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Pistons fire first-year head coach Maurice Cheeks
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February 10, 2014
A look at John Loyer
More flashy names popped up immediately after Cheeks was fired Sunday, including on the current Pistons coaching staff. Lionel Hollins, Rasheed Wallace, Bill Laimbeer. But it was John Loyer who was named interim head coach for the Pistons.
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February 9, 2014
Your official 'Mo Cheeks Fired' open thread
The firing of Maurice Cheeks was surprising to say the least and DBB (actually, Sean_Corp) had eight posts up within three hours after the news broke. Let's all come together in one thread to share our collective thoughts on this move.
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February 9, 2014
Dumars is lame duck GM of lame duck franchise
Gores is taking control of his team, with all signs point to this being the final season for Dumars in Detroit. But after firing the head coach, Gores should have gone all the way. It's only fair thing for Dumars and the team going forward.
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February 9, 2014
John Loyer to coach Pistons for rest of season
Loyer was a lead assistant under both Lawrence Frank and Maurice Cheeks. Loyer is known as a defensive-minded coach and defense seems to be Detroit's biggest problem.
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February 9, 2014
Firing official: Gores tosses Mo Cheeks to side
The Detroit Pistons released a statement making the firing of Maurice Cheeks officials.
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February 9, 2014
Petition started to hire Rasheed as Pistons coach
Fan starts White House petition to have Rasheed Wallace inserted as Pistons head coach. The petition is only 99,000-plus signatures short of requiring an official White House response.
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February 9, 2014
Hollins says he is interested in Detroit job
No talks yet scheduled between head coach and team, but both sides appear interested. What would his hiring say about the future of the franchise both this season and beyond?
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February 9, 2014
Players seem to learn of Cheeks firing via Twitter
In the Twitter age it's hard to beat Adrian Wojnarowski to the punch.
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February 9, 2014
Lionel Hollins, John Loyer could replace Cheeks
Maurice Cheeks is gone. Who replaces him?
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February 9, 2014
Maurice Cheeks fired
The Detroit Pistons fired first-year head coach after disappointing start to season.