Pistons Coach Search

[RipCity32]

That came out of left field lol.

This has Brian Shaw written all over it though.

 

[Pugz]

That came out of left field lol.

This has Brian Shaw written all over it though.

thats not bad at all. hes probably the top assistant in the league and has a huge fanbase within the players.

 

[Mexi]

yup gotta be BShaw
and good for him. he deserves a shot
 
think about it. GMoe is a good passing big, Drummond is a beast. twin towers 
not a true point, but a couple good handlers in Knight and Stuckey. Phil loved to have guys like that instead of true points. thats why fish lasted so long, ron harper, pippen point forward, kukoc, etc
 
triangle takes time, young roster, young coach

 

[Pugz]

yup gotta be BShaw
and good for him. he deserves a shot
 
think about it. GMoe is a good passing big, Drummond is a beast. twin towers 
not a true point, but a couple good handlers in Knight and Stuckey. Phil loved to have guys like that instead of true points. thats why fish lasted so long, ron harper, pippen point forward, kukoc, etc
 
triangle takes time, young roster, young coach

could mean we sign iggy? but hes older and would be past his time when the team was ready, unless we sign him and draft bazz and he helps bazz

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

rumors: Darrell Walker a candidate for Pistons coaching job
 




The Knicks assistant coach has a long history with the Pistons ... but that doesn't mean he should be considered for the job
 

So, this is apparently a thing:
 
I'm not sure what to think about this. There's so much stink associated with the Pistons during Walker's recent stint in Detroit -- he coached under Michael Curry and John Kuester, let me remind you -- that I'd prefer to just wash my hands of the whole era. That's probably not fair, but I doubt I'm alone thinking this.
In addition to his coaching history with the Pistons, Walker also played alongside Joe Dumars in Detroit over parts of two seasons from 1991-93. Take that for what it's worth. (Probably not much; dude's been around the block a few times since then.)
 
Just for kicks, I searched DBB's archives for Walker's name. I found three results, including this nugget from 2009 summer league, discussing (the wrong) DaJuan Summers:
Heh.
 
"Summers is a player and I don't know how he goes 35 in the draft," Walker said after Detroit's 86-77 win Friday at Cox Pavilion. "Things happen in the NBA Draft. I ain't crazy, I understand that but he's a legitimate NBA player. And I think he's going to get some legitimate minutes." [...]
 
"I am going to say this one more time: I never seen him play in college. I never saw his workouts. He's NBA ready. I'm sure he's going to going to have some knocks and ups and downs, but he's NBA ready. He's a player."

 
In any case, Walker does have head coaching experience: he took over the Toronto Raptors in 1996-97, just their second year of existence, going 30-52 as a 35-year-old rookie head coach. He was fired the very next year, though, after the Raptors opened the season 11-38. They eventually finished 5-28 under Butch Carter.
(To put in context how long ago this was, consider: in Walker's first year, he coached Marcus Camby as a rookie; in his second, he coached Chauncey Billups as a rookie. Walker also coached current Pistons assistants Dee Brown and Roy Rogers. Small world.)
 
Two years later, Walker was on the other end of a firing: he finished the 1999-2000 season as the Washington Wizards' interim head coach, going 15-23, after Gar Heard was fired. Leonard Hamilton was hired the following season, although Walker stuck with Washington in a front office position, beginning his journey of working in the background (as an exec, a scout, an assistant coach) while waiting for his next opportunity in the spotlight. (He made his desire to coach again quite clear -- "My goal is to become a head coach again in the NBA," he said in a 2008 interview.)
 
All in all, Walker has a 56-113 career record over parts of three years. Those numbers aren't pretty, but they're somewhat justifiable -- he coached an expansion team in its second and third year of existence, and he coached a team that struggled enough to get its original coach fired. It still doesn't mean I want him anywhere near Detroit, though.
In any case, when asked about the Pistons rumor, Knicks coach Mike Woodson made a point to stump for his assistant. From Steve Popper of NorthJersey.com:
 
"I haven’t heard a whole lot about it," Woodson said. "All my staff should be up for a lot of jobs. You can print that because they’re pretty good at what they do. Herb [Williams] and Darrell and Jim Todd have done a tremendous job. There are a lot of jobs open. I might need to get on the horn and start making some calls and promoting them a little more. I think that they’re ready and the system has been proven that it works. If he’s up for it, I hope they give him a serious shot at it."

 

[RipCity32]

Please no.

 

[Pugz]

doesnt sound like a guy pjax would approve of, thank god. sounds more like a dumars guy.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Everyone is a candidate

 

[buzzy]

Pistons called me this morning.

 

[Pugz]

Pistons called me this morning.

:fudumars:

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

From:realgm
 

 

Pistons Haven't Identified Leading Candidate In Coaching Search
 

The Detroit Pistons do not have a leading candidate in their head coaching search, according to sources.
 
There is belief, however, that the Pistons will elevate the process at the NBA draft combine in Chicago.
 
Phil Jackson has agreed to help the organization in an advisory role and could have Brian Shaw at the top of his candidate list.

 

 

[Pugz]

its gotta be bshaw or that euro guy. weve interviewed like 9 guys i think. those two guys who are rumored or thought of to be top choices have not, yet.

 

[RipCity32]

Don't want that Euro guy. I'd be happy with Shaw or McMillan though. 

 

[Pugz]

i think its likely shaw. depending on how far the pacers go, we may nit know for a while lol.

 

[RipCity32]

Only reason I can see this taking so long is they are either waiting on Shaw or Hollins. They said they'd find a coach before the combine, now it's before FAcy.

I hear Dumars wants McMillan or Cheeks (please no), and Jackson wants Shaw.

 

[Pugz]

dumars wants to just get a coach to get it over with. id rather wait for the best option we can

 

[RipCity32]

Same here. Doesn't seem likely Hollins will be brought back and Shaw will be available sooner or later.
Much better options than Mo Cheeks lol.

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine 6m
Post on @TrueHoop: ESPN sources say Mo Cheeks has been summoned to Detroit for his third interview for Pistons' job - http://es.pn/12XuK4l
 

 

 

[Pugz]

third interview before shaw and hollins even interview.

classic dumars. hes a real coach thatll get the fans excited -- NOT

 

[elcheato]

David Aldridge didn't really even mention Detroit when talking about Shaw last night on TNT, for whatever that's worth