CHARLIE VILLANUEVA NEWS
Is The Twitter Fad Doomed now that Meeker has Joined?
March 17, 2009 by
Koo's Corner
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Twitter just got a huge round of funding, has celebrities in the hundreds using it (Rich Rodriguez, Pete Carrol, and Charlie Villanueva tweeting during halftime no less) , and has a user base growing at nearly 25% month over month. It’s become politicians new best friend and...
Day 128 of 170: The Day the Celtics Clinched a Playoff Spot
March 06, 2008 by
Give Me The Rock
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Line of the Night: On the night when Boston clinched their spot, and the Jazz won their 17th straight game, LeBron James (6.35) overshadowed both. 50 points and 10 assists will do that. I like how they threw in the interaction with Jay-Z at the end there. I just hope by the time James...
Round Up: The Latest on Gordon, Randolph, and Kidd
July 01, 2009 by
Biz of Basketball
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Pistons Land Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva Free-agent guard Ben Gordon and forward Charlie Villanueva have agreed to terms with the Detroit Pistons, ESPN.com reports. Gordon, who rejected $50+ million deals from the Chicago Bulls in each of the past two seasons, will receive...
Pistons Make Like Carrie Bradshaw in Barneys
July 02, 2009 by
Pacman Jonesin'
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The Pistons started off the NBA free agency period by snapping up a pair of new players, former Bulls sharpshooter Ben Gordon and former Bucks Gollum lookalike Charlie Villanueva.
An unnamed source has placed the value of Gordon’s contract at more than $50 million, and Villanueva...
Ultimate Battle: Charlie Villanueva vs. Chris Bosh, Twitter Style
July 13, 2009 by
OnlineSportsFanatic
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The phenomenon that is Twitter has captivated many, and the current race between NBA forwards Charlie Villanueva and Chris Bosh to 50,000 followers will certainly have many tuned in.
Here is Charlie Villanueva explaining their little wager.
I’m just hoping for a close finish...
Avery Johnson the frontrunner for Pistons' head coaching vacancy
July 02, 2009 by
tonyblogs.net
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Avery Johnson has emerged as the leading candidate to take over the Detroit Pistons now that Doug Collins has removed himself from consideration, according to Ken Berger of CBS Sports.com.
Johnson had a successful run as head coach of the Dallas Mavericks, leading them to the playoffs...
NBA Free Agency & Draft Rumors
June 04, 2009 by
Scores Report
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Charlie Villanueva is open to joining the Cavs,
and given the current state of the economy, it’s not out of the realm
of possibility that the best he’ll be able to do is a deal at the
mid-level ($5.8 million). The Bucks first have to decide whether or
not to make the qualifying...
Is the Era of Joe Dumars, Genius, Over?
July 06, 2009 by
The Sporting Blog
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For a brief period before and after the Pistons' paradigm-shattering
NBA title -- the first accomplished without the aid of a legitimate
super-duper star in decades -- Joe Dumars reigned as the
popularly acclaimed best GM in sports. A brief look at inveterate
Piston-hater* Bill...
Fantasy Basketball Desperation Station - 2/10/2008
February 10, 2008 by
Fantasy Sports Experience
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This week in Desperation Station, we highlight a veteran point guard, forgotten forward, young combo guard/forward and a former #1 overall pick that can provide your depleted fantasy basketball roster with some immediate assistance.
Blazers 102, Bucks 85 Re-Thoughts
January 20, 2009 by
Rip City Project
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There is only two words to describe tonight's victory over Milwaukee. Beast mode. That's right, the Blazers saw a Bogut-less Milwaukee team and went into complete beast mode. Spearheaded by Greg Oden the Blazers absolutely beasted the Bucks. You can't say they didn'...
Milwaukee Bucks make offer to Ramon Sessions but not Charlie Villanueva
The Bucks have made qualifying offers to restricted free agents Ramon Sessions and Ersan Ilyasova, but will not make an offer to Charlie Villanueva.
Chris Bosh vs. Charlie Villanueva, on Twitter
It's a race to 50,000 Twitter followers. At the moment of publishing this, Charlie Villanueva has 43,743 followers on Twitter. Chris Bosh has 42,248. Looks like the loser is going to be doing something embarrassing on YouTube of the winner's choosing.
