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**kamego** · 10-11-2005, 11:46 PM

http://www.detnews.com/2005/pistons/...D01-346297.htm

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If the Chicago Bulls want to muster any fight against the Pistons in the Central Division this season, they had better find themselves another big man. Or two.

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"Yeah, they are definitely different without Eddy (Curry) and Antonio (Davis) in there," said Chauncey Billups, after the Pistons opened their exhibition season with an 87-76 romp over the Bulls before a sellout crowd (11,130) at Van Andel Arena.

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The Pistons blocked 12 shots (four each by Rasheed Wallace and Milicic) and, despite some lapses on the defensive boards in the fourth quarter, they controlled the paint for much of the game.

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Milicic, though he had some trouble with the wide-bodied Sweetney in the final quarter, was impressive as well, finishing with seven points and four rebounds.

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"I thought he played good," Billups said of Milicic.

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"He was active. He got his hands on a lot of balls. He was physical defensively and he made some great passes."

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Milicic helped trigger a 12-0 run in the second quarter. He pulled down a rebound in traffic and dunked. Then he blocked a shot on the Bulls' next possession.

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Milicic had another block and kept two scoring possessions alive by tipping loose balls.

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He also clinched the victory in the final two minutes, when off a set play he drained an 18-foot baseline jumper, effectively ending the Bulls' final run.

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Milicic had five fouls in 24 minutes.

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"In his position, coming in off the bench, he can't worry about fouls," Billups said.
"He just has to play hard, and he did that."

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"Overall, I thought for a first game, we did a lot of nice things," he said. "I thought the first group executed very well. We had 27 assists and 13 turnovers and that's what our offense is geared toward."

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Saunders also wasn't overly thrilled with the interior defense, despite the 12 blocks.

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Dale Davis, bothered by soreness in his knees, didn't dress Tuesday. Billups, who has a sore back, decided he would play.

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Ben Wallace is still a free agent. A shoe free agent, that is. His contract with And One ran out last season. He has been wearing Nike throughout camp and he said it's the most comfortable shoe he has worn in some time. Hello, Nike, this would be a good time to call the reigning defensive player of the year.

What a good morning for Piston fans to read the paper

Nuzzo · 10-12-2005, 03:06 AM

casebeck22 · 10-12-2005, 05:32 AM

Haha. Gotta love it. You had the throw in the fact that he had 5 fouls in 24 minutes thats awesome.

**kamego** · 10-12-2005, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by casebeck22

Haha. Gotta love it. You had the throw in the fact that he had 5 fouls in 24 minutes thats awesome.

As I have always said. It looks like he tries to spread his fouls out ahead of time lol. He never follows out but he uses them all lol

casebeck22 · 10-12-2005, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by kamego

As I have always said. It looks like he tries to spread his fouls out ahead of time lol. He never follows out but he uses them all lol

Do you think that is an effective style? Seemed to work last night, I thought he looked pretty good. He looked in better shape and looked more comfortable. He won't be getting that many minutes in many games this season so don't get your hopes up anyone.

**kamego** · 10-12-2005, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by casebeck22

Do you think that is an effective style? Seemed to work last night, I thought he looked pretty good. He looked in better shape and looked more comfortable. He won't be getting that many minutes in many games this season so don't get your hopes up anyone.

It was his first real good experience with a widebody. I am sure he will continue to grow and adjust. Its very postive to see he could help us in games now. I would hope he sees more minutes per game as preseason rolls on.

casebeck22 · 10-12-2005, 08:33 AM

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It was his first real good experience with a widebody. I am sure he will continue to grow and adjust. Its very postive to see he could help us in games now. I would hope he sees more minutes per game as preseason rolls on.

I'm sure he will have a lot of preseason minutes, the more game experience for him the better. The thing I see most that he needed to work on from last night was his defensive rebounding(boxing people out) and also leaving his feet in pump fakes. He did that many times last night. If you take the fouls out where he did that then he doesn't have 5 fouls that game only like 2 or 3 probably.

**kamego** · 10-12-2005, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by casebeck22

I'm sure he will have a lot of preseason minutes, the more game experience for him the better. The thing I see most that he needed to work on from last night was his defensive rebounding(boxing people out) and also leaving his feet in pump fakes. He did that many times last night. If you take the fouls out where he did that then he doesn't have 5 fouls that game only like 2 or 3 probably.

Darko has been leaving his feet a lot because he is trying to block every shot he can. I would guess he wants to do well and he figures he will get more playing time if he averages 8 blocks per 48 minutes lol

casebeck22 · 10-12-2005, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by kamego

Darko has been leaving his feet a lot because he is trying to block every shot he can. I would guess he wants to do well and he figures he will get more playing time if he averages 8 blocks per 48 minutes lol

Your right. I am sure he will settle down. His blocks were crazy though lol.

**kamego** · 10-12-2005, 09:32 AM

I can we can offically say that what we saw in him in the Eurochampionships has carried over. By no means does that mean we shouldn't expect more from him, but finally we have seen progress. Funny it happens the first game after LB is gone lol

casebeck22 · 10-12-2005, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by kamego

I can we can offically say that what we saw in him in the Eurochampionships has carried over. By no means does that mean we shouldn't expect more from him, but finally we have seen progress. Funny it happens the first game after LB is gone lol

During the game last night Flip said he came into the first practice and told Darko to relax, he was the new coach and Darko was going to play.

**kamego** · 10-12-2005, 10:26 AM

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During the game last night Flip said he came into the first practice and told Darko to relax, he was the new coach and Darko was going to play.

Flip was a smart man waiting until the season was over hoping this job was going to be open. I think he understands what he has in Darko.

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