sports.yahoo.com - 7/1/2009
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Gordon and CV? This soon? Woj is reporting that both will be in Detroit today, and likely to sign with the Pistons. And that their new contracts will take up most of Detroit's $20 million in cap space. So, that's your team. Those are your Pistons. That's the payoff of the rebuilding process. Yikes.
pippenainteasy.com - 7/1/2009
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pippenainteasy.com —
Will he stay or will he go? The
race is on for the services of Ben Gordon....
Here’s a roundup of the latest news and views on the sharpshooter.
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Ben Gordon Watch
detroit4lyfe.com - 7/1/2009
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detroit4lyfe.com —
Ben Gordon is in Michigan today to talk
to Joe Dumars about signing with the Pistons. In...
an average free agent market, this is the one guy I would like to see the Pistons sign. Aside from the points he can put on the board, Gordon plays hard, makes good decisions and hits clutch shots down ...
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Time to Re-Pay Chicago for Signing Hossa and Kopecky
sports.yahoo.com - 7/1/2009
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sports.yahoo.com —
Chicago Bulls guard Ben Gordon (notes) and Milwaukee
Bucks forward Charlie Villanueva (notes) flew to Detroit on...
Wednesday morning for a mid-day meeting with team president Joe Dumars and indications are both are moving rapidly toward deals with the ...
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Gordon, Villanueva meeting with Pistons - NBA - Yahoo! ...
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Points in the Paint
BallerBlogger.com —
... lead the league in game-cinchers in the last 90 seconds. Statheads can talk about Carmelo Anthony(notes), TV talking heads can talk up Kobe Bryant, but no team is better in the clutch than the Portland Trail Blazers. And they’re trying to add a guy who made his hay as a late-game finisher? Read that again. His value is inflated because of his late-game heroics. The team would be overpaying for something it already has in spades.”
Dwyer also questions Detroit’s pursuit of Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva, and takes a good ...
Your newest Piston is Ben Gordon. Neat.
PistonsNationBlog.com —
... just with out the reservations about being a sixth man? Like Kelly Dwyer is asking; is this what we cleared all that cap room for?? It’s only one day into free agency and I’m already feeling deflated. These two presumed signings, ...
Detroit blows its cap space on Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva
Bullets Forever —
... Agree 100% with KD here ... that's the best Detroit could do? Really?
So you basically just traded Chauncey Billups, Rasheed Wallace and Flip Saunders for Ben Gordon, Charlie Villanueva and (most likely) Doug Collins. That's progress?
On the bright side, I don't think we have to worry about the Pistons too much as a competitor with the Wizards next year. ...
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The Detroit Pistons have a ton of cap space heading into 2009 NBA free agency, and they apparently aren’t afraid to use it, agreeing in principle to contracts with Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva .
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Bulls G Gordon in talks with Pistons (AP) —
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