The Franchise: Building a Winner with the World Champion Detroit Pistons, Basketball's Bad BoysIn January of 1989, Cameron Stauth became a fly on the office wall of Pistons general manager Jack McCloskey. He watched day by day, crisis by crisis, as McCloskey, coach Chuck Daly, and a handful of immensely talented and ambitious basketball players--the Bad Boys of Detroit--won the NBA championship. Illustrated. |
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Fall Camp | 23 |
The Exhibition Season | 44 |
The Trading Season Starts | 75 |
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