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FROM START, DUMARS KNEW HE HAD HIS MAN

May 8, 2002 | Detroit Free Press

Talk about first impressions. It was just another hot day in Phoenix, and Joe Dumars was in a Ritz-Carlton suite ...

Is It Hockey Or Hoops?Here’S A Playoff Primer

May 7, 2002 | Detroit Free Press

As the last city in America to have hockey and basketball teams in the playoffs, we in Detroit have a unique problem.It can all get so confusing. Slam dunks on Tuesdays? Slap shots on Wednesdays? Or is it the other way around?What channel are we on?Which round is it?How do we know which sport we're watching?There are many differences between the NBA and the NHL, not the least of which is you've never seen hockey players' knees.

BIG WIN, EMPTY SEATSPISTONS PUT ON A GREAT SHOW, BUT FANS SHOULD BE ASHAMED

May 6, 2002 | Detroit Free Press

So where were you? The last time the Pistons played in a conference semifinal, they were the defending NBA ...

Another Hero Is Lost To The Silver Screen

May 5, 2002 | Detroit Free Press

My family likes to laugh at this: I was 10, and we were on vacation, driving up California's breathtaking northern coast.Every couple of miles, my folks would say, "Ooh, look at the rocks! Look at the ocean! Isn't it beautiful?" And my siblings would clamber to the window for a better peek.I, on the other hand, never looked up. I was lost in comic books."You see that?" my father asked."Mm-hmm," I mumbled.

Win-Win Pistons: Hard Work Leads To The 2Nd Round At Lastred Wings: They Zing The Blues To Start

May 3, 2002 | Detroit Free Press

Their engine, Jerry Stackhouse, was sputtering badly, so the Pistons tried everything under the hood. They jumped the battery, they tweaked the carburetor, they threw the fuses. Finally, they got out and pushed. There is more than one way to win a playoff series, and when pretty doesn't work, go ugly if you have to, but get there.

WIN-WINPISTONS: HARD WORK LEADS TO THE 2ND ROUND AT LASTRED WINGS: THEY ZING THE BLUES TO START ROUND 2

May 3, 2002 | Detroit Free Press

Their engine, Jerry Stackhouse, was sputtering badly, so the Pistons tried everything under the hood. They jumped ...

YOU MAKE THE CALL: PISTONS OR WINGS?WHATEVER YOUR PASSION, IT’S A GREAT NIGHT FOR SPORTS

May 2, 2002 | Detroit Free Press, Sports

"Check it out, check it out," I say, standing on the street corner, slapping my palm. I catch your eye. You stop.I wave two pairs of tickets."Pistons or Wings? Hockey or basketball? Game 5 or Round 2? What's it gonna be, my man?""Are you talking to me?" you say.Of course, we're talking to you. You and the rest of the fever-pitched, dry-throated, double-fisted Detroit sports fans, who face the enviable problem of two big playoff games in one city in one night. Pistons or Red Wings? Downtown or suburbs?What's it gonna be?

Cheli And Fish — Teacher And Pupil

May 1, 2002 | Detroit Free Press

These days, and at his age, I'm not sure what Chris Chelios' best move is. But I can tell you this: shrugging is at the top the list.Ask about the pressure. He shrugs it off. Ask about his skills. He shrugs it off. Ask about his notable performance in the playoffs so far, or his keeping up with guys half his age, or his pounding and finally outlasting a Vancouver goliath named Todd Bertuzzi.Shrugs it off.

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