blog.mlive.com - 7/2/2009
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AP PhotoGetting Chris Wilcox cheaply would potentially be the best signing of the Pistons' offseason. Joe Dumars made his offseason splash this week, firing Michael Curry and signing Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva to big contracts, but the moves created...
emptythebench.com - 7/2/2009
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emptythebench.com —
Something’s gotta give in Detroit, and that something
is one of the last remaining pieces of Detroit’s
2004 NBA Championship team leaving town: Richard Hamilton, who will soon be traded. I think. He has to be, right? Despite reports ...
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Ben Gordon Won’t Be Paid $55 Million to Back Up Richard ...
motownstringmusic.com - 7/2/2009
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Charlie Villanueva is already getting acclimated to the
Detroit basketball scene just 24 hours after agreeing to
a deal with the Pistons. Villanueva averaged just over 16 points per game and nearly 7 rebounds per game in 26 minutes per game last season with the Milwaukee Bucks . ...
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Charlie Villanueva Already Acclimated to Detroit Basketball
notqualifiedtocomment.com - 7/2/2009
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So thus ends the tale of Ben Gordon
and the Chicago Bulls. In general he was underappreciated
by the fans, media and the organization as a whole. He was exactly what he purported to be, which was a pure shooter and an explosive offensive threat. His defensive skillset was not as bad as most ...
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Ben Gordon Leaves Bulls To Attend UConn Reunion
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Fiddlin' and Diddlin' - Daily Links 7/3
LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog —
... Today Celtics blog: The Need for 'Sheed Phoenix Fanster An open letter to Cavalier fans Hoopsworld Biggest Suprises in the Offseason (So Far) In the Game First NBA Summer League 2009 rosters revealed CSNE Top 20 Under 25 Fan Voting Gettys Angle Rasheed is a Tool WEEI The Case For Rasheed Wallace Contra Costa Times Celtics don't make Powe contract offer MLive So Charlie Villanueva and Ben Gordon are the newest Pistons, but where do they go from here? Sactown ...
Daily Links 7/3
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... Hoopsworld Biggest Suprises in the Offseason (So Far) In the Game First NBA Summer League 2009 rosters revealed CSNE Top 20 Under 25 Fan Voting Gettys Angle Rasheed is a Tool WEEI The Case For Rasheed Wallace Contra Costa Times Celtics don't make Powe contract offer MLive So Charlie Villanueva and Ben Gordon are the newest Pistons, but where do they go from here? ...
Wojnarowski: Pistons close to signing Chris Wilcox
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... expiring contract, they’d have room to go after somebody.
I know the free-agent class won’t be what many expected, but several top players will still be out there.
This reminds me of the Kwame Brown signing. He’s solid. But is a guaranteed second year really necessary? That decision with Brown was probably the difference between Charlie Villanueva and Paul Millsap or David Lee.
Did Detroit make the same concession again?
For more on Wilcox, check out Patrick Hayes’s post on It’s Just Sports advocating signing the Maryland ...
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duelingcouches.blogspot.com 7/2/2009 — "The Detroit Pistons made the biggest early splash in free agency on Wednesday, agreeing to terms with Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva. Former Bulls guard Gordon will receive a five-year deal for between $55 million and $60 million, while former Bucks forward Villanueva gets a five-year deal ...
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inplaymagpistons.blogspot.com 7/8/2009 — AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Detroit Pistons President of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars announced today that the club has signed free agent guard Ben Gordon and free agent forward Charlie Villanueva to multi-year contracts. Per team policy, terms of the contracts were not disclosed.
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Bleacher Report - NBA 7/2/2009
Former UConn teammates Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva have agreed to multi-year contracts to join the Detroit Pistons, according to published reports.
Gordon spent the first five years of his NBA career with the Chicago Bulls, leading the team ...
Should Ben Gordon Have Stayed in Chicago? —
Bleacher Report - NBA 7/2/2009
Anyone who watched Chicago's cardiac performances in what has been called one of the best NBA playoff series of all time, this year—taking the defending champion Celtics to the last second of regulation—or to overtime in all but one ...
Pistons Make Moves —
Wizards Insider 7/2/2009
The Detroit Pistons were the busiest team in the first day of free agency, as they agreed to terms with former UConn stars Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva, who essentially serve as younger replacements for the departing Allen Iverson and Rasheed ...