| "Oh Say Can You See"... Yourself Singing the Anthem at The Palace |
Tryouts Scheduled for September 15 to Sing National Anthem at Pistons Games
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| Pistons Season Tip-Off Tour |
Scott Perry, Michael Curry, Rodney Stuckey, Arron Afflalo, George Blaha And Greg Kelser To Make Six Tour Stops September 17 and 18
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| Tasty Menu |
All You Can Eat Plan stuffed with fine food, great basketball
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| Pistons Announce 2008 Preseason Schedule and Games On-Sale |
First Home Pre-Season Game Scheduled for October 8; Tickets On-Sale Friday, September 5
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| Pistons Announce 2008-09 Local Television Schedule |
70 Games Will Be Aired Exclusively On FSN Detroit
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| A Deserved Vacation |
One good trip leads to another for longtime season-ticket holder
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| International Affair |
Bar mitzvah celebration brings Israeli to Detroit
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| Weekend Warriors |
Partial season-ticket package a reward for the workweek
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| Joe Dumars Q&A - Part III |
Pistons president Joe Dumars sat down with Pistons.com editor Keith Langlois last week to answer questions about the summer’s activity – and inactivity – and his thoughts as the Pistons prepare for training camp in just more than a month. Here’s Part III
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| Joe Dumars Q&A - Part II |
Pistons president Joe Dumars sat down with Pistons.com editor Keith Langlois on Thursday to answer questions about the summer’s activity – and inactivity – and his thoughts as the Pistons prepare for training camp in just more than a month. Here’s Part II
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| Changing of the Guards |
Pistons’ Central rivals all shuffle the deck at point guard
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| Joe Dumars Q&A - Part I |
Pistons president Joe Dumars sat down with Pistons.com editor Keith Langlois on Thursday to answer questions about the summer’s activity – and inactivity – and his thoughts as the Pistons prepare for training camp in just more than a month. Here’s Part I
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| Star Gazing |
Superstar Plan highlighted by both great players and great opponents
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| Southeast Slumber |
Miami’s drafting of Beasley, return of Wade is division’s biggest news
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| Coach Steve's Classroom |
Pistons camp gets kids ready for the return to school
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| Namesake |
Rasheed Amir Wade born to be a Piston
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| Titanic, as in Gigantic |
Atlantic no longer a joke as Philly, Toronto look to challenge Boston
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| Summer Slumber |
Northwest not exactly a beehive of off-season activity
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| Changing of the Guard |
Houston, New Orleans look like Southwest’s teams to beat
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| Pistons Re-Sign Forward Walter Herrmann |
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| Another Wish Granted |
Michael Curry drops in on Spencer James to highlight Pistons-themed basement’s unveiling
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| Wild West |
Pacific rivals set tone for free agency when Davis, Brand opted out
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| Star Turn |
Playoff coming out is Stuckey’s ticket to larger role in year two
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| Detroit Pistons Media Central |
Pistons media central contains links to Pistons coverage on national and local media sites.
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| Ewing, Olajuwon linked again, this time in Hall (AP) |
Hakeem Olajuwon was asked Friday about the friendly rivalry he and Patrick Ewing shared during their careers as two of the greatest centers in basketball history. "Who said it was friendly?" Olajuwon replied. The 7-footers, who met for an NCAA title in 1984 and an NBA championship 10 years later, are both being enshrined in the Hall of Fame, part of a star-studded class that includes Adrian...
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| The Internets are alive: Hall of Fame material (Yahoo! Sports) |
Pat Riley, Hakeem Olajuwon, Patrick Ewing, Adrian Dantley, among others will be inducted into the Basketball...
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| Pistons Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) |
| Everyone has been waiting for the Pistons to make a big move this offseason.
With training camp less than a month away, it's apparent that the blockbuster deal that was eagerly anticipated will not happen.
Frustrated by his team's third straight collapse in the Eastern Conference Finals, team president of basketball operations Joe Dumars declared shortly after the season there were no sacred cows on his roster—except Rodney Stuckey—and he would listen to all offers. He wanted another team's best player in return.
Ultimately, he found out that no one was willing to give up a superstar for two or three of his very good players. Even Rasheed Wallace's expiring $13 million contract wasn't enough to entice potential trade partners to pull the trigger. ...
