Joe Dumars Quotes

When you have a team like we have right now, it`s very important the person that you`re handing the team over to is qualified and is going to have your respect from day one. I`m very comfortable, Mr. D (owner William Davidson) is very comfortable, we`re all very, very comfortable handing the keys to this team over to Flip. We know he`s up for the challenge.

It`s always cool to be a part of anything that hasn`t happened before.

We have not agreed to anything with Larry and there is no buyout yet. Both sides are still talking.

I really like the fact that Maurice is young, athletic and very competitive when he`s on the floor. We feel that he will fit right in with the rest of our guys, on and off the court. And getting the right fit is very important to us.

He`s looking good and playing well. It was just a chance to get to see him play before training camp starts.

It was the same in the regular season. When you win 64 games, that means you`re taking care of business.

It`s always cool to be a part of anything that hasn`t happened before. This is a great sports town, and the fans around here are about to really have some fun following both teams.

We look forward to seeing his continued growth as a player. Darko was able to play a lot of minutes during summer league this July, and we are happy that he is on Serbia-Montenegro`s roster during the European Championships this September.

I`ll stop short of talking in terms of a sweep. But I will say this. This group does have more of a sense of urgency about dealing with a team in a series. We do have that sense of urgency about taking care of business.

I am looking forward to our continued success and the opportunity to bring another championship to the Detroit Pistons.