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活塞先發五人都曾是McDonald's High School All-Americans http://www.nba.com/pistons/news/fivethings_mcdonalds.html Five Things About... Pistons and the McD’s All-American Game by Ryan Pretzer Since 1977, selection to the McDonald’s All-American Team has been one of the most distinguished honors in prep basketball. The game itself, which began in 1978, has become the premiere showcase for future NCAA and NBA stars. Super-Sized Five: When Chris Webber entered the starting lineup in January, the Pistons became the only NBA team to currently start former McDonald’s High School All-Americans at all five positions. Webber played in the 1991 game, followed by Wallace (1993), Billups (1995), Hamilton (1996) and Prince (1998). Such an occurrence is become increasingly rare as the number of international stars who did not attend high school in the U.S. make their presence felt in the NBA, on teams such as … the Golden State Warriors. Golden State is the only team to currently start four McDonald’s All-Americans - Baron Davis, Monta Ellis, Al Harrington and Stephen Jackson. Latvian-born Andris Biendrins is the fifth starter. No wonder the Warriors have caused fits for the Pistons this year. Webber是那場比賽表現最棒的活塞球員 It’s in the game: Webber had the best showing of the game among the current Pistons - and pretty much anyone else. He earned 1991 game MVP honors after scoring 28 points on 14-of-19 shooting. Webber’s point total is the third most in game history, tied with Boston’s Paul Pierce and New York’s Eddy Curry. Former Indiana Pacer Jonathan Bender has the record of 31 points. He broke Michael Jordan’s 30-point mark. The other Pistons had solid, if not spectacular, performances. Hamilton and Prince each scored 10 points, while Wallace had nine. Billups was named to the McDonald’s All-American Team but missed the game due to injury. Amir Johnson: The Pistons have an All-American presence on the bench, too. Amir Johnson played in the game just two years ago. He did not have the best game, missing all five of his attempts from the field, finishing with one point. That didn’t stop the Pistons from making him the second (and final, due to league’s age-minimum requirement) player that the franchise drafted straight out of high school. The Pistons drafted Korleone Young in 1998 but he played in only three games. All-time All-Americans: In addition to the six current players, 29 other former McDonald’s All-Americans have played at least one game in a Pistons jersey. Seven of the 35 were original Pistons draft picks - Isiah Thomas, Allan Houston, Grant Hill, Young, Mateen Cleaves, Prince and Johnson. Two other McDonald’s All-Americans with Michigan ties were drafted by the Pistons but never played a game. Eric Turner played in the 1981 McD’s game and was a Pistons’ second-round draft pick in 1984, but the Flint native and University of Michigan standout was cut before the season. Another former Wolverine, Antoine Joubert, was a 1983 McD’s All-American after his playing days at Detroit Southwestern. He was a sixth-round draft pick in 1987. Here’s the list of all Pistons to play in the McDonald’s All-American Game and the year they played. Pistons McDonald's All-Americans Mark Aguirre, 1978 Chauncey Billups, 1995 Pete Chilcutt, 1986 Mateen Cleaves, 1996 Derrick Coleman, 1986 Bill Curley, 1990 Johnny Dawkins, 1982 Tony Delk, 1992 Sean Elliott, 1985 Litterial Green, 1988 Sidney Green, 1979 Richard Hamilton, 1996 Grant Hill, 1990 Allan Houston, 1989 Amir Johnson, 2005 Christian Laettner, 1988 Marcus Liberty, 1987 Sidney Lowe, 1979 Mark Macon, 1987 Danny Manning, 1984 Terry Mills, 1986 Charles O’Bannon, 1993 Billy Owens, 1988 Tayshaun Prince, 1998 Mark Randall, 1986 Khalid Reeves, 1990 Jeff Ruland, 1977 Malik Sealy, 1988 Kenny Smith, 1983 Jerry Stackhouse, 1993 Isiah Thomas, 1979 John Wallace, 1992 Rasheed Wallace, 1993 Chris Webber, 1991 Korleone Young, 1998 活塞比賽播報員George Blaha談底特律洲際飛彈 http://www.nba.com/pistons/news/blaha_blog_070328.html As near as I can figure, I’ve done about 3,000 Pistons games in my 31 years as the radio and television voice of the team, and a finish like the one we had the other night – when Rasheed Wallace launched that perfect triple from the other side of half-court – happens once in a blue moon. In fact, I can’ t remember one quite like that. Rasheed’s the one guy I probably would want shooting that shot, because he really does practice those, whether it’s gamesmanship with some of