79 Quotes by Joe Dumars

We've been able to negotiate with guys because they understand this is something special and they want to be a part of it. Maybe they could squeeze a few dollars more out of somebody else, but they realize that the few extra dollars they may get won't trump what's going on here.

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

We have no plans to do anything with Derrick at the moment.

We have put ourselves in a position to re-sign both Ben (this summer) and Chauncey (in the summer of 2007), and we are getting a pretty good draft pick to fill in with another young guy in the next year or two. I am very satisfied with how this turned out.

We're sitting here with 107 consecutive sellouts because we win. My personal belief is that winning supersedes everything.

Maurice is the kind of player we think is going to fit in with our team and our culture. Maurice brings a really strong competitive streak with him and can play two positions for us.

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

For those who forgot, he didn't come to a lottery team, ... He came to a world championship team. And most rookies are not going to come to a world championship team and break into the lineup, break into the rotation, and play.

His wisecrack was, ?OK, I guess you were pretty good.