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...
needed players pure step team
We needed someone who can play those two positions. If that had been a pure shooter, great, but we just needed someone to play that spot. We need players on our team to step up and make shots.
blessed body great honored manner players tremendous ultimate work
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.
cannot guys hole internal players team
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.
brings culture fit player positions streak strong team
Maurice is the kind of player we think is going to fit in with our team and our culture. Maurice brings a really strong competitive streak with him and can play two positions for us.
bar fame hall players trying
I never even thought about the Hall of Fame as a player. Really, all I thought about was trying to play to a bar that players before me had set.
smart player three
We have very smart players and they've been fortunate to play for three very good coaches.
responsibility player thinking
I think the (brawl) made the league and the players more conscious of our responsibility to the public.
basketball team player
On good teams coaches hold players accountable, on great teams players hold players accountable
dollars extra few guys maybe negotiate realize somebody special squeeze trump understand
We've been able to negotiate with guys because they understand this is something special and they want to be a part of it. Maybe they could squeeze a few dollars more out of somebody else, but they realize that the few extra dollars they may get won't trump what's going on here.
agreed both larry sides
We have not agreed to anything with Larry and there is no buyout yet. Both sides are still talking.
plans
We have no plans to do anything with Derrick at the moment.
ben both draft fill good guy next ourselves pick position satisfied summer turned year
We have put ourselves in a position to re-sign both Ben (this summer) and Chauncey (in the summer of 2007), and we are getting a pretty good draft pick to fill in with another young guy in the next year or two. I am very satisfied with how this turned out.
happy healthy knows time trying unique win
Lindsey is a unique situation. He knows what we need from him and when we need it. We're not trying to win the preseason world championship. This is the time for him to get healthy and we're more than happy to use this time for that.
position
I think he's in a position where he would feel like he has something to prove.