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We've all speculated that Dumars has had a red light on making moves since Mr. D passed on. In a comprehensive article outlining the fall of the Pistons not only on the court, but off as well, the Detroit news puts it in print: "While many have criticized the signings of Gordon and Villanueva, Dumars has been prevented from making big additions until the sale of the team. Dumars, in fact, hasn't made a major trade since moving Billups. He was forced to turn down a number of deals to trade Hamilton because ownership reportedly did not want to add payroll; in fact, he can only deal Hamilton for an expiring deal or a contract that costs less than Hamilton's, a tough chore as Hamilton's production has fallen off. "Joe's hands are tied," [former Piston's Coach Ray Scott] said."

Apparently last week was "Joe Dumars Interview Week" for the local Detroit Media. Vince Ellis got his crack at the Piston's Legend-turned-GM as well. The interview covers a wide range of topics, from Dumars' thoughts on Coach Q, the lack of a trade this off-season, his disappointment about last year, and his thoughts on free agents. Give it a whirl.

and he wears #4 for America. Good read. Good press for Joe too- he needs some right now.

A gem. KL: We know that this free-agent class is pretty top-heavy with stars. Is it a deep free-agent class and by that I mean is that mid-level a real value this year? JD: Only if it addresses exactly what you’re looking for. It may be deep, but it may not be deep in the areas you’re looking for. For us, I can’t say we’ve pinpointed any one particular person – man, that’s the mid-level guy. We’ve done that in the past and we’ve known it early on who we were going to go after. I can’t sit here and tell you that right now.

Joe Dumars looked to rebuild an aging team last year. Unfortunately he hasn't made the best personnel moves during that time.

Joe Dumars officially announced the signing of big man Chris Wilcox today. Terms of the contract were not disclosed, but those will become available in time. It is believed that Wilcox will earn roughly around $6 million over 2-years.

Mr. Dave Dial of MLIVE has a great piece here breaking down Mr. Michael Rosenberg's recent column and a blog by Pistons beat writer Mr. Keith Langlois, agreeing in most with what they have to say. While I agree with a commenter that Mr. Langlois is not going to openly criticize Joe Dumars seeing as he is employed by the organization (that would be job suicide), I think Mr. Dial hits the nail on the head in general with his reactions to Joe Dumars and what exactly went wrong this past season. Fans need to give Dumars a break and everything that was bad this past season wasn't solely on the shoulders of "The Answer."