Pistons Face Raging Bulls And See . . . Themselves
CHICAGO — I am going to be optimistic and say that was as bad as the Pistons will play this season, because if they play any worse, their season will be history.
RUNWAY BECKONS A MODEL BACHELOR
As a sports writer, I watch people get undressed all the time. Until two weeks ago, I had never heard anyone say “Ooh, my tush is showing!” But then, two weeks ago, I was not the ultra-sleek fashion model you see before you. Two weeks ago, I wore white...
The Future? How Does Fielder Field Sound?
TIGER STADIUM, SEPT. 1, 1990 — Ever since Cecil Fielder hit his 62nd home run of the season last week, things have been pretty crazy around here. You can’t get near the stadium. The line forms before dawn — reporters, mostly. From New York, London, Moscow. About 900 reporters are here from Japan, and all they want to know is how many yen it would take to get Cecil back there for another season. At last count, they were up to 873 billion.
Ugly, But Pistons Play By Rulesgame 1? It’S A Dud, Except For Dumars
That sound — clank! — you heard — whompf! — from inside — thud! — the Palace — whifff! — was, believe it or not, the NBA Eastern Conference finals. At least that’s what they call it in May. In February it’s just a game where a lot of people miss their shots.
QUIET FRIENDSHIPDUMARS, JORDAN SHARE TALENT, HUMILITY AND RESPECT
One day, when the basketball is over, they can get down to being real friends. You can see them sitting at the beach, wearing shorts and polo shirts, trying to beat each other at checkers. Jordan will take the offensive. Dumars will counter with defense. One will...
LAKERS-LESS PLAYOFFS JUST AREN’T THE SAME
THE LIVE ALBOM* I don’t know about you. But watching Isiah kiss Kevin (I’m Not Magic) Johnson doesn’t do it for me.* In other words, you bet I’ll miss the Lakers come the finals. The Pistons have no history with the other contenders. And...
PISTONS IN . . .LAKERS OUTWAS THERE A DOUBT? NOT IN CHAMPS’ MINDS
After a while, you have seen all the games. The ones where you fall behind early, the ones where you blow them out, the ones where it seems you couldn’t hit a basket if they put it at your knees. And deep down, if you are champions, you know the difference, even...
JOE D., WORM AND FRIENDS TAKE BITE OUT OF BIG APPLE
NEW YORK — Didya hear the one about Patrick Ewing not scoring a point in the entire first half? Heh heh. Pretty funny, huh? Or how about the one where Dennis Rodman gets Chuck Daly to let him guard Ewing, then tells his teammates: “Don’t double-team!...
Tv’S Easy, Chuck: Tell It Like It Isn’T
News Item: Pistons coach Chuck Daly will meet this weekend with NBC Sports executive producer Terry O’Neill to discuss Daly joining the network as an NBA analyst next season.
NEW YORK — “Good morning, Chuck. Great to see you.”
“Thanks, Mr. O’Neill.”
“Terry. It’s Terry. Have a bagel. Say hi to our lawyers.”
“Geez. There’s a lot of them.”
“Thirty-seven. The others couldn’t make it. Now then, Chuck, we’re very excited about you joining our team. We see big things for you at NBC. Really big things.”
MO CHEEKS’ LEGACY: ‘SO DOWN-TO-EARTH’
I used to know where Maurice Cheeks lived. I knew because he lived in the same Philadelphia apartment building as my parents. Once, my mother claims, she got in the elevator with grocery bags, and Cheeks helped carry them.”Mo is such a sweet man,” she...Stay Connected
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