Interim Coach John Loyer Disappointed For Cheeks But Ready For Opportunity
"He'll be very good," Billups said of Loyer. "He's just going to be who he is. Everybody loves him."
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"He'll be very good," Billups said of Loyer. "He's just going to be who he is. Everybody loves him."
When players received a group text that Detroit Pistons coach Maurice Cheeks had been fired after just 50 games, including back-to-back wins that weekend, the news came as a serious surprise.
It was painfully obvious that Cheeks was not the right guy to coach this group of talented but mismatched players.
The Pistons had won two straight and four of their last six, but it was too late for new head coach Maurice Cheeks, who was fired Sunday.
Yahoo Sports reports that Mo Cheeks, the head coach for the Detroit Pistons has been fired.
The game didn't quite match Detroit's 186-184 triple-overtime win over Denver 30 years ago, but still saw 11 players score in double figures and the Pistons put up a season high in points.
Andre Drummond had 15 points and 21 assists, Brandon Jennings narrowly missed a triple-double and the Detroit Pistons beat the Brooklyn Nets 111-95 Friday night.
The NBA's Eastern Conference is awful — and it only appears to be getting worse, particularly at the bottom of the standings.
With a win Friday, the Pistons could both propel themselves and deal a blow to Brooklyn.
Bynum, a sixth-year player, did not seem much happier with the situation on Thursday at the team practice facility.
Rookie Victor Oladipo came off the bench to score 20 points and Glen Davis had 18, leading the Orlando Magic to a 112-98 victory against the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.
Tracy McGrady wants to follow Michael Jordan's path to the national pastime.
Miami Heat won for the fifth time in six games Monday by beating the Detroit Pistons 102-96.
Adam Silver is taking over the NBA at a good time.
Andre Drummond had 22 points and 14 rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons' talented frontcourt overwhelmed the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers for a 113-96 victory Saturday night.
