Joe Dumars says he will not run for Governor of Michigan

When Detroit was struggling and couldn’t find an honest man to lead the city, they turned to former Piston and Hall of Famer Dave Bing.

And now that the entire state of Michigan is in a free fall, many rumors have been circulating that former Piston and current GM Joe Dumars might be looking at the gubernatorial prize.

Though they were just rumors, Dumars released a statement yesterday denying it.

“I am flattered by and very much appreciate those who strongly believed I would make a formidable candidate and an effective governor for the state. But I am not a politician and do not have plans to run for public office. While I certainly will consider new and different business opportunities that come before me on the business front, my attention now is squarely focused on the Detroit Pistons.

“I love the state of Michigan and am optimistic about its future despite the difficult economic times and immense challenges currently on our doorstep. I wish the best to all the candidates running for important leadership positions in the months ahead.”

Listen, I know that athletes have been successful as politicians in the past. Kevin Johnson, Steve Largent, Jack Kemp…Hell, you can even throw Gerald Ford (a former UM football player) in there.

But can you imagine the public outcry of Joe Dumars making a “Darko Milicic-esque” political mistake? Instead of him trying to bolster the auto industry, he’d end up brokering a deal to make Michigan the center of anime porn (yea, the Darko mistake was that bad…trust me).

And I’m not saying that Dumars’ isn’t a shrewd businessman. The man is responsible for swindling Danny Ainge and the entire Hawks organization into giving him Rasheed Wallace for a championship belt to be named later. But running a state isn’t like running a basketball team….

Its not like any Joe Schmo off the street can do it. I mean, maybe if Dumars starred in the “Predator” he might have been able to pull it off…just saying.

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