For whom the Drum rolls: 2013-2014 Detroit Pistons Thread

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Grant Hill, Scott Perry emerge as candidates to become Pistons general manager
With Joe Dumars out as general manager, the Pistons need a replacement.

Pistons owner Tom Gores promised a long search, and given his history with coaching changes, I bet he’ll deliver. So, I suspect many names will be reported as candidates, but here are the first two.

Marc Stein of ESPN:

Perry worked 10 seasons for the Pistons, including one season overlapping with Gores’ reign, before becoming the Magic’s assistant general manager prior to last season. He rose through the ranks in Detroit beginning in 2000, leaving for one year to work for Sam Presti in Seattle, then returning to Detroit. That means he had a hand in the Pistons’ rise and fall – much like the ousted Dumars.

But perhaps Perry could shore up the Pistons’ long-standing coaching deficiencies. He has much more experience in the field than Dumars, serving as Eastern Kentucky’s head coach and working as an assistant at Michigan, Cal and Detroit Mercy.

Hill, on the other hand, has no management or coaching experience. Heck, he was still playing in the NBA last season. Since, he’s worked in television. Unless Gores is willing to commit to letting Hill learn on the job, there would assuredly be costly growing pains.

Perry and Hill are both bright and widely considered to have bright futures. The major difference is Perry has relevant experience to back up his readiness.

If Hill, the former Pistons player who’d be the much splashier hire, wants to become a general manager, he could probably put himself in position by landing a less front-office job and learning the ropes – or finding an owner who values the splashy hire.p
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no

And

Hell no


They need a whole new empire up there. Not none of dumars old cronies and damn sure not a player with no experience.
 
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fukk it do it for the vine...make billups head coach or gm and pay hollins or svg whatever the hell they want. then beg boston for that smith for wallace trade and throw in a future 1st rounder and kim
 
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eastside313 said:
no

And

Hell no


They need a whole new empire up there. Not none of dumars old cronies and damn sure not a player with no experience.
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You saying you don't wanna join the Tony Ronzone Express? :troll:


It's too early for me to get worked up over off season moves, but does Kerr have a job? I get confused, one minute he's GM then he's on TNT then he's on TNT as a gm then he takes a break, then he's on TNT.
 
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WOAHMYGOODNESS said:
fukk it do it for the vine...make billups head coach or gm and pay hollins or svg whatever the hell they want. then beg boston for that smith for wallace trade and throw in a future 1st rounder and kim
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No more trading away 1st rd picks. Unless your already a bonafide playoff team it usually ain't worth it just to get from under a contract.
 
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What's interesting is the team playing tonight is the team Joe D wanted, no Josh Smith, Gore wanted the addition of Josh, not saying the Jennings signing was good but at least it would have only been one bad signing on a better contract
 
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GetSomeMoney said:
What's interesting is the team playing tonight is the team Joe D wanted, no Josh Smith, Gore wanted the addition of Josh, not saying the Jennings signing was good but at least it would have only been one bad signing on a better contract
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Yeah, this is what I expected to see coming into the season, with a better player in Singler's place. Offense run through Monroe at the high post with him and Drum going to work on some high-low action with plenty of cutting and shooters to keep the floor spread. Signing Josh fukked that all up.
 
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