I agree completely with the second part of his response. My point (as well as several others) is that this team should be a 4 or 5 seed with a decent coach.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tahoe
I agree completely with the second part of his response. My point (as well as several others) is that this team should be a 4 or 5 seed with a decent coach.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tahoe
I do too.
While I also agree, this team is still better than it is (if that's possible, sound right?). Joe D is not psychic, and I don't blame him for that... but if Flip was the offensive mastermind, then when you get down to it he fired Flip months before getting AI. Like I said, he isn't psychic... but my thought at the time was, even though I wasn't 100% happy, I did not see improvement in any possibility that included firing Flip. He at least maintained the expectations around here, rather than leaving a streak down the bottom of the toilet.
And many people on this site hated Flip and wanted him fired.
Be careful what you wish for.
Personally I still wish we hired Nate McMillan when we had the chance.
I am still happy we fired Flip.
The new guy not being better doesn't mean it was bad to get rid of the old guy.
I realise that, but we all should have appreciated the fact things could have been a lot worse under Flip, LB and Carlisle.
I think in the beginning we all were just surprised we had finally reached the 2nd round. Once we got past that to the ECF the shit was on.
But I don't recall any threads titled: "Enjoy It While It Lasts" or shit like that.
And I know I didn;t enjoy it. I was always tinkiering with the team, looking at draft picks, questioning this player/coach or whatever. And when I got bored tinkering with the Pistons I'd start on the Raptors or some other shit team.
I didn't really settle and enjoy the ride. Which sucks...
From one of the Toronto papers
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Curry in Detroit hot seat
By FRANK ZICARELLI
Last Updated: 24th February 2009, 1:40am
The hot seat isn't new to Michael Curry, a self-made player who persevered through a lot of tough times.
But times are not good in Detroit and many are beginning to wonder about Curry's future with the Pistons.
The team is reeling and when things go south the finger of blame gets pointed at the head coach.
Entering tonight's game in South Beach, the Pistons have done little of late to suggest they're about to turn the corner.
With six successive losses amid growing frustration, Curry can only hope the team's veteran core will somehow find a way to rally in time to salvage the season.
"This is a tough time," Curry said about a team that has gone 2-8 in its past 10 games to drop to 27-27 for the season.
"The first time they're experiencing tough times in the regular season. But whenever you get to that point and it gets really, really tough, you've got to work that much harder and trust each other that much more."
The early season trade that saw Chauncey Billups head to Denver for Allen Iverson has been an unmitigated disaster.
Observers who watch the Pistons, a team that once embodied selflessness, see a team in disarray with no true identity.
By the time they return from a five-game road trip, the Pistons might find themselves out of the playoffs.
As fate would have it, the team's next home date is March 3 against Billups and the Nuggets.
Curry and Terry Porter served as assistants in Detroit under Flip Saunders.
When Saunders was released, Curry was promoted, while Porter replaced Mike D'Antoni in Phoenix.
Both the Pistons and Suns were coming off 50-win seasons.
Porter was shown the door last week.
Until the Pistons rediscover their pulse and purpose, talk of Curry being in over his head will only intensify.
I just can't fathom how this guy still has a job.
Joe D has proven to be very "give him a solid chance" with his coaches. Like the article suggests in the leadership thread, we'll probably go after some key FA's, dump that ballhogging fuck Ivo, and see what he can do next year with a front court and w/o iverson.Quote:
Originally Posted by MoTown
Agreed. Sometimes you can over do the "direct correlation" idea when you equate our situation to anything that happened in firing Flip.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fool