Source: http://tinyurl.com/b2exbm ********************************************************************* Michael Curry should keep job, but must curb Allen Iverson BY MICHAEL ROSENBERG ‧ FREE PRESS COLUMNIST ‧ February 25, 2009 ********************************************************************* Pistons fans, and the media who cover them, are openly wondering about Michael Curry's job security. The math is straightforward: rookie coach + underachieving team + players who appear to have lost confidence in their coach = the ax. Yet there are no indications that Curry is close to losing his job. And I don't think he will. I suspect that, if it comes down to it, management is willing to take a mulligan on the season. If the Pistons land a star like Carlos Boozer or Chris Bosh this summer, they can put him on the floor with Rodney Stuckey and figure they have an inside-outside combo for the next five years. And then 2008-09 will seem like a blip, not a debacle. And I think Curry, who was so highly regarded by the Pistons, would get a chance to coach those new-look Pistons. I could be wrong, but I don't think president Joe Dumars will force Curry to make the ultimate sacrifice. (Wait, isn't the "ultimate sacrifice" giving your life? Then I'm 100% sure Dumars won't ask Curry for that. Also, I don't think Dumars will fire him.) Yet it would be wrong for the Pistons to simply write this off as a transition year. The fact is they have grossly underachieved -- and the reasons they have underachieved could haunt them next year. The organization and its coach should examine why things have gone so horribly wrong. The Pistons' biggest mistake was not trading Chauncey Billups for Allen Iverson. That deal could still have long-term benefits, and it made some sense for the short term, at least in theory. No, the Pistons' biggest mistake was what they did immediately after the deal. They handed the keys to this season to Iverson. ********************************************************************* 对於最後一句话，我是无法与作者看法一致。毕竟个人还是觉得AI从来没拥有过 什麽样的特权......但活塞战绩会这麽不好，AI说时在的也是难逃指责。 但是不管怎麽样，AI永远都是那一个伟大的战神，他的拼劲是不用怀疑的。 最近八连败大家都不好受，不管是AI迷甚至是AI本身，也都难逃被炮轰的命运。 可是换个角度想，这也代表这大家对於AI是有很大的期望的，我也相信AI一定可以 度过目前的状况，从新在站起来！ 希望各位AI迷可以继续为他加油！ 好好养伤吧AI ！ 也希望他可以早日康复！ -- Only the strong survive- Iverson ⊕ ═█┘ ⊕ ●╱ 　　　 Ｗ ● ●︵ ● ●)) ３╯ <３\ /３⊕ ／３﹚ ３ \\ />⊕ >/ ⊕ ╲> >> ========= http://www.wretch.cc/blog/AWEI3 ========= --

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