Frank Heading To Motown?

According to a source used by ESPN that's apparently the direction the Pistons are leaning by raiding Doc's current right hand man. Who do the Celtic brass tab to replace him? Is this an opportunity to bring back Cowens? Also, if I were Bill Laimbeer, I'd feel royally screwed by Dumars and the new ownership. We Celtic fans have no love lost for Bill, but realistically the Piston brain trust must have mistaken Bill for Richard Roundtree since they are giving him the Shaft. At one time Detroit all but had Mike Woodson tabbed to replace Kuester. What gives in the Motor City? Laimbeer coached the WNBA then Detroit Shock to 3 titles and has a better resume than any of their candidates!

MD!

Hi,
Re: Frank - who's going to be his replacement? Any candidates, any rumors?

AK

http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/celtics/post/_/id/4685798/rapid-reaction-frank-to-detroit

Some highlights:

The natural inclination is to assume the Celtics will be looking for another defensive specialist, but with little drop-off on defense after Thibodeau's departure, Boston shouldn't limit itself while gauging available candidates. As Rivers often noted, while Frank's focus might have been on defense, that didn't mean he wasn't exempt from offering input on the offensive end.

Names that seem logical to pop up would include Mike Woodson, the other finalist in the Detroit search. Woodson, the former Atlanta head coach, visited the Celtics' practice facility last season. He's from the Larry Brown coaching tree and it's no secret how close Rivers and Brown are. (In fact, maybe Rivers would ring up his old pal just to float it past him; remember that Brown nearly signed on to be Boston's top assistant before the 2007 season).

Rivers could also look in-house. Armond Hill will enter his eighth year on the Boston bench next season, while Kevin Eastman joined Boston the same year in 2004 (but spent the 2005-06 season away from the team). They might not be the glitziest candidates, but they are loyal assistants that have been integral parts of Boston's success during the Big Three era.

bob

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