Comments on: Pistons to hire Lawrence Frank

By: Laser

Laser — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 09:25:42 +0000

i remember that. you had a barbecue. i was there! you asked me to leave.

By: Dan Feldman

Dan Feldman — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 06:05:25 +0000

I was happy when the Pistons hired Curry and Kuseter? You sure?

By: Dan Feldman

Dan Feldman — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 06:02:38 +0000

Echoing what Patrick said about it being a bad idea. Not as convinced it won’t happen, though.

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 03:15:41 +0000

@Shane and Dan:

I like the thought of Laimbeer working with Monroe, I think he could help him. But I think it's a terrible idea for a new head coach to bring on board not only a guy who interviewed for the same head coaching spot, but a guy who is a beloved local hero. How long before the "Pistons should fire Frank and promote Laimbeer!" talk would start? He'd be looking over his shoulder from the moment he arrived here.

Laimbeer will land on another staff next year and I'm convinced he'll get a shot as a head coach sooner rather than later.

By: khandor

khandor — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 02:37:23 +0000

Kuester got into trouble with the players in Detroit because he refused – or was unable – to properly define a preferred [i.e. set] rotation for the players with clearly designated roles for the 1st [i.e. Nos. 1-5], 2nd [i.e. Nos. 6-8/9], 3rd [Nos. 9/10-12] and 4th [i.e. Nos. 13-15] units. During his years with the Nets, Lawrence Frank has already demonstrated that he has the ability to perform this most basic aspect of successful coaching in the NBA. If Lawrence Frank fails to succeed as the Pistons’ head coach it will not be due to a lack of respect from Detroit’s players, or because he fails to control his locker-room.

By: Laser

Laser — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:39:09 +0000

anybody but woodson, i guess. best of a bad lot.

By: detroitpcb

detroitpcb — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 22:54:36 +0000

Frank is a better tactician than Woodson. Frank is a very bright coach. The key will be if he can control the locker room. I like the hire but Frank could end up as the next Q if he does not have the full suport of Joe Dumars. Joe has been forced by management (Bill Davidson) to fire several coaches (Rick Carlyle, Larry Brown, Flip Sanders) but this is the first time he did not have control of the choice for the new hire. Frank is Gores’s pick. Should be interesting.

By: kagiso

kagiso — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 22:52:22 +0000

Feldman .. and you were happy when Curry and Kuester were hired too! Dead wrong … then dead wrong now .. Curry .. Kuester .. Frank .. no fire .. no passion or leadership ever demonstrated .. Hades Yes Laimbeer is the better choice … even Woodson is a better choice … Time will prove all this and will be back again to rub it in .. But I hope I am completely wrong and you are completely right .. for that would mean the Pistons were on the right track for their next championship ..

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 22:42:01 +0000

This lockout is going to suck.

By: khandor

khandor — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 22:11:40 +0000

As I wrote on my own blog last week … Although Lawrence Frank will probably never be able to win a league championship, as the Pistons’ next head coach, he is still a better choice for this position than Mike Woodson, and it is Frank who SHOULD eventually be the person that Detroit hires, if what they want is someone with prior experience as a head coach in the NBA. Lawrence Frank has the makings of this generation’s Mike Fratello, and what it takes to do a better job than both J-Kuester and M-Curry.