Open Book: A Sports Blog (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Joe Dumars should be distressed by the recent comments Rasheed Wallace and Richard Hamilton made blasting their former coach, Flip Saunders. It comes across as if they believe Saunders is the only reason the Pistons, when it got to the crucial point of the Eastern Conference finals the last two years, melted down. It sounds like they are taking accountability and shifting it totally elsewhere -
ArmchairGM (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Burning Question: Will Detroit see more playoff success under Michael Curry than they did under Flip Saunders? Stuckey Point Guard: Detroit has the luxury of one of the best point guard situations in the Eastern Conference, just as long as Joe Dumars doesn't trade from that strength to bolster
Detroit Bad Boys (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
For those living in and around Ann Arbor, Joe Dumars will be speaking at U-M’s Ross School of Business on Friday afternoon. (Thanks to DBB reader Ron for the tip)
Detroit Bad Boys (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
Michael Rosenberg thinks Joe Dumars should replace Matt Millen. It’s a ridiculous idea and has no chance of happening, but Rosey makes an interesting case.
Fox News (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
The Detroit Pistons expect to start the season next month with the same nucleus they've had in recent years. That wasn't Plan A. Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars told The Associated Press on Thursday he's keeping the team together because no one offered him a good deal after he publicly put his players on the trading block in June. "We talked to teams this summer, but nothing was...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
DETROIT (AP) -The Detroit Pistons expect to start the season next month with the same nucleus they've had in recent years.
SLAM Online (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
“I said we would look to make changes but we wouldn’t do a bad deal,” he said . “The deals that were presented were not good deals for us. You don’t make deals so you can walk in here on a day like today and say, ‘Hey, we made a deal.’ You want to resist that, and I did and I make no qualms about it.”
Need4Sheed.com (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
WDFN's Sean Baligian interviewed Joe Dumars on WDFN 1130 AM. Joe talks about the whole "nobody's safe" comment, the EFC collapse, why he didn't make the big trade, the whole Carmelo rumor, and the prospects for the future. The interview is on Sean Baligian's Podcast page or the direct link to the interview right here. I had a problem streaming it live so I included the audio in the page for you just...
Detroit Bad Boys (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
There’s a bit of unintentional humor at the end of Part III of Keith Langlois’ interview with Joe Dumars, which took place last week but was published today: KL: I assume there’s been no news on this, but are you still talking with Lindsey and is he still making up his mind? JD: We are definitely still [...]
Detroit Bad Boys (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008
Keith Langlois interviewed Joe Dumars last week, and several of the questions centered on the lack of expected turnover this summer. From Pistons.com: KL: We’re a little more than a month out from when training camp will open. I know the Rip Hamilton-Jerry Stackhouse trade happened late, but are we getting kind of close to the [...]
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
Chauncey Billups had an epiphany last year. Free agency loomed for the onetime NBA vagabond. That fat payday is usually the realization of a dream, but Billups also wanted a good reputation he could capitalize on after his career. Billups sought Joe Dumars' counsel.
Detroit Bad Boys (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
In my first Kwame Brown post, I suggested that his signing might set up another trade. Before Brown’s arrival, Rasheed Wallace was the only player on the roster who could defend opposing centers without worrying about specific matchups. Now, the Pistons have two such players, allowing Joe Dumars to trade Wallace, should the right offer [...]
Deadspin (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
Joe Dumars has done great things in Detroit. He drafted Tayshaun Prince and Rodney Stuckey. He traded for Ben Wallace, Richard Hamilton and Rasheed Wallace. And he signed Chauncey Billups and Antonio...
The Big Lead (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
All summer, the media has lapped up Joe Dumars’ Detroit dreams: Chasing Carmelo Anthony. Flirting with T-Mac. For the last month, Dumars has been poised to blow up his squad, the veteran-laden group that has reached five straight Eastern Conference finals. Who did Detroit end up getting? Kwame Brown. An indifferent 6-foot-11 power forward with stone [...]
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
Kwame Brown and the Detroit Pistons agreed to terms on a deal potentially worth $8 million over two seasons, team president of basketball operations Joe Dumars told The Associated Press on Monday night.
