Chuck Daly has pancreatic cancer
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BetCrimes1984
CTG Big Brother
Horrible place to get it, basically a death sentence.
deuce's wild
Pretty much a regular
Amazes me they still cannot find a cure for cancer with all the technology, labs, research etc. Hopefully one day they will.........get well soon coach
flounder101
Captain of the Million Dollar Fund
What a shame! Hope they caught it early and he beats it.
I played golf with Chuck and Dr. J, about 12 years ago. Great guy!
I played golf with Chuck and Dr. J, about 12 years ago. Great guy!
This broke about 5 pm yesterday....
He has known for a bit but released it to the public yesterday...
This was the first sports coach I idetified with growing up....
I honestly was heart-broken seeing this...
He is in good spirits though from what the local stuff was saying yesterday...
Stage4...tough to idetify early...
2 percent survival rate of 5 years
No cure..
Unreal
He has known for a bit but released it to the public yesterday...
This was the first sports coach I idetified with growing up....
I honestly was heart-broken seeing this...
He is in good spirits though from what the local stuff was saying yesterday...
Stage4...tough to idetify early...
2 percent survival rate of 5 years
No cure..
Unreal
M
Mokey
Guest
DAMN MAN
R.I.P
R.I.P
Toronto_Mike
Scent of a Woman
Damn legend...RIP
alx468
Lawyers, Guns & Money
Pancreatic cancer is the worst cancer you can get, its spreads fast and your survivability is close to 0% if its at stage 4. My dad died bcoz of it, 10months after diagnosis. He did all the aggressive chemo regiments even went to China when all the chips were down for alternative meds, sadly he discontinued the alternative shit coz he thought he was cured for a while. I hate to be the bearer of bad news but the probability of Chuck beating it, considering hes advance age is slim to none guys. But on the other hand miracles do happen..hope for the best
Miracles do indeed happen. And at this point Chuck is gonna need a doozy.
ljc_267
Mister NSFW
NBA, Olympic coach Chuck Daly dies at 78
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<cite class="caption"> AP – File - Detroit Pistons head coach Chuck Daly yells instructions from the sidelines during game four against … </cite>
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<!-- end .related-media --> <cite class="vcard"> By LARRY LAGE, AP Sports Writer Larry Lage, Ap Sports Writer </cite> – <abbr title="2009-05-09T06:27:57-0700" class="recenttimedate">58 mins ago</abbr>
<!-- end .byline --> DETROIT – Chuck Daly, who coached the original Dream Team to the Olympic gold medal in 1992 after winning back-to-back NBA championships with the Detroit Pistons, has died. He was 78.
He died Saturday morning in Jupiter, Fla., with his family by his side, the team said.The Pistons announced in March that the Hall of Fame coach had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and was undergoing treatment.
He was renowned for his ability to create harmony out of diverse personalities at all levels of the game, whether they were Ivy Leaguers at Pennsylvania, Dream Teamers Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley, or Pistons as dissimilar as Dennis Rodman and Joe Dumars.
"It's a players' league. They allow you to coach them or they don't," Daly once said. "Once they stop allowing you to coach, you're on your way out."
Daly was voted one of the 10 greatest coaches of the NBA's first half-century in 1996, two years after being inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. He was the first coach to win both an NBA title and Olympic gold.
"I think Chuck understood people as well as basketball," former Pistons guard Joe Dumars told The Associated Press in 1995. "It's a people business."
Doug Collins, a former Detroit Pistons and Chicago Bulls coach, learned the intricacies of the game from Daly.
"He was a man of incredible class and dignity. He was a mentor and a friend," Collins said. "He taught me so much and was always so supportive of me and my family. I loved him and will miss him."
Daly had a golden touch at the Barcelona Games with NBA superstars Magic Johnson, Jordan, Larry Bird and Barkley, using a different lineup in every game.
"I played against Chuck's teams throughout the NBA for a lot of years. He always had his team prepared, he's a fine coach," Bird said shortly after Daly's diagnosis became public.
