Michael Curry Fired by the Pistons
June 30, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Basketball
Last season, Michael Curry got the keys to the Detroit Pistons and entered his first season as head coach. It turns out Curry was one and done. On Tuesday, Curry was fired by the Pistons.
In his only season as head coach, Curry guided the Pistons to a 39-43 record. In the first round, Detroit got swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers in a series that was hardly competitive. Considering that the Pistons had come off of a stretch of years where they at least made the Eastern Conference Finals, the 2008-09 season had to be considered a failure.
Pistons president Joe Dumars hasn’t said who he will go after to replace Curry. Names that have come up in early rumors include Avery Johnson, Jeff Van Gundy, Doug Collins and Bill Laimbeer.
Curry had a number of questionable decisions last year. He also struggled with how to best utilize Allen Iverson after the trade that sent Chauncey Billups to the Denver Nuggets.
Michael Curry Fired by Pistons (Image: Zuma Press)