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| Pistons' Davidson quietly going into Hall of Fame (AP) |
Bill Davidson quietly will slip into the Basketball Hall of Fame with two of the greatest centers, one of the best coaches and a bombastic voice of the game. The owner of the Detroit Pistons will be away from the fuss. That's just the way he likes it. Davidson is going to be inducted Friday as a contributor for the three NBA titles and two WNBA titles he won along with the innovations he added.
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| Ratliff returns to Sixers (Yahoo! Sports) |
Theo Ratliff is back. The Philadelphia 76ers officially announced the signing of the 6-foot-10 center-forward,...
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| Sixers sign C Ratliff (PA SportsTicker) |
The Philadelphia 76ers added a veteran big man Wednesday, signing center Theo Ratliff.
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| Pistons re-sign F Herrmann (PA SportsTicker) |
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan - The Detroit Pistons re-signed forward Walter Herrmann on Monday.
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| Pistons re-sign F Walter Herrmann (AP) |
The Detroit Pistons re-signed forward Walter Herrmann on Monday. "He is a player with tremendous work ethic and showed last year that he is a player that can contribute," Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars said in a statement. The 6-foot-9, 229-pound Herrmann was acquired by the Pistons in 2007 along with Primoz Brezec in a trade that sent Nazr Mohammed to the Charlotte Bobcats.
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| Kwame Brown looks to resurrect career in Detroit (AP) |
Kwame Brown hopes to be the latest player to resurrect his career with the Detroit Pistons. The Washington Wizards drafted the 6-foot-11 center No. 1 overall out of high school in 2001, but he was tagged as an underperformer early in his NBA career, and he's played for three teams in seven seasons, averaging just 7.5 points and 5.7 rebounds.
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| Pistons exercise options on Stuckey, Afflalo (PA SportsTicker) |
The Detroit Pistons made a pair of procedural moves Tuesday, exercising their one-year options on the contracts of guards Rodney Stuckey and Arron Afflalo.
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| Capellman: Singh's solution to putting woes |
How do you avoid those pesky short putts that have a tendency to derail a round? Vijay Singh figured out a solution and rode that -- along with his great iron play -- to the early first-round lead at the Deutsche Bank Championship on Friday, writes ESPN.com's Chad Capellman.
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| Summer Forecast: Which way is the East going? |
How does the Eastern Conference look now? Our experts weigh in.
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| Why don't black people play fantasy sports? Allow me to explain. |
To heck with fantasy. I'm about what's real.
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| Lawlor: Stephenson, Wall stand out at Elite 24 contest |
Lance Stephenson wasn't the only shining star at Friday's Boost Mobile Elite 24, writes Christopher Lawlor.
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| Lawlor: Stephenson, Wall stand out at Elite 24 contest |
Lance Stephenson wasn't the only shining star at Friday's Boost Mobile Elite 24, writes Christopher Lawlor.
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| Depth charge: Ratliff returns to fold in Philadelphia |
Theo Ratliff returned to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday, seven years after he was traded from the team during its run to the NBA Finals.
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| Former Sixer Theo Ratliff returns to Philadelphia |
PHILADELPHIA -- Theo Ratliff returned to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday, seven years after he was traded from the team during its run to the NBA Finals.
The ...
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| Iguodala, Sixers pleased with six-year extension |
Andre Iguodala, who helped the Philadelphia 76ers reach the playoffs for the first time in three years, was rewarded Monday with the official announcement of a six-year contract worth a reported $80 million.
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| 76ers make Iguodala contract official |
PHILADELPHIA -- Andre Iguodala , who helped the Philadelphia 76ers reach the playoffs for the first time in three years, was rewarded Monday with the official announcement ...
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| Sources: 76ers, Iguodala agree to multiyear deal |
The Philadelphia 76ers and restricted free agent Andre Iguodala have agreed to a six-year, $80 million contract, league sources told ESPN.com.
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| Pistons high on Herrmann, re-sign forward to deal |
The Detroit Pistons re-signed forward Walter Herrmann on Monday.
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| Pistons re-sign F Walter Herrmann |
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- The Detroit Pistons re-signed forward Walter Herrmann on Monday.
"He is a player with tremendous work ethic and showed last year that he ...
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| Stein: Schedule highlights for 2008-09 season |
The 2008-09 NBA schedule is out and Marc Stein highlights the must-see games.
