John Kuester New Coach of the Pistons
July 7, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Basketball
The Detroit Pistons have gone after a couple of big names to fill their head coaching void after firing Michael Curry. Both Doug Collins and Avery Johnson reportedly considered the job. However, the Pistons have decided to go with someone who is unknown to most basketball fans — John Kuester.
After Pistons President Joe Dumars and Johnson couldn’t agree on a contract or a focus of the organization, Dumars quickly moved to hire Kuester. According to multiple reports, Kuester will receive a two-year contract with a team option for a third season.
Last season, Kuester was regarded as the offensive coordinator of …read more
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 …read more




