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Message: [QUOTE="Orangeyes, post: 6439, member: 34"] [B][SIZE=6][COLOR=#000080][IMG]http://blog.mitchellandness.com/image.axd?picture=2009%2F5%2Fe0dd2f2f-967d-df5b-7082-64f69edc1537-News_FB_BTWB_DaveBing.jpg[/IMG][/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [B][SIZE=6][COLOR=#000080]Former Players[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]If the Pistons had a high point in the pre-Isiah years, it likely was the 1973-74 season when they went 52-30, boasted a dynamic 1-2 punch in future Hall of Famers Dave Bing and Bob Lanier and finally seemed to find a coach meant to lead professional basketball players, Ray Scott. [/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]The ABA was driving salaries upward and players like Bing – who had held out prior to the 1974-75 season but ultimately reported to camp without a renegotiated deal – were growing restless making relative peanuts while lesser players were being rewarded. [/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]“I came to training camp but told them I didn’t want to be there. Bing – one of the classiest guys you’ll ever want to meet, just a wonderful basketball player – was traded the year before.[/COLOR][/B] [URL='http://www.nba.com/pistons/throwbackthursday_110901.html'][B][COLOR=#000080][U]Pistons.com[/U][/COLOR][/B][/URL] [URL='http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.freep.com/article/20110901/NEWS01/110901030/Bing-continues-defy-council-Human-Services-relocation%3Fodyssey%3Dtab%257Ctopnews%257Ctext%257CFRONTPAGE&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATAAOABAjOKC8wRIAVAAWABiAmVu&cd=wsjXu2EfGK0&usg=AFQjCNEc0Mz3qev-rRLGrCI1gXFaZkrZnQ'][COLOR=#1111cc][B][COLOR=#000080][U]Mayor Dave Bing continues to defy Detroit City Council by relocating ...[/U][/COLOR][/B][/COLOR][/URL] [URL='http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=newssearch&cd=120&ved=0CGoQqQIwCThu&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvalleyofthesuns.com%2F2011%2F09%2F01%2Fhakim-warrick-setting-up-philly-baltimore-game-jared-dudley-shares-stance-on-nba-lockout%2F&ei=-tdgTu_yLomSgQeCyd2tAQ&usg=AFQjCNEbOFW1zi-pmiUIB8VQ-hMYp93hDQ&sig2=qv6oapPr2iv_za4YX9fmAg'][COLOR=#000080][B][U]Hakim Warrick setting up Philly-Baltimore game, Jared Dudley ...[/U][/B][/COLOR][/URL] [URL='http://bleacherreport.com/articles/829412-20-sickest-highlights-of-the-goodman-drew-and-pro-am-leagues#/articles/829412-20-sickest-highlights-of-the-goodman-drew-and-pro-am-leagues/page/13'][B][COLOR=#000080][U]Donte Greene Alley-Oop from Josh Selby[/U][/COLOR][/B][/URL] [B][SIZE=6][COLOR=#000080]It Happened In Syracuse[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]Also in 1975, the Great American Music Fair ended violently in Syracuse, New York, when a crowd of 500 stormed the gate to get in without paying. Police arrested 60 people. The fair featured performances by The Doobie Brothers and Jefferson Starship.[/COLOR][/B] [URL='http://www.digtriad.com/news/article/188062/204/Today-In-Entertainment-History--September-2'][B][COLOR=#000080][U]DT[/U][/COLOR][/B][/URL] [URL='http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2011/09/new_york_state_fair_ride_stall.html'][B][COLOR=#000080][U]New York State Fair ride stalls; 40 passengers hung upside down for four minutes[/U][/COLOR][/B][/URL] [SIZE=6][COLOR=#000080][B]Around Town[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [URL='http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=newssearch&cd=13&ved=0CDsQqQIwAjgK&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.syracuse.com%2Fstorefront%2F2011%2F09%2Fpost_204.html&ei=R1hhTpTKMMLZgAfw7ZG-AQ&usg=AFQjCNGEaPpMA2W1WXtALlln-okdGKrxaA&sig2=QtGkFnlOrGKgL48hB84qiA'][B][COLOR=#000080][U]Brewery restaurant chain headed for Syracuse's Carousel Center ...[/U][/COLOR][/B][/URL] [B][SIZE=6][COLOR=#000080]NBA[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [URL='http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/31785/what-did-kevin-durant-do'][B][COLOR=#000080][U]My personnel opinion is that Kevin Durant is the best NBA role model [/U][/COLOR][/B][/URL] [B][SIZE=6][COLOR=#000080]Premium[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080][IMG]http://media.At their request, this network is being blocked from this site./Media/Image/93/931043.jpg[/IMG][/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]Maverick Morgan[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]While West Virginia is still looking for two players to fill out its basketball recruiting class of 2012, it will welcome four underclassmen to campus this weekend for unofficial visits.[/COLOR][/B] [URL='http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=newssearch&cd=55&ved=0CEsQqQIwBDgy&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsyracuse.At their request, this network is being blocked from this site.%2F2%2F1101841.html&ei=eNBgTv_2BoqtgQfXyfS1AQ&usg=AFQjCNFOTgjxXLPU-5a07Fwj86bdPZOXKQ&sig2=TKACLLX_4cbPcJ3sVXIK2g'][SIZE=4][COLOR=#000080][B][U]Bigs On Campus For Unofficials[/U][/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][/URL][B][COLOR=#000080]‎[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]SyracuseInsider.com (subscription) - [URL='http://www.google.com/search?start=50&hl=en&safe=off&sa=N&gl=us&biw=1892&bih=815&tbm=nws&q=author:%22Kevin+Kinder%22&ei=eNBgTv_2BoqtgQfXyfS1AQ&ved=0CEwQ1AcoADAEODI'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Kevin Kinder[/COLOR][/U][/URL] - [/COLOR][/B][B][COLOR=#000080]6 hours ago[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]That hasn't stopped a number of schools from the Big East, including West Virginia, Syracuse, Villanova, Notre Dame and Miami from showing interest. ...[/COLOR][/B] [/QUOTE]

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