Since most teams have moved past the halfway point in their season and All-Star starters have just been selected, it seems appropriate to figure out which pickups could provide the most dividends in the second half. Generally, these are young players on losing teams who will gain playing time when   more...
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Welcome back to the Passion and Pride Press Pass featuring the weekend coverage and Monday montage on MVN Basketball. For most teams, this is a tough spot in the schedule. We fight through it like a double screen. It's a team game, so here's the rotation...
Original Story: http://mvn.com/nba-76ers/2007/12/04/pass....

See why the Knicks shouldn't get overly excited about beating the "Pis" out of the Pistons.
Original Story: http://mvn.com/nba-knicks/2008/01/14/the....

As the trade deadline passes, teams are still looking for contributions from new sources, and this may come from rookies as we continue RookieWatch 07-08 with picks #26-30, the last of the first round. You can also check out Fantasy Basketball Pros' analysis of the rest of the first round picks   more...
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Detroit turns up the defensive pressure in the second half and cools what was a sizzlin' Grizzlies team.
Original Story: http://mvn.com/nba-pistons/2007/12/22/de....

Detroit continues its solid team play and routs Indiana in the first of back-to-back, home-and home games. The Pistons have to be the deepest team in the league.
Original Story: http://mvn.com/nba-pistons/2007/12/28/pi....

With 5 games in play, Jason Thompson highlighted the whole day when the Kings won with his game-winning 3 point play in OT to edge the Blazers by one point. Along with two 30 point games by Marco Belinelli and D.J. Augustin, the summer league's top stars continue to shine.
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Bobby Brown rises in summer league scoring 20 points including the go-ahead shot, while Arron Affalo and Marco Bellinelli each scored 25 points leading to wins for their teams, and see why Clippers' lottery pick Eric Gordon is out for the rest of summer league after playing 2 games.
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Let's go to Detroit for #2.LAST SEASONThe Pistons advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for an impressive 6th year in a row, but they lost there for the 3rd year in a row and Flip Saunders got fired as a result. Joe Dumars has done an incredible job crafting this team, and they will continue to   more...
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ARRON AFFLALOThis guy was a stud at UCLA but hasn't really got any minutes in this his rookie season with the Central Champion Pistons. Fortunately for him, Richard Hamilton has been banged up recently and the Pistons are in need of a substitute. And that's exactly what Afflalo has been. He has   more...
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