"Chuck did a good job of keeping us together," Bird said. "It wasn't about who scored the most points, it was about one thing: winning the gold medal."
Daly humbled the NBA superstars by coaching a group of college players to victory in a controlled scrimmage weeks before the Olympics.
"I was the happiest man in the gym," Daly said afterward.
Daly also made the right moves for the Pistons, who were notorious for their physical play with Bill Laimbeer and Rick Mahorn leading the fight, Dennis Rodman making headlines and Hall of Fame guards Isiah Thomas and Dumars lifting the team to titles in 1989 and 1990.
Former Piston John Salley gave Daly the nickname Daddy Rich for his impeccably tailored suits.
Daly had a career regular-season record of 638-437 in 13 NBA seasons. In 12 playoff appearances, his teams went 75-51. He left Detroit as the Pistons' leader in regular-season and playoff victories.
"The Daly family and the entire Detroit Pistons and Palace Sports and Entertainment family is mourning the loss of Chuck Daly," family and team spokesman Matt Dobek said. "Chuck left a lasting impression with everyone he met both personally and professionally and his spirit will live with all of us forever."
Despite his success, Daly wasn't part of a Coach of the Year presentation until he handed the trophy to then-Detroit coach Rick Carlisle in 2002.
"This is as close as I've ever been to that thing," Daly said, looking at the Red Auerbach Trophy.
Born July 20, 1930, in St. Marys, Pa., Charles Jerome Daly played college ball at St. Bonaventure and Bloomsburg. After two years in the military, he coached for eight seasons at Punxsutawney (Pa.) High School and then spent six years as an assistant at Duke.
Succeeding Bob Cousy as coach at Boston College, Daly coached the Eagles to a 26-24 record over two seasons and then spent seven seasons at Pennsylvania, leading the Quakers to the Ivy League championship in 1972-75.
Daly joined the NBA coaching ranks in 1978 as an assistant under Billy Cunningham in Philadelphia. His first head coaching job was with Cleveland, but he was fired after the Cavaliers went 9-32 over the first half of the 1981-82 season.
In 1983, Daly took over a Detroit team that had never had two straight winning seasons and led the Pistons to nine straight. He persuaded the likes of Rodman, Thomas, Dumars, Mahorn and Laimbeer and to play as a unit and they responded with back-to-back championships in 1989 and 1990.
Far from being intimidated by the Pistons' Bad Boys image, Daly saw the upside of it.
"I've also had players who did not care," he said a decade later. "I'd rather have a challenging team."
After leaving Detroit, Daly took over the New Jersey Nets for two seasons and led them to the playoffs both times.
He left broadcasting to return to the bench 1997 with the Orlando Magic and won 74 games over two seasons, then retired at the age of 68 because he said he was weary of the travel.
Daly joined the Vancouver Grizzlies as a senior adviser in 2000.
In retirement, he split time between residences in Jupiter, Fla., and suburban Detroit.
The Pistons retired No. 2 to honor their former coach's two NBA titles in January 1997.
"Without you, there wouldn't be us," Mahorn said to Daly during the ceremony.
Daly is survived by his wife, Terry, as well as daughter Cydney and grandchildren Sebrina and Connor.
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<cite class="caption"> AP – File - Detroit Pistons head coach Chuck Daly yells instructions from the sidelines during game four against … </cite> <!-- end #main-media -->
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<!-- end .related-media --> <cite class="vcard"> By LARRY LAGE, AP Sports Writer Larry Lage, Ap Sports Writer </cite> – <abbr title="2009-05-09T06:27:57-0700" class="recenttimedate">58 mins ago</abbr>
<!-- end .byline --> DETROIT – Chuck Daly, who coached the original Dream Team to the Olympic gold medal in 1992 after winning back-to-back NBA championships with the Detroit Pistons, has died. He was 78.
He died Saturday morning in Jupiter, Fla., with his family by his side, the team said.The Pistons announced in March that the Hall of Fame coach had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and was undergoing treatment.
