Joe Dumars I Take It Back, You ARE A Genius.

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Yes, in my first article, I basically gave the feeling that Joe Dumars was not the brightest bulb in the box with this year's recent moves and firings.

But after some thought, Dumars IS a genius for alot of the moves he had done, just a overall redo of thought in my eyes. Dumars has been quoted for many things but this is the most memorable one I can think of late:

“It's always cool to be a part of anything that hasn't happened before.”

- Joe Dumars (After the the 6th Conference finals appearance interview)

Well, that quote can also mean another thing for the Pistons, a complete change of direction and trading/releasing of every former 2004 Championship team player.

The 2008 Season began with a bang after Dumars traded for Allen Iverson, which to me looks like a brilliant move as for he helped clear a ton of cap space on a aging (but still pretty good) PG in Chauncey Billups.

Most people like me questioned the move because, Allen Iverson wasn't the same mold as Chauncey, and many questioned if he would stay after this season(which I personally believed wasn't going to happen) and whether or not future All-Star Rodney Stuckey was ready to get the keys.

Then as the year went on, former coach Michael Curry went on to bench a fan-favorite Richard "Rip" Hamilton in favor of Allen Iverson. I was personally shocked that he would do that, becuase Stuckey clearly wasn't 100 percent ready to be the full-time PG, and pushing Rip to sixth man just wasn't something many people liked, a few weeks later (and a ton of losses too) Curry realized his mistake and gave Rip back his starting position.

Although Rip never really lost any minutes, he sure did lose a ton of respect for his former head coach.

And then the season abruptly came to a end with the a Sweep in the first round by the Cavaliers. 

Then in the off season many had speculation that the team WASN'T going to resign Rasheed Wallace, Allen Iverson or Antonio McDyess. Even though the team would consider if they had no other options, and the players would sign low-ball.

And that thought was pushed to the side when the NBA Draft was getting closer and closer by the day, many fans figured a player like DeJuan Blair or James Johnson would be drafted to play the four or five for the Pistons, which personally I would take Blair since he fits more the tough-nosed grind type of player that I thought would be best for the Organization's future.

But then came draft day, and with the 15th pick in the draft the Pistons selected SF Austin Daye from Gonzaga. I was utterly shocked with this move, considering that we Tayshaun Prince who is still VERY young and is a probably the best player on the Pistons Roster.

Sure Daye can play the four but why pass up on Blair or Johnson. Then came the second round, Blair was still on the board yet the Pistons selected another SF in Summers. which to me signaled the end of time for Tayshaun and the Pistons.

Then came the time of Free Agency, with the top player on the Pistons wish-list being Ben Gordon. They also had there eyes on hot-FA Charlie Villanueva from Milwaukee. Both we're signed and there wish-list completed.

But they OVERSPENT on players and can only now sign bare-minimum type of players. But the Gordon signing could have signaled another end of the road for a Pistons Player Rip Hamilton.

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