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Isiah Thomas NOT GM Candidate
Posted: Mon Mar 3, 2014 7:54 am
by Natopher
A spokesman for Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores called a report that the team is wooing Isiah Thomas as its next general manager "absolutely false."
"He is not a candidate for any job with the Pistons," Mark Barnhill wrote about Thomas in an email to MLive.
Barnhill, a partner in Gores' Platinum Equity, wrote that he and Gores had dinner with Thomas a couple weeks ago in Los Angeles but the upcoming Bad Boys reunion "was the sole topic. Period."
http://www.detroitbadboys.com/2014/3/3/ ... tom-gores-This is a huge relief!
Re: Isiah Thomas NOT GM Candidate
Posted: Mon Mar 3, 2014 8:28 am
by dVs33
thats a relief.
Re: Isiah Thomas NOT GM Candidate
Posted: Mon Mar 3, 2014 11:16 am
by DetroitPistons
This isn't relief at all, just like Dumars saying that we have no interest in trading Brandon Knight for Brandon Jennings wasn't a relief. Of course Gores is not going to make it known that Thomas, or anyone else, is a candidate for our GM job when Dumars is still employed. GM's and Owners constantly lie and I take everything they say with a huge grain of salt whether it be good or bad.
Re: Isiah Thomas NOT GM Candidate
Posted: Mon Mar 3, 2014 1:38 pm
by MotownMadness
Dont believe you
Re: Isiah Thomas NOT GM Candidate
Posted: Mon Mar 3, 2014 2:32 pm
by Pugz
DetroitPistons wrote:This isn't relief at all, just like Dumars saying that we have no interest in trading Brandon Knight for Brandon Jennings wasn't a relief. Of course Gores is not going to make it known that Thomas, or anyone else, is a candidate for our GM job when Dumars is still employed. GM's and Owners constantly lie and I take everything they say with a huge grain of salt whether it be good or bad.
my exact same thoughts. just hoping this turns out to be true, though.
Re: Isiah Thomas NOT GM Candidate
Posted: Mon Mar 3, 2014 2:48 pm
by bballnmike
Well at least he didn't confirm that he IS a candidate lol... Could be worse
Re: Isiah Thomas NOT GM Candidate
Posted: Mon Mar 3, 2014 3:08 pm
by RSCD3_
I'd rather have grant hill as a GM than Isiah.
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Re: Isiah Thomas NOT GM Candidate
Posted: Mon Mar 3, 2014 3:33 pm
by ImHeisenberg
bballnmike wrote:Well at least he didn't confirm that he IS a candidate lol... Could be worse
Well said.
I think the email from Gores' crony has legitimacy. If Thomas were a candidate, I don't think they would respond so quickly to dispute the rumor with such insistence.
Re: Isiah Thomas NOT GM Candidate
Posted: Mon Mar 3, 2014 4:25 pm
by zeebneeb
Good grief I must have missed something. When did Joe get fired, or removed? I cant find a damn thing about it anywhere? Can someone provide a link? I honestly cant find it.
Re: Isiah Thomas NOT GM Candidate
Posted: Mon Mar 3, 2014 5:02 pm
by Clarity
Wait, the NY Daily News was wrong????!! Whaaaaaaaaaaaaa??
Re: Isiah Thomas NOT GM Candidate
Posted: Mon Mar 3, 2014 5:11 pm
by Nolan
So question for you guys, has Dumars actually been fired already?
Re: Isiah Thomas NOT GM Candidate
Posted: Mon Mar 3, 2014 5:12 pm
by MotownMadness
Nolan wrote:So question for you guys, has Dumars actually been fired already?
No but his contract is up after this season.
Re: Isiah Thomas NOT GM Candidate
Posted: Mon Mar 3, 2014 5:14 pm
by Nolan
MotownMadness wrote:Nolan wrote:So question for you guys, has Dumars actually been fired already?
No but his contract is up after this season.
Ahh thanks.
Re: Isiah Thomas NOT GM Candidate
Posted: Mon Mar 3, 2014 5:18 pm
by Neptune
zeebneeb wrote:Good grief I must have missed something. When did Joe get fired, or removed? I cant find a damn thing about it anywhere? Can someone provide a link? I honestly cant find it.
There isn't any evidence that Joe is even about to receive a write up. I don't know where these people in the media get there information from. Media speculation
Re: Isiah Thomas NOT GM Candidate
Posted: Mon Mar 3, 2014 6:20 pm
by zeebneeb
Neptune wrote:zeebneeb wrote:Good grief I must have missed something. When did Joe get fired, or removed? I cant find a damn thing about it anywhere? Can someone provide a link? I honestly cant find it.
There isn't any evidence that Joe is even about to receive a write up. I don't know where these people in the media get there information from. Media speculation
Oh FFS. I honestly thought, with the threads, and titles, that something happened.
Its not just the media either. It would appear that many on this board have diluted themselves into thinking Joe is gone as well.
LMAO. I was looking for nothing, and didn't even realize it. Serves me right.
Re: Isiah Thomas NOT GM Candidate
Posted: Sun Mar 9, 2014 8:49 am
by doctorrain
Joe D may be bad but if you guys got Isiah omg.. he ran NY into the ground and will trade that whole team.
Re: Isiah Thomas NOT GM Candidate
Posted: Sun Mar 9, 2014 1:00 pm
by ElectricMayhem
doctorrain wrote:Joe D may be bad but if you guys got Isiah omg.. he ran NY into the ground and will trade that whole team.
At least the Knicks didn't fold like the Continental Basketball League