11-03-2005, 11:19 AM
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Enjoy the Starting Five, While it Lasts
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Rip wore the mask, Rasheed argued with the refs, Tayshaun made several gravity-defying moves, Chauncey had the sweat pouring down the back of his neck and Ben -- well, Ben was Ben, except when he uncharacteristically took the microphone before the game and welcomed the fans back "on behalf of my teammates." And he seemed to want to continue talking, but then he stopped and abruptly punched the air instead. The crowd cheered. A fist is worth a thousand words.
Game on. The old expression is "it's not what you know, it's who you know," except in season openers like the Pistons' Wednesday night at the Palace, where the tagline could have read: "It's who you know AND what you know -- and that's the best part."
The familiar quintet of Wallace, Wallace, Prince, Billups and Hamilton was, last year, considered to be the best starting five in the NBA. And this year, it is still the case. Name me one better. Their oldest member is 31. They are all only smarter and still hungry. And the fact that they are still together is the best tribute you can lay at Joe Dumars' feet.
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