JOE DUMARS RUMORS & GOSSIP

Detroit Pistons: Dumars, Pistons have a huge summer ahead

Alright, I’m not sure why I keep going on these Detroit Pistons tangents in the midst of one of the best NBA playoffs in recent years, but I can’t stress enough how huge this summer is for the this organization. With money at their disposal, a top 10 pick in the 2013 NBA draft and young talent that can be shopped around, the Pistons are in a great position to once again contend...
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3 days ago  |  Discuss

Phil Jackson turns down Toronto, Joins Detroit as Consultant

A crushing blow for Raptor fans as Phil Jackson has decided not to join the Raptors as president. Instead the Zen master has become a consultant for the Detroit Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars. In late April “Sources told ESPN.com that the Raptors — now being run by former Los Angeles-based sports mogul Tim Leiweke — regarded the Seattle group that was...
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14 days ago  |  Discuss

Why does Joe Dumars still have a job with the Detroit Pistons?

The Detroit Pistons have become irrelevant. That is the worse crime that a sports team can make. The entire Detroit sports fan base doesn’t seem to care about that team anymore. We see that in the empty seats at the Palace every time the Pistons play a home game, and I can prove it by [...]
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16 days ago  |  Discuss

Phil Jackson Working for the Detroit Pistons

  Phil Jackson is now working for the Detroit Pistons – not to coach – but to help them find a coach.  Detroit Pistons owner, Tom Gores, said, ““Phil Jackson is a friend and one of the best minds in the business.  We are thrilled to have him as an adviser as we make some very important decisions for this franchise. Joe (Dumars) and I discussed this and he and I are in...
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16 days ago  |  Discuss

Pistons hire Phil Jackson to help select their next head coach

Phil Jackson has reportedly been itching to return to the NBA in some sort of capacity that is not coaching, and it appears he has already landed his first gig. The Detroit Pistons have hired Jackson to advise president of basketball operations Joe Dumars in selecting a new head coach, according to the team’s official website. Pistons owner Tom Gore, who is friends with the legendary...
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16 days ago  |  Discuss
ZEN ADVISER

Jackson to serve as Pistons consultant

The Detroit Pistons have hired Phil Jackson in an advisory role with the organization and he will assist the team in finding its next head coach.

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Pistons Hire Phil Jackson As Advisor In Coaching Search

Phil Jackson has agreed to serve in an advisory capacity in the Detroit Pistons' search for a head coach. “Phil Jackson is a friend and one of the best minds in the business,” owner Tom Gores said. “We are thrilled to have him as an adviser as we make some very important decisions for this franchise. Joe (Dumars) and I discussed this and he and I are in full agreement...
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16 days ago  |  Discuss

Phil Jackson To Advise On Pistons’ Coaching Search

In an unexpected move it looks like Phil Jackson has found a gig, at least for the time being.  According to the Pistons, Phil will be brought in by the Detroit Pistons to assist in their coaching search. Tom Gores, the team’s owner said that Phil will ‘serve in an advisory capacity in the franchise’s search for a head coach.’ “Phil Jackson is a friend and one of the...
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16 days ago  |  Discuss

Memo to Joe Dumars: Hiring Former Detroit Pistons’ Players to Coach is a Recipe For Disaster

The Detroit Pistons reportedly want to interview former player Lindsey Hunter to be their next head coach. Hiring him would be a big mistake. (Raps Fan, Flickr) If the Detroit Pistons are truly intent on bottoming out as a franchise, hiring former guard Lindsey Hunter as the team’s next head coach would be an excellent step in that direction. It was reported yesterday that Hunter...
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23 days ago  |  Discuss

Report: Joe Dumars Won’t be Returning to the Pistons Next Season

  According to Mitch Lawrence of the New York Daily News, the Detroit Pistons and team president Joe Dumars, are set to go their separate ways after the this season has reached its conclusion. The Pistons aren’t in the playoffs for the fourth straight season and they’ve been irrelevant for a lot longer, as they’re almost 10 years removed from their championship season under...
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April 14, 2013  |  Discuss
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