If it goes according to plan.............Flip Saunders applies the culture change to the players, through his coaching expertise.........with Joe Ds blessing. Flip is still the choice of Joe D. Michael Curry will help with the installation of this new culture.

I have been tempted to put a "Curry for Head coach 2007" in my sig. Thats how excited I am about him joining the staff.

Curry has to be the #1 option right now instead of Flip, wouldn't you think?

They are going to start the season with Flip but I would like to hope that Curry was brought in for more of a reason than being an assistant.

What about Porter? Would he be a bad choice if Flip falters?

Gonna Respectfully disagree max..........Still think that Flip is the right coach for the Pistons. I think that's why Joe kept him.................

I like Curry and think he will be a great addition to the Pistons staff, but answer this question for me:

Exactly how many games has Curry coached, head or assistant, at any level of basketball?

He wasn't "runnin' things" when Cola was here?

That would give him a good 2 or 3 seasons at least.

Generally makes sense. But I have seen C-Bill play not very well for 3 quarters and then light it up in the 4th to lead the way to a victory. Hot Rod is the same type of player. When it comes crunch time he wants the rock in his hands. These are the type of guys I want on the floor in the 4th quarter.

How do they do in crunch time?

Do they scrub their knees going for the lose ball?
Do they give the hard foul or take a charge when the opponent drives the lane with the game on the line?
Do they go after the lose ball like it is the last ball in the arena?
Do they stay calm under pressure?

Toughness, confidence, aggression and self control.

The guys that show those traits in crunch time are the guys that I want on the floor the last 6 minutes of the game, if the game is in doubt.

We don't fight for loose balls or deliver hard fouls. We don't take a lot of charges.

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Nov 13 LW Milan Lucic had an active night. He scored his first goal in eight games since his Oct. 25 hat trick and also pounded Michael Komisarek in a third-period fight. Lucic cut his hand in a fight with Michael Komisarek. "I'll be fine," he said. "(X-rays are) negative, but there's so many broken bones in there from before you can't really tell."

There is a word for that ....mediocre: of only ordinary or moderate quality; barely adequate.

agree totally, but right now you know which 5 players are going to be on the floor the last 5 mins whether there 10/10 from the field or 0/10 from the field. doesn't matter if a bench player matches up better that tay has played 45 mins already and has nothing left. I am just tired of the rotation being almost as predicable as lee lineups that he has posted for years.