Friday, June 10th, 2011 at 9:20 am  |  11 responses

Mike Woodson, Kelvin Sampson Top Candidates for Pistons Coaching Gig


According to the Detroit News, Woodson and Sampson are leading the pack when it comes to the search for the Pistons’ new head coach: “Although others will be interviewed and considered, Mike Woodson and Kelvin Sampson are the front-runners to become the next Detroit Pistons coach. It was learned Thursday that Pistons president Joe Dumars had received permission to interview Sampson, Celtics assistant Lawrence Frank and former Piston Bill Laimbeer. He didn’t need permission to talk to Woodson, the former Hawks head coach. Sampson and Woodson have the strong leadership qualities Dumars is seeking. Dumars didn’t accompany Scott Perry, the vice president of basketball operations, or George Perry, director of player personnel, on their scouting trip to Spain, Lithuania and Treviso, Italy, which suggests he wants to get moving on the process of hiring a new coach.”

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  • ogog

    cmon lets start to rebuild and get somewhere….last few seasons we have been running in circles

  • http://www.slamonline.com Max

    Mike Woodson.

  • http://www.slamonline.com Max

    Detroit was such a fun team with Ben Wallace and the rest of the gang.

  • el_larsen

    well,why not restart with bill after all?don’t know much about sampson.
    woodson?not a fan of his iso joe johnson offense with the hawks,but maybe

  • http://www.slamonline.com Wayno

    aw balls…this sucks.

  • el_larsen

    why not try mo cheeks?think he deserves a new chance

  • http://www.slamonline.com Wayno

    Mo Cheeks gets all the “nice guy” points in the world, but he’s not a good coach…

  • takashi

    larry brown

  • http://www.bulls.com Rigo Gonzalez

    I hope Woodson gets it, I really despise Sampson.
    Dude was a POS shifty-a** coach in the college ranks, he screws over a bunch of fans AND kids, and he gets rewarded with an NBA assistant coaching job?
    That ain’t right.
    Sorry y’all, I’m still salty over the whole Eric Gordon mess, but f*ck Kelvin Sampson.

  • http://www.dbcmusiconline.com Sam Small

    I am not feeling anybody. I would Hire Laimbeer. I can only dream of him rehiring Larry Brown. I want the old Piston Way of BBall, DEFENSE, DEFENSE, DEFENSE.

  • shu

    can laimbeer be hired as an assistant or big man coach? I mean love and darko were OK but have shined under bill. Draft a big, make him tough as nails under woodson’s defensive system, between Daye, Monroe and new draft pick plus whatever 2 guard ends up staying around, we’ll have a decent core, right around the time Rip’s contract comes off the books…

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