October 19, 2007 – 10:06 am
On Wednesday night the Detroit Pistons played their annual exhibition game at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids. Those who came to the game looking for star power were probably disappointed that most of the familiar faces were in street clothes or sweats for the majority of the game. On the other hand, if you [...]
I think I speak for a lot of people when I say "Wow."
It's probably obvious from this photo that Paul loves his city. If not, a visit to the Detroit Tigers or Detroit Pistons groups he helps to manage might help, and the fact that he stepped in to oversee the complexity of exposure.Detroit should [...]
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In ESPN's Daily Dime for May 23, Rick Bucher writes:
The lip service USA Basketball has paid to selecting more than a glorified All-Star team to represent the country has finally taken a turn with the addition of Pistons small forward Tayshaun Prince. He, of course, never has been an All-Star. He's simply a winner, [...]
I was going to scour the web, looking for all the best posts on the NBA Eastern Conference Finals between the Detroit Pistons and the Cleveland Cavaliers which start tonight. Fortunately, my first stop was Matt Watson's Detroit Bad Boys post So, Cleveland, we meet again. Pretty much all I have to do now is [...]
The latest issue of ESPN: The Magazine has their "Ultimate Standings" for US sports franchises. It will come as little surprise to learn that Detroit scored three teams in the top 20 for the 2007 rankings. The rankings are a combination of record, ownership/management, coaching, players, affordability, fan relations, stadium experience and "bang for the [...]
Dave Dombrowski, Joe Dumars & Jim Leyland,
shown evaluating their new acquisitions.
DATELINE: APRIL 1, 2007, LANSING, MICHIGAN
Residents of Michigan were stunned today by the announcement of a massive trade that sent Michigan's full House, Senate, Governor and a number of key government officials to be named later to the Territory of Guam in exchange for left [...]
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Mew by Nicole Rork
Journalist and journalism professor Jack Lessenberry says Journalism is sort of the nation’s circulatory system. Journalists at their best carry light, air, and information throughout society.
Science Daily (via Dave Dempsey) reports that new analysis of data from buoys, weather stations, and historical ice records indicates that summer surface temperatures of Lake Superior [...]
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February 28, 2007 – 8:55 am
Saunders by MichSt
In an excellent post this morning, Joe Dumars addresses the Flip Saunders question, Matt Watson over at Detroit Bad Boys analyzes Detroit Piston President Joe Dumars' appearance on ESPN's Daily Dish Podcast. Matt writes:
I’ve listened to this a couple of times and I can’t make up my mind what he really means in [...]
February 7, 2007 – 10:12 am
HORNETS Vs Pistons by Jennifer Pitts
Matt Watson at Detroit Bad Boys has a great interview with Detroit Free Press beat reporter Krista Jahnke. It's a great and wide-ranging interview that takes you a little closer to what it's like covering the team.
The pre-game locker room situation is not great for us beat writers. Four of [...]
December 13, 2006 – 10:23 am
:grumble: A browser crash and a masterful Pistons' quarter-season update vanishes. Hopefully the recreation captures some of it...
