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 …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Found this by Jamie Samuelsen who blogs for the Free Press in Detroit.
Sheed had two points through the first two and half quarters. He picked up a technical, and then realized that he was the best player in the building. He dominated offensively and shut down Tim Duncan.
I’ve been writing this blog for about a year and I’ve probably spent more time on my inner angst about Wallace than any other topic. I love him and I hate him. The Pistons have to dump him, yet somehow can’t …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Allen Iverson growls, bares his teeth
The story of Allen Iverson the Piston is still unfolding. Sometimes on the floor Allen Iverson is such a relentless player that the Pistons look unstoppable as a team and sometimes you wonder when he will fit in.
Right now he needs to learn the defense.
“Those are all things he can do, but he’s coming from Denver,” Curry said before Wednesday’s win, in which Iverson scored 16. “He’s done it in his career, but they haven’t played defense out there the last couple …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Jason Maxiell taking it to the rack

Coach Michael Curry and the Detroit Pistons have their first victory on the books and Curry played a lot of the young guys. This is the new look Pistons.
Joe Dumars, the masterful GM, is mixing up a new brew for Halloween and many of the future Piston pieces are involved.
You will see Rodney Stuckey, Amir Johnson, and Arron Afflalo playing lots of minutes. It is a massive youth movement after failing to move any of the …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
The Detroit Piston Michael Curry 16 rules will not allow Rasheed Wallace to get casual

The big deal in Detroit Piston land is the signing of Michael Curry as coach.
Joe Dumars tried to trade the whole roster except for Rodney Stuckey and instead ended up hiring a new coach.
Will Michael Curry make a difference? Absolutely, because he believes in accountability. Something that was sorely lacking since Larry Brown left.
Michael has what he calls the 16 rules and they are used to grade a player 0 to …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.

Yeah, Rip rips Flip. Say that 10 times quickly. Heck, say ‘10 times quickly’ ten times quickly.
Enough with the quickly. Rip was unhappy last year in what should have been a very happy year.
“I have always been happy,” Hamilton said Wednesday. “I had a son (at the start of last season), which was one of the greatest times of my life. That was not a disappointment. Nothing off the court was a disappointment.”
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Instead of having a great year Rip was often out of …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Michael Curry will try to right the Piston ship
The NBA is proud to bring a brand new coach to your area. They did it for 8 teams.
Think about that. 8 new coaches.
Ever heard of a brand new coach immediately winning it all? It has probably happened, but not to my knowledge.
Usually you just fired the last coach because the team stunk so bad he could not make them win.
So this year we bring you the 8 trying to make …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Rodney Stuckey going to the hole

The Pistons have enjoyed phenomenal success through the recent years to the point that making the Conference NBA finals and not making the finals is seen as a major disappointment.
Heck, last year Joe Dumars even put the whole starting team up for fire sale, if anyone would trade for them.
But there is one guy that was ruled untouchable. That guy is 6′ 5″ Rodney Stuckey. Here is a point guard that can go to the hole at will. Here is …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
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 …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Michael Curry
Not in my wildest imagination would it seem that Joe Dumars would hand the reins over to an unproven coach. In Joe D we trust, but this is to the extreme.
Michael Curry, former Piston, gets the head coaching job in Detroit.
The move comes one week after Dumars fired Flip Saunders. Curry will sign a three-year deal worth with a fourth season a team option. The deal is reportedly worth $2.5 million a year. This will be the first head coaching job for 39-year-old Curry.
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Michael …read more