[Detroit Bad Boys]
Kicking off the Las Vegas Summer League
The Pistons have a repuation for being an old team, but they actually have a surprising amount of youth on the roster, especially toward the end of the bench. For the next week or so, those young players will have a chance to showcase their talent in the Toshiba Vegas Summer League, which opens today [...]
[San Antonio Express-News]
Mike Finger: Spurn Spurs at your own risk
Nazr Mohammed and Joel Przybilla got the contracts they wanted, so financially speaking, both have it made.
But if Mohammed wants to hold on to all that money, he better hope the checks don't arrive via entry passes to the post.
[BLACK ATHLETE SPORTS NETWORK]
BEN WALLACE'S NEW LOOK
CHICAGO BOUND
While the Talk has been whether or not Allen Iverson was staying or leaving Philadelphia Ben Wallace stole the Show telling Detroit see 'ya
Wallace is a Free Agent so the Choice was his to make and all indications are he has. Leaving the Pistons behind for the Bulls. In the world of Basketball its about as big as if Iverson left Philly. Maybe Bigger because Detroit will get nothing in return for Wallace's Loss. For Chicago they go from Wannabes to Contenders and all it is costing them is the easy stuff. Cash. They've got plenty.
[WWMT]
Georgia State hires Mark Macon as assistant coach
ATLANTA (AP) - Michigan native Mark Macon has been hired as an assistant to Georgia State head basketball coach Michael Perry.
Macon won the "Mister Basketball" award -- honoring Michigan's top high school player -- in 1987, in his senior season at Saginaw Buena Vista. He later starred at Temple University and played six seasons in the NBA with the Denver Nuggets and Detroit Pistons.
[Saginaw News]
The Pistons made a big mistake in trusting Big Ben
by Greg Mancina
Wallace turned his back on the franchise that gave him a chance in the NBA.
Ben Wallace ticks me off. I'm sure he ticks off Joe Dumars. I'm sure he ticks off his former Detroit Piston teammates.
But nobody will say anything about it. So I will.
I occasionally overlook articles I absolutely disdain in my news postings. Hey, I'm human. All Ben Wallace's fault? Pistons fiscal saints? The remainder of the team blameless? Let's try to keep it real brother Greg.