Joe Dumars
Joe Dumars
Joe Dumars IIIis an American retired basketball player in the National Basketball Association. At 6'3"Dumars could play either shooting guard or point guard on offense and was a highly effective defender. He played for the Detroit Pistons from 1985 until 1999. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Dumars and Isiah Thomas combined to form one of the best backcourts in NBA history. Initially a shooting guard, Dumars moved to point guard following Thomas' retirement in 1994, sharing ball-handling duties...
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They have been playing well and will undoubtedly be in the mix when it's all said and done.
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Maurice is the kind of player we think is going to fit in with our team and our culture. Maurice brings a really strong competitive streak with him and can play two positions for us.
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You're going to always deal with tough coaches, ... But a lot of the time you're playing as you're dealing with them. And so it's easier to deal with it. The tough part is when you're not playing. That was his biggest hurdle.
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I think he's special because he has a gift to understand the game and the talent to back it up. He sees the floor, he gets everybody else involved and he plays to win.
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He's looking good and playing well. It was just a chance to get to see him play before training camp starts.
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Our guys just need to focus on the game and who they are playing against. Flip Saunders and I will make sure our guys know that we just want them to concentrate on the game and nothing else.
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A lot of people get caught up in the hype of playing a big-time team. The name on the front of the jersey doesn't matter. Take that jersey off, and he's a human being just like you.
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Every hole on your team cannot be addressed by just going out and acquiring. You have to have some internal growth, too. That has to be a part of it. We have some good, young players on our roster. You have to let your young guys grow.
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I don't think there's a point guard in the NBA playing better than him right now. He has a control of the position that has him playing on a different level.
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I never even thought about the Hall of Fame as a player. Really, all I thought about was trying to play to a bar that players before me had set.
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It's not like he knew this two months ago and just waited.
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His wisecrack was, ?OK, I guess you were pretty good.
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The ultimate team player. Chauncey represents everything David Stern wants in this league.
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All we did was guide him here, put him in a great environment and surround him with a great culture. He did the rest.