Curry fired by Pistons
June 30, 2009 by James Edwards
Filed under Detroit Pistons, NBA Basketball
NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
It was ultimately a player revolt and Coach Michael Curry was the victim. You see, in the NBA the players and especially the star players rule. Michael Curry was a rookie coach and a coach that had my doubts on his ability to do the job from the very beginning.
If being a rookie coach on a team that was on the way down was not bad enough, Curry also had to lose star player Chauncey Billups in a trade for Allen Iverson. Hey, you better have superior leadership and people skills if you are going to coach a team with Allen Iverson.
Once Rip Hamilton turned his back on Coach Michael Curry, he was done
When Rip Hamilton was benched for Allen Iverson in a manner that did not suit Rip, you could see the handwriting on the wall.
Giving Curry every opportunity to correct his rookie blunders was Joe Dumars’ original plan, but then it became apparent that the fractious relationship between Curry and Hamilton was beyond saving.
Curry foolishly alienated Hamilton, not telling him privately about his decision to bench him for Allen Iverson before telling the entire team. And in a recent conversation with the Free Press, Curry didn’t seem to be in a hurry to meet with Hamilton to rectify any differences.
Dumars had no alternative but to trust his instincts, despite the outward appearance of a franchise once again going through coaches like tissues. When in doubt, cut your losses and minimize the damage. If it was going to happen, it’s better for the organization to pull the trigger now rather than wait and fire Curry two weeks into next season
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Early favorite for the job is Avery Johnson, who used to coach the Dallas Mavericks.
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