Pistons made a good move in getting rid of Curry. The free agent signing period begins on Wednesday, but the Pistons do not have a head coach. Unless they already have someone ready to sign as the new coach, they'll have a real hard time getting any of the good free agents available. I'm not even sure there are enough good players around to save the Pistons this season.
I am all for getting Gordon and a dark horse pick could be Tracy McGrady. Now that it looks like Yao is out for a while, Houston might be willing to deal McGrady. Pistons need a face lift, and these two guys could give them an instant boost offensively. I've heard Hedo is in the mix, but I don't think he'll want to go to Detroit. I'm sure he'd take less money to stay in Orlando and I think they're doing everything they can to keep him there.
I really can't believe they waited this long to fire Curry. Why in the H would it take them this long to make the coaching change? Is it because Rip hates him and the Pistons can't get a trade for him, or is it that the free agents they're going after won't commit to Detroit if Curry is still the coach?
My vote for new coach is...Jeff Van Gundy. I love listening to VG calling games. He's extremely smart and doesn't put up with any S%*T! The Pistons don't need to go with an unproven coach right now. Van Gundy did an amazing job with a really bad Houston team and he could turn things around quickly in Detroit. He might be able to help them land McGrady as well.
Here's to the Pistons completing Step I. Admitting they were idiots for hiring Curry and doing something about it.
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Totally agree Possum, it's ridiculous. The fact that Dumars waited this long, when their season's been over for 2 months, is crazy. I like the Van Gundy choice, he's a defensive wizard and that's what made the Pistons so tough to beat before. Even if they were struggling to score they could still win because their D was so good, but with Curry they'd lose games all the time in the 100's.
ReplyDeleteI don't think they'll get Hedo and have no idea who they'll end up getting, especially as Possum pointed out, without a coach.
What's crazy is the free agent class of next year. Everyone knows about Bosh, Wade, and LeBron, but these guys too: Amare Stoudemire, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, Tyson Chandler, Manu Ginobili, Richard Jefferson, Joe Johnson, Tracy McGrady, Yao Ming, Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki and Michael Redd.
That'll be a crazy summer for shizzle.
~CSB