'09 FIBA Americas: Canada vs. Dominican Republic For Last Ticket To Turkey
September 04, 2009 by
The Painted Area
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Canada vs. Dominican Republic (6:30 est) for the last '10 Worlds qualifying spot from the Americas Zone. This is the only game that matters that's left on the FIBA Americas schedule. The semifinals & finals are anti-climatic with Brazil, Argentina, & Puerto Rico having...
Press Clippings – finishing off August strong like
August 31, 2009 by
Pistons Nation
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Very sad to hear of the passing of Kwame Brown’s mother. The Pistons Nation’s thoughts are with ya big fella. ( via LifeonDumars)
Tony Mejia of Pro Basketball News ranks the NBA’s top 100 players. The Pistons come in as follows: #62 Tayshaun Prince, #62 Rip Hamilton...
BDL's 2009-10 NBA Preview: Detroit Pistons
October 16, 2009 by
Ball Don't Lie
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Once again back is the incredible ... Ball Don't Lie's NBA
previews, outlining off-season moves, projecting win totals, spinning
tracks and much, much more. It's a fun, hot mess. This morning, the Detroit Pistons.2008-09 Record: 39-43, third place in Central DivisionHead...
Milwaukee Bucks Celtics Chance To Win Division With 86-77 Victory
March 15, 2009 by
Slam Dunk Central
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Trends are something I have always taken great importance in with regards to sports. Getting hot, going cold –when in a campaign either occur can be the difference between being bounced in the first round or winning the NBA Finals. Last season the Boston Celtics sprinted towards...
Better than You Think
August 07, 2009 by
SLAM Online
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by Jeremy Banks
When things are spiraling down, you have to take a risk to get back on track. Detroit took its risk by spending a combined $90 million for Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva, while allowing Allen Iverson and Rasheed Wallace to find new teams.
But don’t misled, the...
Fantasy Basketball: Round 6
October 22, 2009 by
Hot Stove New York
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61. Thaddeus Young
62. Ben Gordon
63. Mo Williams
64. Trevor Ariza
65. Andrea Bargnani
66. Charlie Villanueva
67. Manu Ginobili
68. Ray Allen
69. Emeka Okafor
70. Zach Randolph
71. Luis Scola
72. Jason Richardson
This round features players that had breakout years (Young, Ariza, Bargnani...
Detroit Pistons Make Big Splash In Free Agency
July 02, 2009 by
The Power Zone
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The Detroit Pistons have signed Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva.Who's their Coach going to be?
Competition Discussion: Detroit Pistons
September 21, 2009 by
Bullets Forever
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(Previously: Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver).
The season is still a ways away, but most of the rosters are set, barring the requisite Michael Jordan comeback rumor (just kidding, but only a little). We have an idea where our team stands, but...
Celtics top Bucks in OT, 102-97
November 16, 2008 by
17 Banners
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Ray Allen's four free throws in overtime helped vault the Celtics past the Bucks 102-97. Allen finished with 27 points, while Paul Pierce led the C's with 28. Pierce and Allen combined to hit 23 of 24 free throws, including 6-for-6 in OT. It was the trips to the charity stripe...
Cavs meet with Channing Frye
July 07, 2009 by
King James Gospel
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Teams will begin signing free agents on Wednesday, the Cavaliers however, will most likely not. After scoring big by trading for Shaquille O’Neal the Cavs have run into some bad luck. After losing out on Charlie Villanueva to Detroit, Ron Artest to Los Angeles, and Trevor Ariza...
Day 72 of 170: Randy Foye is 133% Man
January 08, 2009 by
Give Me The Rock
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Line of the Night: It only took him 3 quarters to do what no man could do in 4, but Randy Foye (1.63) walks with the LotN because of a 32 point, 10-16 shooting, and 6 three game. The Wolves rolled OKC 129-87 thanks, in part, to the biggest loser
Charlie Villanueva Loses Bet Wears Michigan State Jersey
April 07, 2009 by
NFL Football Online
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Hello Bucks Fans,Charlie V (UConn) made a friendly wager with teammate Charlie Bell (Michigan State) about whose alma matter would win the Final Four game this past weekend. The loser would have to wear a jersey of the winners home school while doing an interview.Here is Charlie V...
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