detnews.com - 5/14/2008
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Pistons: Notebook Stuckey earns honor Guard gets 15 points in clincher after learning in afternoon he made league's all-rookie team. Joanne C. Gerstner and Chris McCosky / The Detroit News AUBURN HILLS -- Tuesday was good to Pistons rookie Rodney Stuckey. First, he was named to the NBA's all-rookie second team, becoming the first Piston since Zeljko Rebraca in 2001-02 to receive that honor. A ...
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Finished in Five - Pistons Take Down The Magic
Need4Sheed.com —
... Saunders said. "I remember when he first started playing, I yelled at him about something and he came over and said, 'Why do you always yell at me and you never yell at Chauncey?' I said, 'I yelled at Chauncey a long time ago.' And the reason I am on him is because I think he can be a special player in this league." Via The Detroit News The Pistons didn't let the Magic score in fourth for the first 8:19 minutes of the quarter. Now that's some serious D. Stuckey named to the All Rookie second team. Though Theo played just 4 minutes, he ...
Regarding Andre
Philadelphia 76ers Fan Blog —
... Miller is not irrelaceable, and watching Rodney Stuckey's performance filling in for all-star Chauncey BIllups on Detroit, just drives that home more. The Sixers are striving to be a TEAM. Sure you need a nucleus, but you should always be open to upgrading. Where Andre Miller is concerned, Ed Stefanski unlike Tom Moore, knows he should keep his options open.
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FOXSports.com News for NBA 5/13/2008
Chauncey Billups is not expected to play for the Detroit Pistons in Game 5 against the Orlando Magic because of a strained right hamstring.
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