LAWRENCE FRANK RUMORS

Lawrence Frank out as Piston’s Coach

AP   Lawrence Frank was fired as Pistons coach on Thursday. The former Nets head man had compiled a 29-53 record in his final season with Detroit, and a 54-94 mark overall. No immediate replacement was named, and by all accounts longtime Pistons GM will be given the go-ahead to seek out his seventh (!) head coach since taking the reins of the Detroit front office in full during...
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April 19, 2013  |  Discuss

Pistons fire coach Lawrence Frank after 2 seasons

The Detroit Pistons fired Lawrence Frank on Thursday after he spent two seasons unsuccessfully trying to revive the struggling franchise. The team announced one day after the Pistons lost at Brooklyn to finish the season 29-53. ''We thank Lawrence for his hard work and dedication, but we feel it is in the best interest of the franchise to make a change at this time,'...
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April 18, 2013  |  Discuss

Pistons fire Lawrence Frank as coach

The Detroit Pistons fired Lawrence Frank on Thursday after he spent two seasons unsuccessfully trying to revive the struggling franchise. The team announced one day after the Pistons lost at Brooklyn to finish the season 29-53. ''We thank Lawrence for his hard work and dedication, but we feel it is in the best interest of the franchise to make a change at this time,'...
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April 18, 2013  |  Discuss

Pistons fire head coach Lawrence Frank

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- Lawrence Frank has been fired by the Detroit Pistons after he became the latest coach unable to revive the struggling franchise's fortunes. The team announced the move Thursday, a day after the Pistons lost at Brooklyn to finish the season 29-53. Frank went 54-94 in two seasons with Detroit. He took over before the lockout-shortened 2011-12 campaign...
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April 18, 2013  |  Discuss

Lawrence Frank Fired By Detroit Pistons

The Detroit Pistons fired Lawrence Frank Thursday. Frank was guaranteed $4 million for the 2013-14 season and asked not to be retained if the team did not plan to pick up his team option of $4 million for the 2014-15 season. In 2 seasons, Frank led the Pistons to a losing 54-94 record. According to ESPN: The Detroit Pistons, as widely expected, have fired coach Lawrence Frank, according...
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April 18, 2013  |  Discuss

Report: Lawrence Frank Tells Pistons to Give him Extension or Fire him

  They’ll probably chose to fire him but I admire Lawrence Frank’s moxie. According to a report courtesy of Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports, the Detroit Pistons head coach, has given the organization an ultimatum with regards to his future. With his brief tenure rapidly reaching a crossroads, Detroit Pistons coach Lawrence Frank informed owner Tom Gores that he shouldnâ€...
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April 18, 2013  |  Discuss

Lawrence Frank gives Detroit Pistons ultimative

Coach Lawrence Frank told the Pistons they should let him go if they don’t plan on bringing him back for a fourth year Detroit Pistons coach, Lawrence Frank has a combined 54 victories in two seasons in Motown. That’s not exactly a ringing endorsement for a fourth year with the ball club. However, that hasn’t stopped Lawrence Frank from telling Pistons’ owner Tom Gores that...
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April 18, 2013  |  Discuss

Lawrence Frank doesn’t want to return to the Pistons if 4th year option isn’t picked up

The Pistons finished up another long disappointing season by way of a 103-99 loss to the Brooklyn Nets. The loss gave the Detroit a final record of 29-52 which is probably good for 11th in the Eastern Conference and yet another year out of the playoff picture. And of course with the underwhelming performance throughout the season questions on retaining the head coach, in this case...
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April 17, 2013  |  Discuss

Pistons' Frank knows his future is up in air

Detroit Pistons coach Lawrence Frank says he knows his future with the team is up in the air after a second straight tough season. The Pistons started the day with a 25-51 record, good for 12th in the Eastern Conference. Frank says rumors about job security ''come with the territory.'' He is in his second season with the Pistons and went 25-41 last year. With a...
Via AP on Fox
April 06, 2013  |  Discuss

Coach Frank returns to Pistons

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- It wasn't easy for Lawrence Frank to head back to the Palace of Auburn Hills, but for now, Frank is back coaching the Pistons. Frank missed the last six games while attending to his sick wife but returned for Monday's game against the Brooklyn Nets. Susan Frank still faces a long recovery after what her husband described as "major surgery,"...
Via Fox Sports Detroit
March 18, 2013  |  Discuss
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