| No problem with Avery Johnson |
| Avery Johnson appears to be the front runner to replace Michael Curry, even if Joe isn't saying so. I don't have a problem with The "Little General" being our coach...now. I don't think it would have worked with the veteran team we've had in years past, but this group -
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| via PistonsNationBlog,Jul, 03 2009 By pistonsnation |
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| Detroit Pistons coaching search may expand |
| Avery Johnson appears to still be the front-runner to become the Pistons next head coach. However, Detroit may consider expanding the search to include at least one more veteran coach. Joe Dumars, Detroit's president of basketball operations, said that it
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| via Detroit Pistons,Jul, 03 2009 By A. Sherrod Blakely |
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| Avery Johnson is Pistons' lead candidate |
| Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars needs to get moving if he wants to have a coach in place by the time the team leaves for play in the Las Vegas summer league next week. Former Pistons coach Doug Collins withdrew his name from consideration, which would appear to
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| via Freep - RSS - Pistons,Jul, 03 2009 |
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| PHOTO GALLERY: Meet Avery Johnson |
| Not familiar with Avery Johnson, the likely leading candidate to become the Pistons' next coach? Meet him in our photo gallery. Find galleries of newly signed and drafted Pistons attached below
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| via Freep - RSS - Pistons,Jul, 03 2009 |
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| Numbers game may play into Antonio McDyess' plans |
| It will be interesting to see what the final salary-cap hit will be for free agents Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva, who made commitments to sign deals with the Pistons. Whatever the final number, it will go a long way toward what the Pistons can offer unrestricted free-agent power forward
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| via Freep - RSS - Pistons,Jul, 03 2009 |
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| BEHIND THE SCENES: Allen Iverson made $28.9 million in 2009 |
| The economy, it seems, took a chunk out of the country's highest-paid athletes this year. According to Sports Illustrated, which released its annual compilation of the 50 richest sports stars, the average earnings of those on the list dropped $1.5 million from a year ago
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| via Freep - RSS - Pistons,Jul, 03 2009 |
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| NBA ROUNDUP: 'Sheed meets with Celtics brass and all-stars, receives offer |
| Free-agent Pistons center/forward Rasheed Wallace reportedly met with several members of the Boston Celtics on Thursday
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| via Freep - RSS - Pistons,Jul, 03 2009 |
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| Pistons' Rasheed Wallace in no hurry to sign with Celtics |
| According to the Boston Globe, the Celtics offered Rasheed Wallace a contract Thursday after a three-hour meeting. But Wallace seems to be saying "what's the rush
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| via Freep - RSS - Pistons,Jul, 03 2009 |
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| Report: Sign-and-trade deal with Gordon could send Iverson to Bulls |
| Ben Gordon will be in a Detroit Pistons uniform next season. That is a given. But, according to CBSSports.com, the method by which he will get to Motown is still under discussion
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| via Freep - RSS - Pistons,Jul, 03 2009 |
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| Dumars: 'Not a given' that Avery Johnson is Pistons' next coach |
| It is in no way a sure bet that Avery Johnson will be the next coach of the Detroit Pistons. That became clear early Friday when president Joe Dumars indicated that his coaching search was still open
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| via detnews - Pistons-NBA,Jul, 03 2009 |
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| Celtics offer contract to Rasheed Wallace |
| The Boston Celtics made forward Rasheed Wallace of the Pistons a contract offer during a three-hour meeting in Detroit, according to a report
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| via detnews - Pistons-NBA,Jul, 03 2009 |
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| Suicide lines: Celtics offer 'Sheed deal; Iverson to the Heat? (Yahoo! Sports |
| Every weekday morning, Ball Don't Lie serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your
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| via Yahoo! Sports,Jul, 03 2009 |
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| Report: Deron Washington gets a guaranteed deal |
| As spotted by MLive's Dave Dial, Seth Greenberg, Deron Washington's former college coach at Virginia Tech, let the cat out of the bag by announcing that Washington signed a guaranteed deal with the Pistons in a tweet on Wednesday evening: congrats to Deron Washington for signing a guaranteed contract with
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| via Detroit Bad Boys,Jul, 02 2009 By Matt Watson |
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| No coach, no problem for Pistons' Joe Dumars when it comes to reeling in free-agent targets |
| AUBURN HILLS -- The Detroit Pistons were able to land their top two targets (Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva) on the first day of free agency. That's pretty good. To do so without a head coach in place
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| via Detroit Pistons,Jul, 02 2009 By A. Sherrod Blakely |
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| Ben Gordon says Bulls never made offer |
| A day after jumping to Detroit, Ben Gordon told a Chicago radio station today that the Bulls never made a contract offer even though general manager Gar Forman claimed re-signing him was their No. 1 priority
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| via Freep - RSS - Pistons,Jul, 02 2009 |
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| Ben Gordon puts faith in Joe Dumars |
| Ben Gordon knew where he wanted to go, he knew how to get there and he wasn't going to be derailed by any outside influences
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| via detnews - Pistons-NBA,Jul, 03 2009 |
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| Rodney Stuckey eager to be leader |
| Rodney Stuckey's team got dramatically younger, and now the soon-to-be third-year guard said he is ready to become the leader of the Pistons
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| via detnews - Pistons-NBA,Jul, 03 2009 |
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| Ron Artest: I'm off to play for Lakers |
| David Bauman, Artest's agent, told the Associated Press on Thursday night Artest, a Rockets forward, has verbally agreed to play for the NBA champions next season
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| via detnews - Pistons-NBA,Jul, 03 2009 |
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| Rodney Stuckey on WDFN: Pistons players weren't pushing for ouster of Michael Curry |
| The Detroit Pistons dismissed Michael Curry as head coach after one year, but Rodney Stuckey doesn't think it's as much a reflection of Curry's ability as a coach as much as a shift toward a more youthful team. The Pistons
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| via Detroit Pistons,Jul, 02 2009 By Philip Zaroo | MLive.com |
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