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Gregory Shamus/Getty Image After bowing out of the past three conference finals with Game 6 losses, Detroit has a hump to get over. GO TO: 2007-08 Recap Offseason Moves Biggest Strength/Weakness Outlook 2007-08 Recap It seems that the more things change in Detroit, the more they stay the same. ...
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John Hollinger's Orlando Magic Forecast: Surprisingly Pessimistic
Third Quarter Collapse —
... enjoy reasonably good health for two consecutive seasons. It's a bit like the tired argument that the Detroit Pistons are bound to get worse because they're getting old.
Hollinger concludes by writing that the Magic will win the Southeast Division "by default" and may be the only team in the division to finish with a plus-.500 record. Specifically, he predicts the Magic will post a 46-36 record and finish in fourth-place in the Eastern Conference, behind Boston (60-22), Detroit (54-38), and Philadelphia (50-32). In that respect, he agrees ...
ESPN's John Hollinger breaks down the 2008 Detroit Pistons
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In a column that has a lot of statistics that Hollinger relies on to formulate his predictions, Hollinger puts together a detailed breakdown of the current Piston players and where they stand. September 30, ESPN: Each of the past three seasons began with the Pistons vowing that this time it would be different: They would play with more urgency in the playoffs; Rasheed Wallace wouldn't melt down at inappropriate times; they would regain the title they won so impressively in 2004. Each year, the Pistons glided through the regular season with nary an injury while posting one of ...
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Smith Helps Shock Sink Silver Stars in Game 1 —
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Katie Smith and Taj McWilliams-Franklin helped Detroit take a first step toward reclaiming the WNBA title by leading the Shock to a 77-69 win over the San Antonio Silver Stars on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals.
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Bleacher Report - NBA 10/1/2008
Last season the Orlando Magic had a season to remember, thanks mostly to team leader Dwight Howard and new Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy. The two brought Orlando something the team hasn't seen since Shaq was in town—a 50-win ...
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2007-2008 in Review
Record: 59-23 Eastern Conference Seed: 2 Playoff Results: Lost to BOS in Eastern Conference Finals (4-2)
Summer of 2008
Key Additions: Michael Curry (via coaching change), Kwame Brown (via free agency). ...