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The Detroit Pistons have picked Cleveland Cavaliers assistant John Kuester as their new head coach.
Kuester was on Larry Brown's NBA championship-winning staff in Detroit five years ago.
"There is no magic formula -- our philosophy will be to do things the right way. Hard work will be the key to our success," the 54-year-old Kuester told a news conference.
Pistons president for basketball operations Joe Dumars fired rookie coach Michael Curry on June 30. Curry led Detroit to a 39-43 regular-season record and a first-round playoff loss to Cleveland.
Kuester is the team's sixth head coach in the past 10 years. He has worked in the NBA since 1990, including 13 years as an assistant. After his earlier stint in Detroit, he spent the last two years in Cleveland.
Before that, Kuester replaced Rick Pitino at Boston University in 1983 and later spent five seasons coaching George Washington.
Kuester was on Larry Brown's NBA championship-winning staff in Detroit five years ago.
"There is no magic formula -- our philosophy will be to do things the right way. Hard work will be the key to our success," the 54-year-old Kuester told a news conference.
Pistons president for basketball operations Joe Dumars fired rookie coach Michael Curry on June 30. Curry led Detroit to a 39-43 regular-season record and a first-round playoff loss to Cleveland.
Kuester is the team's sixth head coach in the past 10 years. He has worked in the NBA since 1990, including 13 years as an assistant. After his earlier stint in Detroit, he spent the last two years in Cleveland.
Before that, Kuester replaced Rick Pitino at Boston University in 1983 and later spent five seasons coaching George Washington.