He was renowned for his ability to create harmony out of diverse personalities at all levels of the game, whether they were Ivy Leaguers at Pennsylvania, Dream Teamers Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley, or Pistons as dissimilar as Dennis Rodman and Joe Dumars.
"It's a players' league. They allow you to coach them or they don't," Daly once said. "Once they stop allowing you to coach, you're on your way out."
Daly was voted one of the 10 greatest coaches of the NBA's first half-century in 1996, two years after being inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. He was the first coach to win both an NBA title and Olympic gold.
"I think Chuck understood people as well as basketball," former Pistons guard Joe Dumars told The Associated Press in 1995. "It's a people business."
Doug Collins, a former Detroit Pistons and Chicago Bulls coach, learned the intricacies of the game from Daly.
"He was a man of incredible class and dignity. He was a mentor and a friend," Collins said. "He taught me so much and was always so supportive of me and my family. I loved him and will miss him."
Daly had a golden touch at the Barcelona Games with NBA superstars Magic Johnson, Jordan, Larry Bird and Barkley, using a different lineup in every game.
"I played against Chuck's teams throughout the NBA for a lot of years. He always had his team prepared, he's a fine coach," Bird said shortly after Daly's diagnosis became public.
"Chuck did a good job of keeping us together," Bird said. "It wasn't about who scored the most points, it was about one thing: winning the gold medal."
Daly humbled the NBA superstars by coaching a group of college players to victory in a controlled scrimmage weeks before the Olympics.
"I was the happiest man in the gym," Daly said afterward.
Daly also made the right moves for the Pistons, who were notorious for their physical play with Bill Laimbeer and Rick Mahorn leading the fight, Dennis Rodman making headlines and Hall of Fame guards Isiah Thomas and Dumars lifting the team to titles in 1989 and 1990.
Former Piston John Salley gave Daly the nickname Daddy Rich for his impeccably tailored suits.
Daly had a career regular-season record of 638-437 in 13 NBA seasons. In 12 playoff appearances, his teams went 75-51. He left Detroit as the Pistons' leader in regular-season and playoff victories.
"The Daly family and the entire Detroit Pistons and Palace Sports and Entertainment family is mourning the loss of Chuck Daly," family and team spokesman Matt Dobek said. "Chuck left a lasting impression with everyone he met both personally and professionally and his spirit will live with all of us forever."
Despite his success, Daly wasn't part of a Coach of the Year presentation until he handed the trophy to then-Detroit coach Rick Carlisle in 2002.
"This is as close as I've ever been to that thing," Daly said, looking at the Red Auerbach Trophy.
Born July 20, 1930, in St. Marys, Pa., Charles Jerome Daly played college ball at St. Bonaventure and Bloomsburg. After two years in the military, he coached for eight seasons at Punxsutawney (Pa.) High School and then spent six years as an assistant at Duke.
Succeeding Bob Cousy as coach at Boston College, Daly coached the Eagles to a 26-24 record over two seasons and then spent seven seasons at Pennsylvania, leading the Quakers to the Ivy League championship in 1972-75.
Daly joined the NBA coaching ranks in 1978 as an assistant under Billy Cunningham in Philadelphia. His first head coaching job was with Cleveland, but he was fired after the Cavaliers went 9-32 over the first half of the 1981-82 season.
In 1983, Daly took over a Detroit team that had never had two straight winning seasons and led the Pistons to nine straight. He persuaded the likes of Rodman, Thomas, Dumars, Mahorn and Laimbeer and to play as a unit and they responded with back-to-back championships in 1989 and 1990.
Far from being intimidated by the Pistons' Bad Boys image, Daly saw the upside of it.
"I've also had players who did not care," he said a decade later. "I'd rather have a challenging team."
After leaving Detroit, Daly took over the New Jersey Nets for two seasons and led them to the playoffs both times.
He left broadcasting to return to the bench 1997 with the Orlando Magic and won 74 games over two seasons, then retired at the age of 68 because he said he was weary of the travel.
Daly joined the Vancouver Grizzlies as a senior adviser in 2000.
