The Detroit Pistons were a dysfunctional family the last two years. John Kuester was in a bit over his head in dealing with a rebuilding team that had very little direction -- a Frankenstein mix of the championship Pistons teams with a group of young players who needed time to make mistakes.
The old guard fought back a bit last year and it eventually got Kuester unceremoniously fired after going 57-107 in two seasons. There was a moment last year when veterans Ben Wallace, Tayshaun Prince, Richard Hamilton and Tracy McGrady skipped a shootaround and a practice to show their displeasure with their new coach. This hardly looked like the team or the franchise that dominated the 2000s with consecutive conference finals appearances.
Kuester is gone, rejoining Mike Brown's coaching staff now in Los Angeles. Lawrence Frank was hired. Everyone is moving on.
It was an ugly time, and, with Kuester returning to Detroit last night for the Pistons matchup with the Lakers, Tayshaun Prince ...
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March 06, 2012