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| Kwame Brown looks to resurrect career in Detroit |
DETROIT -- Kwame Brown hopes to be the latest player to resurrect his career with the Detroit Pistons .
The Washington Wizards drafted the 6-foot-11 center No. ...
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| Detroit Pistons sign free agent C Kwame Brown |
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- The Detroit Pistons have signed free agent center Kwame Brown , the overall No. 1 pick in the 2001 draft.
The team announced the signing ...
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| Brown officially signs two-year deal with Pistons |
The Detroit Pistons have signed free agent center Kwame Brown, the overall No. 1 pick in the 2001 draft.
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| Ford: Winners and losers of the summer |
Chad Ford takes a look at the offseason's winners and losers.
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| Ford: Ranking the best available free agents |
Chad Ford takes a look at the free-agent class of 2008.
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| Ford: Free agent winners and losers |
Chad Ford takes a look at the winners and losers from free agency.
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| Pistons sign G Will Bynum |
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- The Detroit Pistons have signed free agent guard Will Bynum . Terms of the deal were not released.
Bynum averaged 11.8 points, 2.0 rebounds ...
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| Pistons & Kwame Brown agree on 2-year, $8M deal |
DETROIT -- Kwame Brown and the Detroit Pistons agreed to terms on a deal potentially worth $8 million over two seasons, team president of basketball operations Joe ...
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| Dumars: '01 No. 1 pick Brown agrees with Pistons |
Kwame Brown is headed back to the Eastern Conference.
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| Howard feeling better, practices with Team USA |
Dwight Howard is feeling like Superman again.
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| Howard healthy as Americans open training camp |
LAS VEGAS -- Dwight Howard is feeling like Superman again.
Recovered from a stress fracture to the sternum, Howard said he's ready for Beijing.
The U.S. starting ...
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| Stein: Warriors want Williams, Miles wants in, Smith wants out |
Marc Stein has the latest on Golden State's plan, Darius Miles' comeback and Josh Smith's limbo.
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| Stein: Warriors want Williams, Miles wants in, Smith wants out |
Marc Stein has the latest on Golden State's plan, Darius Miles' comeback and Josh Smith's limbo.
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| How Emelianenko earned his aura of invincibility |
Fedor Emelianenko just might be the best fighter in the world, but he's still relatively unknown to mainstream fans.
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| Gamble: Will Detroit back thoroughbred track? |
HURON TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Gambling is what horse racing is all about. Pinnacle Race Course founder Jerry Campbell is betting that Detroit will back his new thoroughbred ...
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| Stein: The latest chatter from Vegas |
Marc Stein reports on the latest from the Clippers, the restricted free agents and the Artest sweepstakes.
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| Magic's Howard ready to go in Beijing Olympics |
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Dwight Howard has been brushing up on his Chinese.
He can already say "hello" and "I love you." Soon, he and his Olympic teammates hope, the All-Star ...
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| Rookie Watch: Who's standing out in summer league? |
Scouts Inc.'s David Thorpe takes a look at which rookies are playing well in summer league.
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| Schreiber: Establishing boundaries of comment |
Without a formal handbook of guidance and policy, writes the ombudsman, there is not much chance ESPN's producers, editors, columnists and commentators will ever be on the same page.
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| Pistons Cruise Past Lakers |
Balanced effort paces Pistons to victory.
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| Nets agree to terms with forwards Najera, Hayes |
The New Jersey Nets reached agreements with free agent forwards Eduardo Najera and Jarvis Hayes on Friday.
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| Nets add forwards Eduardo Najera, Jarvis Hayes |
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The New Jersey Nets reached agreements with free agent forwards Eduardo Najera and Jarvis Hayes on Friday.
The 6-foot-8 Najera, an eight-year ...
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| O'Neal now a Raptor |
TORONTO -- Frustrated by off-court distractions and on-court failures with the Indiana Pacers , Jermaine O'Neal said Wednesday he broke down and cried when he learned ...
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| James Jones coming home, signs with Miami Heat |
MIAMI -- Throughout his NBA career, James Jones has always thought of the Miami Heat as his team.
And now, it finally is.
The South Florida native signed a five-year ...
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| Multiplayer deal sending O'Neal to Toronto final |
The Toronto Raptors added six-time All-Star Jermaine O'Neal to their lineup on Wednesday in a multiplayer deal with Indiana that sent guard T.J. Ford and center Rasho Nesterovic to the Pacers.
