Long considered one of the classiest players in the league, he served as a mentor to future superstar Grant Hill when Hill joined the Pistons as a rookie in Though Dumars had been a scorer in college, he recognized that the Pistons would need his presence on the defensive end of the court.
He played sparingly off the bench for the first half of his rookie campaign. However, on January 15, , with the Pistons having lost 15 of the previous 20 games, he was inserted into the starting line-up, a position he would maintain until his retirement. Detroit promptly won 20 of its next 24 contests and. Dumars started 45 times leading all rookies with 4. He finished his rookie campaign averaging 9.
But the next three seasons were about the steady improvement of Dumars and the Pistons as a whole. The first six games of the series had been hard fought, literally. The Pistons won Games 3 and 4 back at the Silverdome. The Celtics won the game , but not before withstanding a point outburst by Dumars.
The Pistons and Dumars would get one step closer to the franchises first NBA championship in the season. Joe Dumars was the key figure in the Pistons' defensive gameplan against Michael Jordan in the s.
In a nutshell, Dumars was not to let Jordan drive to the right when he was at the top of the key or to the middle when he was on the wing. This philosophy was not only for Dumars, but for the entire Pistons team. The rules paid off, as the Pistons won the series in five games and advanced to again face the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Championship.
Accolades began to pour in for Dumars in his fourth NBA season. First, he improved his output during the regular season to Dumars also shot a career-best. He scored a then career-high 42 points against the Cleveland Cavaliers, including 24 points in the third quarter, which tied a club record. The only negative that season was that he suffered a serious injury for the first time in his career when he broke his left hand in a January game against the New York Knicks.
He had surgery two days later and missed 12 straight games—but returned in three weeks. His regular-season accomplishments were only a warm-up for the postseason, in which Dumars turned in a performance few Pistons fans will forget. Dumars averaged However, during the Finals against the Portland Trail Blazers, Dumars was beset with an emotional crisis. With the series tied at one game each, he exploded in Game 3 for 33 points. But after the game, he learned that his father had passed away.
As Dumars prepared to leave the team and return to Natchitoches, his mother instructed her son to stay with the team and finish his job of winning another title. Although for the remainder of his career the Pistons would not win another championship, Dumars would play at his highest level.
He was a workhorse, logging more than 3, minutes 3, The property is 26, square feet of living space and is situated on four acres of land. The mansion boasts six bedrooms and 15 bathrooms. It was built in and has a two-story foyer with a double staircase, two-story great room, a formal dining room and two gourmet kitchens.
The outdoor features include terraces, patios, a swimming pool with a spa, slide and a tennis court. Dumars was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in and was named general manager of the Sacramento Kings earlier this summer.
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Enshrined Born May 24, Shreveport, LA. College McNeese State. Professional Career Detroit Pistons. Charles Barkley Class of Dennis Rodman Class of
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