detnews.com - 11/7/2008
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Chris McCosky / The Detroit News NEW YORK -- Joe Dumars saw the hang-dog looks. He saw the subdued demeanor. He saw, in short, Richard Hamilton not being Richard Hamilton. And he knew immediately what was wrong. It wasn't that the Pistons traded for Allen Iverson; it was who they traded away to ...
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freep.com - 11/7/2008
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freep.com —
NEW YORK -- Rip Hamilton couldn't hide it.
It was in his face. And it was definitely...
in his voice as he spoke for the first time about the trade that sent his backcourt partner since 2002, Chauncey Billups, to the Denver Nuggets for Allen Iverson. ...
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Hamilton feels sense of loss from Billups trade | ...
sports.yahoo.com - 11/5/2008
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sports.yahoo.com —
As posted earlier, Pistons GM Joe Dumars and
company officially introduced All-Star guard Allen Iverson to the...
Detroit media yesterday. After talkin' 'bout practice , A.I. donned his new red, white and blue uniform — sans arm sleeve — to ...
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Photo fun: Allen Iverson in Pistons' blue
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Friday: First Cup
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Chris McCosky of The Detroit News: "Joe Dumars saw the hang-dog looks. He saw the subdued demeanor. He saw, in short, Richard Hamilton not being Richard Hamilton. And he knew immediately what was wrong. It wasn't that the Pistons traded for Allen Iverson; it was who they traded away to the Nuggets. Chauncey Billups, Hamilton's backcourt mate the past six seasons. That was familiar emotional terrain for Dumars, so he quietly pulled Hamilton aside Wednesday. 'I told him, 'Look, I played with a great guard for a long time. And the first time I stepped out ...
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Ball Don't Lie —
... Chris McCosky, Detroit News: "That was familiar emotional terrain for Dumars, so he quietly pulled Hamilton aside Wednesday. 'I told him, 'Look, I played with a great guard for a long time. And the first time I stepped out on that court and he wasn't there, man, that was a weird feeling,'' Dumars said. 'He was the only guy I had ever played with, so, yeah, I totally understand what Rip's going through.' Dumars was referring to playing for the Pistons after Isiah Thomas retired. Dumars said he called Thomas after his first practice without him. Thomas was ...
Finally!
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... trade makes no sense to either team. However, the consensus after a week of head-scratching seems to be that a change needed to be made for both teams. Both teams were good, but not great; if trading away the beating heart of Detroit basketball for one of the best pure scorers in history is the way to ascend for both or either, then so be it. The question remains whether the experiment will work for either team.
I’m not sure how Chauncey feels about all this. I know how Rip feels about this. AI, though, seems pretty okay.
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NBA Essentials: Knicks Won't Let Marbury Play High School Ball
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by Brett Edwards Filed under: Bulls, Clippers, Knicks, Magic, Pistons, Trail BlazersNBA Essentials ranks our six favorite stories of the day. 1. NY Post: Alas, Stephon Marbury will not be allowed by the Knicks to practice with kids from his old High School. The NBA: Where inactive means inactive. 2. The Detroit News: Joe Dumars consoles Rip Hamilton after dealing Chauncey Billups out of ...
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Allen Iverson was in the starting lineup for Detroit on Friday night, making his delayed debut for the Pistons against the New Jersey Nets. Detroit (4-0) played twice since the trade Monday with Denver that sent Chauncey Billups, Antonio McDyess and ...
