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Travis Outlaw Jacks the Detroit Pistons for Their Cash

 
There are two kinds out outlaws.  1. The outlaw who jacks people for profit. 2. The outlaw who jacks the rich to give to the poor. Travis Outlaw is the latter.  Was there a single Blazer fan who, with the Blazers down one point with possession, did not scream "Give the ball to Outlaw!" I sure did.  It was not even a close call.  The guy beat Memphis and Atlanta at the buzzer last season, plus came up huge in the fourth quarter against Phoenix and Boston this season.  Those are just four memorable accomplishments, but the list goes on.  Remember when he was a rookie, drafted out of high school, skinny and lanky and kind of goofy looking, not really good for anything except coming off the bench and getting OWNED by whoever he went up against?  Now look at him, he's one of our most dangerous players down the stretch.  Even though the Pistons were short two all stars (Sheed and Hamilton) they still had Iverson and Prince, and Prince put up one ... (link)

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