It's not all Kuester's fault though he isn't helping. Dumars created a unbalanced and unmotivated roster. And the young player with the most upside (Jerebko) at either forward spot is out for the year.

And Dumars knows the roster isn't that good because when he hired Kuester, Dumars was asked why he didn't get a bigger name coach. I'm paraphrasing but basically Dumars responded that the Pistons weren't really ready for a big name coach and wouldn't be for a few years.

Oh well, Kuester knew the deal when he took the job. And he's well paid to suffer such criticism.

Blame Kuester


"When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives."
Winter is Coming

Now this is the Law of the Jungleā€”as old and as true as the sky; And the wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the wolf that shall break it must die.
As the creeper that girdles the tree-trunk, the Law runneth forward and back; For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.