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July 02, 2009
In response to somebody’s comment yesterday that no one has even mentioned Allen Iverson’s name in the early going of free agency, I sought out highlights from the Sixers playoffs series with the Raptors back in 2001. While Vince Carter would have himself 50 in Game 3, there was nothing he or any one else [...]
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June 30, 2009
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Via SLAM Online
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June 30, 2009
by Ryne Nelson
Was it really this easy for the Pistons to get this confused about its identity — to question whether it should rebuild or reload? It’s finger-pointed for nearly an entire season. They pointed at Allen Iverson and then Chauncey Billups with his tremendous success in Denver. They pointed a finger at the architect of the ‘04 championship squad, Joe...
Via Dime
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July 02, 2009
In response to somebody’s comment yesterday that no one has even mentioned Allen Iverson’s name in the early going of free agency, I sought out highlights from the Sixers playoffs series with the Raptors back in 2001. While Vince Carter would have himself 50 in Game 3, there was nothing he or any one else [...]
Via tonyblogs.net
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June 30, 2009
The Pistons have fired head coach Michael Curry after a disappointing first season. Detroit barely made the playoffs in the weak Eastern Conference and were quickly eliminated.
Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports is reporting that Doug Collins may be the favorite for the job, even though no replacement has been named.
Curry was apparently fired because of his failure to get...
Via Dime
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July 02, 2009
This hurts my heart. Here I am, sitting here in my office every day like a sucker, hoping that at some point I’m eventually going to see breaking news that tells me that the Sixers have figured out a way (peace, Andre Miller) to sign Allen Iverson so that he can finish his career in [...]
Via khandor's sports blog
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June 30, 2009
The QUESTION is … for, let’s say, approximately $6.4 M …
What two NBA franchises would Allen Iverson, possibly, be the best fit with at this stage of his career?
[i.e. based strictly on their respective player rosters and regardless of any Salary Cap/Luxury Tax restraints on a 1 year contract]
SCENARIO ONE
If the Cavaliers are truly serious about trying to [...]
Via Dime
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June 29, 2009
So here’s the deal with the Pistons, according to Detroit Free Press columnist Drew Sharp: Rip Hamilton and Michael Curry now “barely speak to each other,” which began during the season when Curry moved Rip to the bench to make room for Allen Iverson and Rodney Stuckey. From Sharp’s column today:
But according to several accounts, [...]
Via Celtics Green ...a boston celtics blog.
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July 01, 2009
Herald Uncertain future for Allen IversonFor better or worse, Joe Dumars moves boldlyNo moves by Kobe Bryant as free agency deadline arrivesAmare Stoudemire reportedly not interested in Warriors J.R. Smith to serve 30 days following fatal accidentHedo Turkoglu’s time with the Magic has been just grandDanny Ainge’s shopping list Michael Curry axed after 1 year Eddie House stays...
Via FanHouse
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June 30, 2009
by Brett PollakoffFiled under: Pistons, NBA TransactionsThe news out of Detroit is that the Pistons have decided to part ways with their head coach of this past season, Michael Curry. The move was an obvious if unexpected one, as Curry made some huge mistakes in his first year in charge -- including alienating the team's number one star, Rip Hamilton, with the way he handled...
Via Straight Bangin'
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July 01, 2009
Really, Joe? Really? You just committed your cap space to Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva? You turned Rasheed's expiring contract and Chauncey Billups into an embarrassing first-round flameout, a streaky and undersized sixth-man, and a mercurial forward who gets hurt fairly often? You took a team that as recently as two years ago was a decent rebounder and another guard away...
Via Out of Bounds
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July 01, 2009
Ah, summer in The D.School's out, the kids are free.A whiff of lighter fluid burning off the charcoal as another grilling session is about to begin, somewhere.Fireworks being held in all the burgs.Joe Dumars fires a coach.It's a rite of summer around here. Pistons president Dumars gets an itchy finger and cans a coach.Add Michael Curry's head to the wall, right next to...
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