Pistons Fire John Kuester As Head Coach
It was expected, but John Kuester was relieved of his head coaching position in Detroit, the team announced yesterday.
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It was expected, but John Kuester was relieved of his head coaching position in Detroit, the team announced yesterday.
The Detroit Pistons have fired head coach John Kuester and they are now looking for a coach to replace him.
The Detroit Pistons fire head coach John Kuester four days after new owner Tom Gores finalizes purchase of the team from Karen Davidson.
Also, the NBA has the ESPN hype machine fully behind it, which just tries to make mountains out of molehills when it comes to the NBA. Wonder why?
Battered and bruised Pistons coach John Kuester is expected to meet today with new owner Tom Gores and team president Joe Dumars — and every sign points to Coach Q packing his bags and finding a soft landing spot in Los Angeles.
Gores was asked who he will turn to for basketball knowledge and then looked down in the front row and said "Joe Dumars will tell me everything I need to know."
Joe Dumars can finally make long overdue changes, but he'd better have a good explanation for every one of them.
Tom Gores came across as a normal guy. He was a little nervous. He seemed genuine while describing his life story and his desire to own the Pistons.
Tom Gores is here and he is ready to get to work. The Platinum Equity CEO is now the new owner of the Detroit Pistons and today he held his first press conference since acquiring the team.
As I walked into the Palace and passed security, it was pretty apparent that there was a different feeling in Auburn Hills.
No decision yet for Nick Lidstrom on his future, the Red Wings captain was present at Kid Rock's press conference today to announce he's playing Comerica Park August 12th.
However, a source told CBSSports.com's Ken Berger on Sunday that Kuester "had not been let go and that no decisions will be made until Tom Gores officially takes over." Gores is the team's new owner, having agreed to purchase the team from Karen Davidson.
Investor Tom Gores is now officially the owner of the Detroit Pistons. The sale of Palace Sports and Entertainment and the Pistons to Gores and his investment firm, Platinum Equity, was formally completed Wednesday afternoon
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Current Detroit Pistons owner Karen Davidson says she'll retain part ownership of the NBA franchise, its arena and Palace Sports & Entertainment after the sale to Beverly Hills, Calif., billionaire Tom Gores is complete.
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