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| Heat sign 3-point specialist Jones to 5-year deal |
James Jones has signed a five-year contract with the Heat, giving the swingman an opportunity to play for his hometown team starting next season.
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| Hollinger: Brand new Sixers are instant East challengers |
The expected move of Elton Brand to Philadelphia puts the 76ers on the short list of contenders to Boston's Eastern throne, writes John Hollinger.
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| Garber: Nadal muscles his way to Wimbledon championship |
One year ago, Rafael Nadal believed he would never win Wimbledon after a heartbreaking loss. But on Sunday, in a match rife with unbearable tension, the Spaniard halted Roger Federer's remarkable run and saw his dream of winning at the All England Club come true.
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| Hollinger: What can we expect for rest of summer? |
How good are the Clips now? What other free-agent moves can we expect? John Hollinger breaks it down.
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| Howard's sternum break limits Team USA practice |
Dwight Howard was forced to sit out practice Saturday due to a stress fracture of his sternum, an injury he sustained during the Orlando Magic's second round playoff loss to the Detroit Pistons.
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| Rookie Watch: Preranking the 2008-09 rookie class |
Scouts Inc.'s David Thorpe takes a look at the early Rookie of the Year candidates.
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| Draft grades: Evaluating every team, from A+ to D |
Chad Ford assesses the draft night performance of all 30 teams.
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| 2008 NBA Draft Team-by-Team Draft |
Atlanta Hawks None. Boston Celtics 1 (30) Boston, J.R. Giddens, g, New Mexico.
2 (60) Semih Erden, c, Fenerbahce Ulker (Turkey). Charlotte Bobcats 1 (9) D.J. Augustin, ...
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| Draft Watch: Trade talk dominating draft |
Chad Ford breaks down the latest trade talk on draft day.
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| Chad Ford's Mock Draft, Version 7.1: Round 2 |
As draft day approaches, Chad Ford predicts how the second round of the NBA draft will unfold.
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| Detroit Pistons Getting Inside |
Everyone has been waiting for the Pistons to make a big move this offseason.
With training camp less than a month away, it's apparent that the blockbuster deal that was eagerly anticipated will not happen.
Frustrated by his team's third straight collapse in the Eastern Conference Finals, team president of basketball operations Joe Dumars declared shortly after the season there were no sacred cows on his roster -- except Rodney Stuckey -- and he would listen to all offers.
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| Detroit Pistons Notes, Quotes |
--The Pistons have 14 players on the roster, one fewer than the minimum. Small forward Walter Herrmann became the 14th player when he re-signed with the club, rather than playing in Europe.
Veteran G Lindsey Hunter would be the 15th player if he opts to remain active. Otherwise, Dumars is not inclined to spend any more money by adding another player.
--G Lindsey Hunter and his business associates are being investigated by the FBI in a fraudulent real estate transaction.
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| Detroit Pistons Roster Report |
DRAFT PICKS:
Trent Plaisted, PF/C, 6-11, BYU -- Plaisted, a left-hander, has some effective low-post moves plus a decent mid-range jumper. He also runs the floor well for a man his size. He has been asked to play overseas this season, and he has reportedly signed to play for Biella in Italy.
Deron Washington, F, 6-6, Virginia Tech -- Washington is a good defender and slasher who needs to work on his shooting. Like Plaisted, the Pistons have asked him to find a spot overseas this season.
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| Which NBA coaches make biggest impact? |
When Phil Jackson and Gregg Popovich call it quits, young Nate McMillan will stand as the best coach in the game, says Charley Rosen.
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| USA Basketball could have bright future ahead |
They came home from Beijing with a gold medal, but what does the future hold for USA Basketball? Randy Hill takes a closer look.
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| Picking an NBA football team |
No doubt LeBron James and Allen Iverson would excel on the gridiron. Bleacher Report assembles a football team of NBA players.
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| Breaking down the road to redemption |
For the first time since 2000, the U.S. struck gold in an international hoops event. Charley Rosen breaks down how it happened.
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| Team USA needs to take Argentina seriously |
The way Team USA is playing, it would be easy to take Argentina for granted. Charley Rosen says that would be a mistake.
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| Original Dream Team is still better ... but not much |
Nobody is ever going to be as good as the original Dream Team, but Mike Kahn says at least this group is in the discussion.
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