In retirement, he split time between residences in Jupiter, Fla., and suburban Detroit.
The Pistons retired No. 2 to honor their former coach's two NBA titles in January 1997.
"Without you, there wouldn't be us," Mahorn said to Daly during the ceremony.
Daly is survived by his wife, Terry, as well as daughter Cydney and grandchildren Sebrina and Connor.
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Ticketwindow
Pretty much a regular
My favorite bb coach ever. Growing up in Northwest OH I have very fond memories of him and his teams. I don't think I have ever been into a pro sports team more (Tigers of the 80's maybe) than the Pistons of the 80's, early 90's.
I wonder why the microwave is these days? Maybe I'll google it and see what i find. I loved that guy
I wonder why the microwave is these days? Maybe I'll google it and see what i find. I loved that guy
MrMulligan
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Ticketwindow
Pretty much a regular
Apparently fairly well
Playing for the Detroit Pistons in 1990, Vinnie Johnson -- known as "The Microwave" because he could instantly heat up the Pistons' offense -- hit the title-clinching shot in the NBA finals. Today Johnson is manhandling the competition in a different arena, as chairman of the Piston Group, a Detroit-based automotive supply company with nearly 500 employees and $227 million in 2003 sales. Johnson expects to crack a half billion in revenue by 2008.
The business hasn't always moved so fast, however. Johnson began his entrepreneurial career with teammate Bill Laimbeer in 1995; they started a firm that sold packaging supplies to automakers. By 1996 they'd split. With encouragement from a General Motors executive, Johnson segued into manufacturing auto parts.
The Piston Group's location is in one of Detroit's toughest neighborhoods, and Johnson grappled with absenteeism and high turnover among workers in the early years. Teaching people to work in a complex manufacturing environment required tons of training, and the payoff from that investment was at times slow to materialize. For his troubles, Johnson received a $3,000 tax credit per employee as part of Detroit's Empowerment Zone. Today the Piston Group has a stable base of workers. "When you're dependent on people to help you succeed, you have to make sure you have the right team, the right chemistry," Johnson says.
Now the company is focusing on creating a stable base of customers. GM, which spends $6.6 billion with minority suppliers annually, has been one of Johnson's champions. Ford has been another. But both automakers are struggling, which is why Johnson is eager to sign up Japanese automakers. "We're constantly calling those guys," he says. For a man who first made his mark on the floor of the Palace, perseverance comes naturally. -- Daniel McGinn
Playing for the Detroit Pistons in 1990, Vinnie Johnson -- known as "The Microwave" because he could instantly heat up the Pistons' offense -- hit the title-clinching shot in the NBA finals. Today Johnson is manhandling the competition in a different arena, as chairman of the Piston Group, a Detroit-based automotive supply company with nearly 500 employees and $227 million in 2003 sales. Johnson expects to crack a half billion in revenue by 2008.
The business hasn't always moved so fast, however. Johnson began his entrepreneurial career with teammate Bill Laimbeer in 1995; they started a firm that sold packaging supplies to automakers. By 1996 they'd split. With encouragement from a General Motors executive, Johnson segued into manufacturing auto parts.
The Piston Group's location is in one of Detroit's toughest neighborhoods, and Johnson grappled with absenteeism and high turnover among workers in the early years. Teaching people to work in a complex manufacturing environment required tons of training, and the payoff from that investment was at times slow to materialize. For his troubles, Johnson received a $3,000 tax credit per employee as part of Detroit's Empowerment Zone. Today the Piston Group has a stable base of workers. "When you're dependent on people to help you succeed, you have to make sure you have the right team, the right chemistry," Johnson says.
Now the company is focusing on creating a stable base of customers. GM, which spends $6.6 billion with minority suppliers annually, has been one of Johnson's champions. Ford has been another. But both automakers are struggling, which is why Johnson is eager to sign up Japanese automakers. "We're constantly calling those guys," he says. For a man who first made his mark on the floor of the Palace, perseverance comes naturally. -- Daniel McGinn
Joe Public
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Rest in peace, Coach.
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