Joe Dumars
Joe Dumars
Joe Dumars IIIis an American retired basketball player in the National Basketball Association. At 6'3"Dumars could play either shooting guard or point guard on offense and was a highly effective defender. He played for the Detroit Pistons from 1985 until 1999. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Dumars and Isiah Thomas combined to form one of the best backcourts in NBA history. Initially a shooting guard, Dumars moved to point guard following Thomas' retirement in 1994, sharing ball-handling duties...
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The team we ultimately turned into had a great impact on his situation. If we don't turn into the team we've turned into over the past 2 1/2 years, I guarantee his situation would be a lot different and he'd probably still be here.
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I would just like to thank the coaches in the league for recognizing our players. What the coaches are saying by voting our guys on is that they appreciate unselfishness, great attitudes and team basketball.
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To have your body of work honored in this manner is the ultimate in any profession. I was blessed to play with some great players and for a tremendous organization.
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It's always cool to be a part of anything that hasn't happened before. This is a great sports town, and the fans around here are about to really have some fun following both teams.
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You don't get an overabundance of calls from people who are looking to make these great deals with you.
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This is some great competition. There's a high level of college basketball here, so it's a great game for me to come and see.
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I think it has been a great experience for Darko to get a chance to play and be around his national team. He really needed this summer.
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He realized he had a great thing; he didn't try to come in and reinvent the wheel.
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All we did was guide him here, put him in a great environment and surround him with a great culture. He did the rest.
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We wish him the best and good health going forward.
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It was the same in the regular season. When you win 64 games, that means you're taking care of business.
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Flip has given him a freedom to play to his talent.
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Everything is definitely quiet on this end. We haven't spoken to anybody.
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Every hole on your team cannot be addressed by just going out and acquiring. You have to have some internal growth, too. That has to be a part of it. We have some good, young players on our roster. You have to let your young guys grow.