Joe Dumars and what he has done for Detroit
With the Pistons winning this NBA Title we look at how President Joe Dumars got the players the Pistons needed to win them this title. Here is a list of important moves he has made to help get them back on top.
Trading away superstar Grant Hill for then unknown Ben Wallace. What a move that turned out to be. Grant Hill has been injured for 3 straight seasons,and Ben Wallace had started in 2 allstar games and has won 2 Defensive Player of the Year Awards.
Trading Jerry Stackhouse for Rip Hamilton. That turned out to be another great deal. Stackhouse has been injured and Rip has gotten better and better since the Pistons got him.
Drafting Tayshaun Prince late in the first round of the 2002 NBA Draft. Prince has been a big playoff time performer and is also evolving into a star.
Trading for Rasheed Wallace during the trade deadline this past season. Rasheed put them over the top and without getting him, Detroit probably wouldn't have won this NBA Title.
Drafting Darko Milicic. We still don't know if this was a good decision or not but if Joe had drafted Carmello, Detroit might not have been able to pick up Rasheed Wallace during the trade deadline.
Getting Chauncey Billups. Getting Chauncey was a big risk. He had been traded a lot over his career and was never really the player people thought he could be. Now what are they saying after he has won the Finals' MVP Award.
Firing Rick C. and hiring Larry Brown. At first everyone thought that firing Rick after winning 50 games twice was dumb(including me) but Larry was the better coach for this young team. Brown proved his hiring by coaching his way to a Title.
When Joe Dumars came to Detroit it was a mess. He said that he figured it would take him 8-9 years to rebuild the Pistons. It only took him 3 1/2. This title had so much to do with Joe D. that he had almost as much to do with this title as the players themselves.
Trading away superstar Grant Hill for then unknown Ben Wallace. What a move that turned out to be. Grant Hill has been injured for 3 straight seasons,and Ben Wallace had started in 2 allstar games and has won 2 Defensive Player of the Year Awards.
Trading Jerry Stackhouse for Rip Hamilton. That turned out to be another great deal. Stackhouse has been injured and Rip has gotten better and better since the Pistons got him.
Drafting Tayshaun Prince late in the first round of the 2002 NBA Draft. Prince has been a big playoff time performer and is also evolving into a star.
Trading for Rasheed Wallace during the trade deadline this past season. Rasheed put them over the top and without getting him, Detroit probably wouldn't have won this NBA Title.
Drafting Darko Milicic. We still don't know if this was a good decision or not but if Joe had drafted Carmello, Detroit might not have been able to pick up Rasheed Wallace during the trade deadline.
Getting Chauncey Billups. Getting Chauncey was a big risk. He had been traded a lot over his career and was never really the player people thought he could be. Now what are they saying after he has won the Finals' MVP Award.
Firing Rick C. and hiring Larry Brown. At first everyone thought that firing Rick after winning 50 games twice was dumb(including me) but Larry was the better coach for this young team. Brown proved his hiring by coaching his way to a Title.
When Joe Dumars came to Detroit it was a mess. He said that he figured it would take him 8-9 years to rebuild the Pistons. It only took him 3 1/2. This title had so much to do with Joe D. that he had almost as much to do with this title as the players themselves.
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