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TaShawn · #11 (**permalink**) 11-02-2007, 12:44 PM

ESPN - Former Colombo Mobster: Some Games are Fixed - TrueHoop

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After spending seven years in prison, Franseze now spends his days talking about his re-birth as a Christian, promoting his book, and talking to athletes about the dangers of gambling.

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What about pro sports - how much fixing goes on there?
There's not as much, unless you got a friend who's a pro, who'll do you a favor. Where pros get in trouble is they're not smart. They get to Vegas, get beat, hang with the wrong company, maybe you get them in a compromising position.
Franseze goes on to say that getting a referee is ideal -- and the more fouls they call the better.
He also says that of the team sports, basketball is the easiest to fix, because one player is a fifth of the team (instead of a ninth in baseball, or an eleventh in football). That means you can get to one star player and influence the entire game. In baseball, you could theoretically get to a pitcher, but underperforming pitchers tend to get yanked by managers. In basketball, though, the best players get to keep playing no matter how poorly they perform.

mikhail1973 · #12 (**permalink**) 11-02-2007, 05:45 PM

Pistons Hope to Avoid Complacency - HOOPSWORLD | NBA News, Rumors and Information

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Teams like Detroit, with a taste of playoff success, sometimes grow impatient with the regular season. While the Pistons have played down to their level of competition in the past, team captain Chauncey Billups is determined to keep his teammates in the right frame of mind this year.
"I think the one thing that came back and bit us last year is we become a little complacent," Billups said. "And that's one thing that I know I'm going to try my best to guard us from that, from becoming complacent, no matter who it is and who we're playing and where we're playing at."

mikhail1973 · #13 (**permalink**) 11-08-2007, 12:49 PM

Daily Tribune : <SW_TITLE>

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Chauncey Billups' job is much like deciding how much food his teammates can eat at the buffet table. He's got so many big appetites to feed, it's hard to figure how to ration it all out and keep everyone happy.

mikhail1973 · #14 (**permalink**) 11-08-2007, 12:51 PM

Detroit Pistons, Antonio McDyess, Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton, National Basketball Association - CBSSports.com

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Antonio McDyess looks around at the guys he's played with for years and feels like a stranger. Don't misunderstand that. There's no rift.
It's still the same Chauncey Billups, still the same silly, emotional Rasheed Wallace. Tayshaun Prince, albeit more assertive these days, is still the same guy. Richard Hamilton is back after missing two games to witness the birth of his first son, a new little Rip currently keeping him up. When he returned last Sunday, he still put on that same protective mask he always wears and showed off that same silky jumper.
It's McDyess who doesn't feel the same. He's still not used to starting alongside those guys.

lpgrl26 · #15 (**permalink**) 11-09-2007, 02:18 AM

FOX Sports on MSN - NBA - 'Sheed can't carry Pistons vs. Bulls

Good read about what's wrong with the Pistons (esp offense); analysis of the CHI game

buddahfan · #16 (**permalink**) 11-09-2007, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by lpgrl26

FOX Sports on MSN - NBA - 'Sheed can't carry Pistons vs. Bulls

Good read about what's wrong with the Pistons (esp offense); analysis of the CHI game

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Still another trouble spot that must be corrected in a hurry was Detroit's game-long failure to seal its defensive boards. The Bulls came up with 15 offensive rebounds (to the Pistons' 7.) This differential led to Chicago attempting 13 more field goals.

If Saunders had played AJ decent minutes this problem would have been substantially mitigated along with a bunch of others and we would have won.

FOX Sports on MSN - NBA - 'Sheed can't carry Pistons vs. Bulls

mikhail1973 · #17 (**permalink**) 11-15-2007, 12:53 PM

Pistons get props from the Bay Area paper:

http://www.mercurynews.com/warriors/...nclick_check=1

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It's early, but this edition of Detroit looks more like the blue collar, chip-on-the-shoulder types from a couple years ago.

Pistons basketball, when at its best, is fueled by an us-against-the-world mentality. They thrive while under appreciated, perform better when they're doubted.
This season, their ideal climate has returned, which should be a scary thought for the rest of the NBA. Few outside the Motor City are touting the Pistons as a championship favorite. Sure, they're counted among the league's top teams. But they have been pushed to afterthought status thanks to the Boston Celtics' blockbuster offseason trades to land Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen, thanks to speculation that the Chicago Bulls could acquire Kobe Bryant, thanks to the rampant infatuation with the promise of the Orlando Magic. Add to that the bitter taste leftover from the heroics LeBron James pulled off against them in last season's Eastern Conference Finals. Detroit seems as hungry as it's been in a while.

mikhail1973 · #18 (**permalink**) 11-15-2007, 01:04 PM

Matt Watson with his opinion on the current Pistons road trip. He seems to like Amir quite a bit:

Pistons Share the Load on the Road - HOOPSWORLD | NBA News, Rumors and Information

LA Dre · #19 (**permalink**) 11-15-2007, 11:47 PM

Antoine Walker not happy in Minnesota

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I don't know what I'm doing, I have no idea what my role is," the seldom-used forward told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. "I wish somebody would come tell me. ... I don't know what I'm doing here

Antoine Walker not happy in Minnesota -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com

From ring to rock bottom

TaShawn · #20 (**permalink**) 11-16-2007, 10:14 AM

The only way the coach can keep him from shooting at 25% is to keep him out of the game.