If you've read this blog over the years, you'd know that I'm not one of those people who really think that Pistons GM Joe Dumars is one of the best in the business. He isn't. Sorry, but anyone who drafts Darko Milicic over Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh can't be considered a "genius".
I'm not going to rehash all my reasons for not liking Dumars, but another one is the fact that he seems to not be able to get along with his coaches. He ran off Rick Carlisle after two 50-32 seasons, bumped heads with Larry Brown despite two NBA Finals apperances in both his seasons and one title, couldn't tolerate Flip Saunders one year after he delivered a 64-18 season and then grew tired of Michael Curry.
I understand why Dumars is bailing on Curry. Curry kinda rubbed the players the wrong way and Dumars was worried that he could scare free agents away. That's cool and all, but why did you fire Flip to hire him? Why fire a guy that won the Central Division two years in a row and had a 64-18 record in 2006-2007 for a guy you are just going to bail on after one season?
I'm not going to rehash all my reasons for not liking Dumars, but another one is the fact that he seems to not be able to get along with his coaches. He ran off Rick Carlisle after two 50-32 seasons, bumped heads with Larry Brown despite two NBA Finals apperances in both his seasons and one title, couldn't tolerate Flip Saunders one year after he delivered a 64-18 season and then grew tired of Michael Curry.
I understand why Dumars is bailing on Curry. Curry kinda rubbed the players the wrong way and Dumars was worried that he could scare free agents away. That's cool and all, but why did you fire Flip to hire him? Why fire a guy that won the Central Division two years in a row and had a 64-18 record in 2006-2007 for a guy you are just going to bail on after one season?
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