the other big men for fun or because he thinks there might be a time he’ll need to take one. It’s still something that he’ s done before and I’m glad he had the ball in his hands. He gave the Pistons at least a chance for their million-to-one shot. From my spot courtside, I had a pretty good vantage point. I felt like he got it away in time and I could see it was going to get there. As a matter of fact, it did get there and banged off glass, going down. It was one of the most unbelievable sights I’ve ever seen. People were stunned. They had just gone through a 48-minute NBA game and thought the Pistons had been beaten by three. Instead, they got a chance to go to overtime and had all the momentum and the crowd – and they weren’t going to lose after that. 談活塞板凳 I love every game, even after all these years. There are so many great players on the floor and so many interesting stories. Just look at the Pistons ’ bench alone and the great stories there. You’ve got Flip Murray, who is obviously very talented when he gets his time. You’ve got Jason Maxiell, maybe ready to break out and make headlines on a regular basis. You’ve got Carlos Delfino, acting like a future Manu Ginobili. Or, looking at it the other way, and beyond Allen Iverson and Carmelo Anthony, seeing a Nene playing like a future All-Star. Those things all add up, to me, to great storylines and real drama. But a game like that one, clearly, is a cut above. Bill Davidson為活塞購製專機是個好點子 But as I think about the month the Pistons have experienced, I wonder how much tougher it would have been if they didn’t have their own Roundball One. I would say that Bill Davidson’s decision to put his team in its own plane changed everything in the NBA. This recent trip would have been nearly debilitating had they been traveling commercial. Really, every team in the league ought to thank the Pistons for the private plane idea. And every fan, too. The players, I think, don’t have to fight the fatigue factor quite as much as they would have had they been on the elevator at 6 o’clock the next morning and out of town on a 7:30 flight and getting set to play the very next night. 62呎黃金入球就是NBA這麼令人著迷的原因 But games like the Denver game are why we’re all so fascinated by the NBA. I think those games are good for all of us. It shows you how much drama there really is in a sport where the athletes are this good. Those fans who were at The Palace for that one won’t stop talking about this game for a long time. And 10 years from now, there will at least be 80 thousand who were in there. 練習報報 http://www.nba.com/pistons/news/practice_070328.html Down to a dozen games left, the playoffs are around the corner It’s That Time by Keith Langlois AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – The thermometer cracked 80 in Michigan the other day. The Tigers will be back from Florida in less than a week. The Lions are busy preparing for the most exciting day of their every season – the NFL draft. You know what that means: The NBA playoffs are lurking. And the Pistons can smell it. “We’re trying to get the wheels moving to be in full drive,” said Rasheed Wallace, the Piston who most seems to regard the regular season as a staging ground for the postseason. “We’ve been looking forward to the playoffs all season, pretty much the majority of veteran players. Last year left a bad taste in our mouth.” The Pistons visit Chicago on Thursday night for the second time this season, and here’s a sure sign that the postseason is closing in: The Ben Wallace reunion is a distant second to playoff impact in importance. “It’s always going to be fun to play against him,” Chauncey Billups said after Wednesday’s practice. “But I think all of that is pretty much over now. It’s done with.” 連Davis也感冒了？ Wednesday’s infirmary report included Rip Hamilton, Chris Webber and Dale Davis. None of them practiced, though Hamilton showed up at the practice facility for treatment before visiting his doctor. Webber and Davis stayed home but all three were expected to make the trip to Chicago, where their status would be determined at game time. Pistons coach Flip Saunders did not talk to reporters after practice. “It’s beating us up right now,” said Billups, whose health concern remains his strained left groin that caused him to miss two games last week. “That’ s a good sign that it’s coming right now. Hopefully, it doesn’t affect us later on.” 有人要翻嗎要翻得請推文不然我就這樣留原文啦 XDDDDD -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 163.21.11.45