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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
best good health wish
We wish him the best and good health going forward.
care means regular taking win
It was the same in the regular season. When you win 64 games, that means you're taking care of business.
flip freedom given
Flip has given him a freedom to play to his talent.
definitely quiet spoken
Everything is definitely quiet on this end. We haven't spoken to anybody.
great guarantee impact past situation team turn turned ultimately
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.
forward gives good move season team trade
We feel like this is a good trade for our team and gives our organization flexibility as we move forward this season and in the future.