- ClutchPoints
Blazers opt to not bring back two Chauncey Billups assistants
The Portland Trail Blazers will not renew the contracts for assistant coaches Scott Brooks and Rodney Billups, per Aaron Fentress of the Oregonian. The change comes on the heels of assistant Steve Hetzel departing the Blazers on April 22 to join the Brooklyn Nets' coaching staff following three seasons in Portland. Brooks spent three seasons as Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups' top assistant.
- BostonGlobe.com
What goes into being elected into the Naismith Hall of Fame?
“Walter had been considered a couple of times before,” Hall of Fame president and CEO John Doleva told the Globe. There wasn't any remorse or anything they would say about the Hall of Fame. Second, former players can be inducted as contributors, such as Doug Collins this year because of his playing, coaching, and broadcasting résumé. There have been misunderstandings when former players or coaches without standout statistics were inducted, such as Satch Sanders, Del Harris, or Rebecca Lobo.
- Detroit Metro Times
The 2003-04 Pistons were the champions Detroit needed
If there is a Mount Rushmore for NBA teams that feel like symbolic soulmates for their city, then the 2003-2004 Detroit Pistons are on it. “They were 'Grit' before The Lions made it popular around here,” as fan Justin Roberts put it on X. All this made it easy to root for them twenty years ago this month, when the Pistons stood at the brink of a bruising but ultimately dominant championship march over a Los Angeles Lakers squad stacked with four future Hall of Famers, all of them top 75 players. To this day, the Pistons' 4-1 gentleman's sweep is considered the greatest upset in NBA history.
All Players
| No | Player | P |
|---|---|---|
PG | ||
| 35 | SF | |
| 7 | SF | |
| 2 | PG | |
| 0 | C | |
| 18 | SF | |
| 14 | PG | |
| 19 | SF | |
| 31 | SG | |
| 67 | PF | |
| 24 | SG | |
| 23 | SG | |
| 5 | C | |
| 20 | SG | |
| 8 | SG | |
| 25 | PG | |
| 28 | C | |
| 9 | SF | |
| 17 | SG | |
| 13 | C |