Now that the dust has settled following yet another disappointing playoff exit, lets quickly examine what has transpired. Joe Dumars has fired yet another quality coach (this one was his call, where the dismissals of Rick Carlisle and Larry Brown came from owner Bill Davidson) and put his entire roster, minus Rodney Stuckey, on the trading block. Whether you think it was his fault or not, Flip Saunders had to go. He inherited a team with championship-level talent, yet couldn't get them out of the East in three tries. That's good enough to keep your job in most places, but not in the "D". Joe D wasted little time in promoting Michael Curry to head man after just ONE season on the bench. Not just on the Pistons bench, either, I mean one season of coaching PERIOD. Right choice?? Don't know. Bold move?? You bet. Curry has no head coaching experience, but that has been a trend in the coaching moves we've seen take place thus far. Miami made 37-year-old video coordinator Erik Spoelstra the youngest coach in the NBA, while the Bulls just hired Vinny Del Negro from the Suns front office. Neither of these guys has been a head coach at this level before. The difference?? Neither team is in Detroit's position either. The Pistons, after what expects to be a very busy summer of trades and speculation, fully expect to be competing for a championship again next season. As Dumars said, the window is "never closing" while he's in charge, which makes the hiring of Curry all the more perplexing. Sure, he earned the respect of the team after just one season on the bench. Sure, several players were calling him "Coach Curry" by the end of the season. Sure, his pregame mini "practices" with the bench players were very impressive to watch, but at the end of the day, handing over the keys to an unproven coach is a risky move. For Pistons fans, there are two reasons to think this will work. One, Dumars' track record when it comes to selecting coaches. Carlisle, Brown, Saunders--hasn't picked a bad one yet. Two, similar questions were raised when the Mavericks promoted Avery Johnson to head coach after just FIVE months as an assistant coach in the NBA. His record in 3-plus seasons??? 194-70. Johnson took his team to the Finals in his first full season at the helm, but followed that up with two first round flame-outs, and a rocky relationship with Mark Cuban. Dumars supposedly talked with Johnson about the Pistons vacancy before going with the man he felt was right all along. Curry and Dumars go back ten-plus years with the Pistons, and Dumars made it clear at the press conference that he was sure he had the right man for this team. While many of us are very skeptic, only time will tell if Dumars made the right call.