Tales From The Detroit Pistons: With Reflections Of Rick Mahorn And Joe Dumars

by Farrell, Perry A.

• ISBN13: 9781582617787
• ISBN10: 1582617783
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-12-01
• Publisher: Sports Pub

Summary

The Bad Boys--a collection of incredible basketball talent revered in Detroit and despised throughout the rest of the National Basketball Association. They were back-to-back NBA champions and the monkey (or 600-pound gorilla) that Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls had to get off their backs before they could assume the NBA's throne. In Rick Mahorn's Tales from the Detroit Pistons, the former Bad Boy shares stories that cover all the key characters, including Isiah Thomas, Bill Laimbeer, Joe Dumars, John Salley, Vinny Johnson, Dennis Rodman, and coach Chuck Daly. Mahorn discusses the wars with the Bulls, Celtics, Knicks, and championship battles with the Lakers and Blazers. The book also examines the sorry state of the franchise before the two titles, their attempts to recapture their NBA magic with Grant Hill and Jerry Stackhouse, and the recent run of success that Dumars is having as the team's general manager. Mahorn's role as color analyst for Pistons' radio broadcasts has kept him in the loop as Dumars has added players like Rip Hamilton, Rasheed Wallace, and Darko Milicic, along with coach Larry Brown, over the past few seasons. Sharing stories from his playing and announcing days is a part of what makes Rick Mahorn's Tales from the Detroit Pistons special.

Author Biography

Perry A. Farrell has been at the Detroit Free Press for 15 years and during that time has 'covered the NBA, NFL, Major League Baseball, and nine Final Fours. His other professional stops include the Louisville Courier-Journal and the Milwaukee Journal, where he covered the University of Wisconsin for four years. Farrell has been covering the Pistons full-time for seven years and he has seen many coaches-Chuck Daly, Ron Rothstein, Doug Collins, Alvin Gentry, George Irvine, Rick Carlisle, and Larry Brown-come and go.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction	ix
Chapter 1 Oh Isiah!	1	(14)
Chapter 2 Dave, Bob, and Not Much Else	15	(10)
Chapter 3 The Bad Boys	25	(21)
Chapter 4 Rivals	46	(11)
Chapter 5 Dennis Rodman	57	(6)
Chapter 6 Life After the Bad Boys	63	(17)
Chapter 7 The Coaching Carousel	80	(15)
Chapter 8 Rebuilding Take Two	95	(19)
Chapter 9 Foreign Imports	114	(19)
Chapter 10 The 2004 Playoffs: Back to the Conference Finals	133	(19)
Chapter 11 The 2004 Playoffs: Best of the East	152	(14)
Chapter 12 The Finals	166