[Toldeo Blade]
Without Ben, Pistons need a superstar
by John Harris
Don't stop now, Joe Dumars.
Your task is far from done.
Finish the job and blow up the Detroit Pistons.
As Ben "Benedict" Wallace prepares to sign with the rival Chicago Bulls, Dumars, Detroit's president of basketball operations, should go for broke.
[Philadelphia Inquirer]
Sixers assistant coach leaving for Magic job
By Joe Juliano
"Kuester, 51, has spent 16 seasons as an NBA assistant coach, including terms in Boston, Detroit and New Jersey. He was on Brown's staff in 2004 when the Pistons won the championship."
[The Daily Local News]
Coatesville still Rip’s city
by MICHAEL CRIST
COATESVILLE - The new blacktop at the Ash Park basketball courts in Coatesville was packed down as tight as those who gathered along the freshly painted sidelines.
The pulse of hip-hop beats mixed with the screeches of referee whistles and cheers, and the youngsters who traded jump shots were having fun.
It could only mean one thing -- summertime basketball had finally arrived in Coatesville.