Joe Dumars closes the door on Piston deals for now
September 22, 2008 by James Edwards
Filed under Chauncey Billups, Detroit Pistons, Michael Curry, NBA Basketball, Rasheed Wallace, Rip Hamilton, Tayshaun Prince
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Chauncey Billups cannot believe his hometown Nuggets did not want him
Hey, you had your chance and blew it. It is hard to believe that nobody in the NBA wanted Rasheed Wallace or Chauncey Billups.
It is difficult to fathom that no team could have improved themselves by dealing for Tayshaun Prince or Rip Hamilton. But that is exactly what happened.
Only Rodney Stuckey is untouchable. The rookie showed great promise in the playoffs last year.
Now Joe D says the deals are done. He is still not happy with the way the season ended. On the Piston tour this past week, Joe D says the expectations are the same, NBA Finals or bust.
New coach Michael Curry is supposed to light the fire under their behinds.
It remains to be seen.
Billups, Hamilton and Prince are entering their seventh season in Detroit, hoping to at least advance to the conference finals for the seventh year in a row.
But Dumars is confident new coach Michael Curry will motivate the old nucleus to play hard.
“Part of the reason we hired Michael Curry was that he can instill a sense of urgency in how we play and the discipline that we play with,” Dumars said. “Those two things were missing last year, in my estimation.”
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