Bill Davidson speaks - Detroit Pistons Fan Community

**lurker** · #1 (**permalink**) 06-19-2008, 07:33 PM

Official Pistons.com blogger Keith Langlois reports on a recent conversation he had with the reclusive Mr. D.

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Joe Dumars wasn’t the only one with a voice that matters who left The Palace the night of the Pistons’ elimination by Boston saying, “I’d seen enough.” So had his owner.

“Absolutely,” Pistons owner William Davidson told me Wednesday morning. “No question in my mind. And I encouraged Joe to sever the relationship with Flip Saunders.”

We also learn that Michael Curry is a really, really good person.

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“I love Michael Curry . . . I have great, great confidence that Michael is going to do a tremendous job.”

roscoe36 · #2 (**permalink**) 06-19-2008, 07:37 PM

Wasn't Flip a really good person?

The Low · #3 (**permalink**) 06-19-2008, 08:21 PM

Is it just me or is it the older this guy gets, the less class he has?

TheeTFD · #4 (**permalink**) 06-19-2008, 08:48 PM

Where did that come from Low?
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This guy thinks we can get value for Sheed because we have a new coach.

detteam · #5 (**permalink**) 06-19-2008, 08:48 PM

Yeah...if he was that emphatic about getting rid of Flip, he should have done it himself and shut his pie hole to the press.

TheeTFD · #6 (**permalink**) 06-19-2008, 08:50 PM

$5M is $5M

mikhail1973 · #7 (**permalink**) 06-19-2008, 09:01 PM

Bill D wants a 'ship, so he's doing something about it.

lpgrl26 · #8 (**permalink**) 06-19-2008, 09:18 PM

Bill D also says in that interview that Joe D wanted to keep Carlisle.

TheeTFD · #9 (**permalink**) 06-19-2008, 09:22 PM

Never heard that G26.

lpgrl26 · #10 (**permalink**) 06-20-2008, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by TheeTFD

Never heard that G26.

I re-read it and it's not in there. I definitely saw that somewhere today. Something to the effect of Joe D wanted to keep RC and Bill D was adamant he did not want him coaching "his team".

Let me see if i can find it.

edited to add; found it, but it's McCosky article take it with a grain of BS LOL

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Here’s why I wrote that qualifying sentence. Saunders also knew when he left that meeting, Dumars had not yet discussed anything with Pistons owner Bill Davidson. Dumars is expected to meet with Davidson sometime this week.
If Davidson wants a coaching change, then a coaching change will be made. That’s what happened in 2003 with Rick Carlisle. Dumars intended to bring Carlisle back. Davidson, though, was adamant he didn’t want Carlisle to coach his team anymore.

Fortunately, Larry Brown became available and a smooth change was made.