Your new Head Coach: Mo Cheeks

ADflight1 · Post #1 » by **ADflight1** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 10:15 pm

ESPN sources: Mo Cheeks has today agreed to take Detroit Pistons' job. Story posting online at ESPN as we speak

https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/statu ... 1966123008

StMikes31 · Post #2 » by **StMikes31** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 10:20 pm

Hope he works out for you guys, I always liked him.

rmfc · Post #3 » by **rmfc** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 10:21 pm

Congrats!!!

mercury · Post #4 » by **mercury** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 10:32 pm

Interesting that Shaw never interviewed... Guess Jackson didn't have much influence (or he's more interested in one of the other openings).

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/93631 ... e-contract

Vicissitudes · Post #5 » by **Vicissitudes** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 10:32 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4880PJnO2E

Class.

DocRI · Post #6 » by **DocRI** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 10:37 pm

If he's learned from spending the last four years with OKC, especially regarding how to develop young players into a team which blossoms together, then this could be a pretty good hire. As someone already wrote previously on these boards, we're still a lottery team at this point; therefore, we simply weren't gonna attract someone like Jerry Sloan, Lionel Hollins or George Karl. In any case, he's now our guy, so all we can do is hope for the best.

c-dot · Post #7 » by **c-dot** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 10:38 pm

Thanks Phil, we couldn't have done it without you...

rmfc · Post #8 » by **rmfc** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 10:41 pm

c-dot wrote:Thanks Phil, we couldn't have done it without you...

Phil would have definitely helped if we had listened to his advice.

1) Get MJ and Pippen
or
2) Get Kobe and Shaq.

coordinator0 · Post #9 » by **coordinator0** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 10:42 pm

mercury wrote:Interesting that Shaw never interviewed... Guess Jackson didn't have much influence (or he's more interested in one of the other openings).

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/93631 ... e-contract

With the supposed interest from the other teams with openings (and lets be honest, pretty much all of them are better situations) I would put money on that being the case.

wire28 · Post #10 » by **wire28** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 10:47 pm

i like him has a human, seems like a decent guy. his record isnt stellar but i'll give him the benefit of the doubt and have faith the pistons will be where he will blossom, like i did for frank

Joe Berry · Post #11 » by **Joe Berry** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 10:47 pm

Joe Berry · Post #12 » by **Joe Berry** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 10:49 pm

Hotmayo · Post #13 » by **Hotmayo** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 10:49 pm

I support the hire

Dirtgrain · Post #14 » by **Dirtgrain** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 11:03 pm

I believe that he has shown that he can deal with NBA egos--something our past several coaches have not done so well. He seems to be able to get players to play defense. He's not taking on the best roster (as yet not completely determined). We'll see. I have always liked his level-headed approach as a player. And he has a championship.

engelbert321 · Post #15 » by **engelbert321** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 11:12 pm

Nothing we can do now. We can only hope that he's no Curry, Q, or Frank.

The_Irony · Post #16 » by **The_Irony** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 11:16 pm

Aside from hiring Karl, I would have felt a need to do a "wait and see" with any coach hired, even Hollins. This team has defined holes. But with FA and #8, this team better get this sh*t right. Playoffs have to happen this year.

Here's to hoping Cheeks brings this squad back to relevancy in this new era.

retrolenny · Post #17 » by **retrolenny** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 11:22 pm

Now that Cheeks has been confirmed as the next Pistons head coach, I for one am going to jump on his bandwagon and give the man a fair shake. I'm a fan and he deserves my support unless he gives me reason not to support him. I wish him all the luck in the world. He's certainly a stand up guy and was a fantastic PG. I REALLY want him to succeed here. GOOO CHEEKS!!!

Hotmayo · Post #18 » by **Hotmayo** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 11:23 pm

The_Irony wrote:Aside from hiring Karl, I would have felt a need to do a "wait and see" with any coach hired, even Hollins. This team has defined holes. But with FA and #8, this team better get this sh*t right. Playoffs have to happen this year.

Here's to hoping Cheeks brings this squad back to relevancy in this new era.

Here! Here! :beer:

aad · Post #19 » by **aad** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 11:32 pm

I think hes gonna surprise people with how hard he have the guys playing and getting us back to the post season

He Filled it Up · Post #20 » by **He Filled it Up** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 11:40 pm

mercury wrote:Interesting that Shaw never interviewed... Guess Jackson didn't have much influence (or he's more interested in one of the other openings).

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/93631 ... e-contract

Ha, "... other than Cheeks, a bunch of guys that have already worked with/for Dumars were considered."