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	Encyclopedia: Fort Wayne Pistons
		The Detroit Pistons are a National Basketball Association team based in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan.
		Led by star forward George Yardley, the Fort Wayne Pistons were a popular franchise and appeared in the NBA Finals in 1954 and 1955, losing both times.
		With their physical style of play, and intensity with opponents, the Pistons gained the nickname "Bad Boys." Coach Chuck Daly took the team to the NBA Finals three consecutive years (1988-90) and won NBA championships in 1989 and 1990.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Fort-Wayne-Pistons (831 words)

	Fort Wayne, Indiana
		Fort Wayne's significance as a waterway portage lost national prominence as the railroad system developed in the United States.
		Current Fort Wayne straddles Interstate 69, and is served by Norfolk Southern, Conrail and CSX rail lines as well as Fort Wayne International Airport and Smith Field regional airport.
		Fort Wayne's first park, the 0.2 acre Old Fort Park, was established in 1863.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/f/fo/fort_wayne__indiana.html (1357 words)

	Fort Wayne, Indiana -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Fort Wayne is a (A large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts) city and the (The town or city that is the seat of government for a county) county seat of (additional info and facts about Allen County) Allen County in northeastern (A state in midwestern United States) Indiana.
		Fort Wayne's significance as a waterway portage lost national prominence as the (A line of track providing a runway for wheels) railroad system developed in the United States.
		Fort Wayne's mayor is (A member of the Democratic Party) Democrat (additional info and facts about Graham Richard) Graham Richard, who has served in the post since January 2000.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fo/fort_wayne,_indiana.htm (2857 words)

	Detroit Pistons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The franchise was founded in 1941 in Fort Wayne, Indiana by Fred Zollner, owner of a General Motors subsidiary that manufactured piston parts.
		Lead by star forward George Yardley, the Fort Wayne Pistons were a popular franchise and appeared in the NBA Finals in 1954 and 1955, losing both times.
		With their physical, intense style of play, the Pistons gained the nickname "Bad Boys." Coach Chuck Daly took the team to the NBA Finals three consecutive years (1988-90) and won NBA championships in 1989 and 1990.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Detroit_Pistons (872 words)

	Fort Wayne Pistons (1941-1957)
		The Zollner Pistons were even stronger in the second season as they finished the regular season in first place with a record of 17-6.
		Following the season the Pistons would be one of 4 teams, along with the Minneapolis Lakers, Rochester Royals and Indianapolis Jets to join the BAA as the first step of a merger between the 2 leagues was initiated.
		The city of Fort Wayne would not see a return of professional basketball, although with the launching of the ABA in 1967 the state of Indian once again had a team to call their own in the Pacers.
	www.sportsecyclopedia.com /nba/ftwayne/fwpistons.html (1331 words)

	PISTONS: Detroit Pistons History
		Fort Wayne posted a 15-9 record in that inaugural season and reached the NBL Finals before losing to the Oshkosh All-Stars.
		Fort Wayne put together a decent campaign at 40-28 and swept Rochester in the first round of the playoffs.
		The mainstays of the Fort Wayne team were Max Zaslofsky (a former league scoring titlist with the Chicago Stags who was finishing out his career), Mel Hutchins, and Yardley, who became the first player to score 2,000 points in a season when he reached 2,001 in 1957-58.
	www.nba.com /pistons/history/team_history.html (13060 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Fort Wayne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Fort Wayne, city in northeastern Indiana and seat of Allen County.
		In 1948 the Pistons shifted to the Basketball Association of America (BAA).
		Taylor University, Fort Wayne Campus, private, coeducational institution in Fort Wayne, Indiana, part of Taylor University.
	encarta.msn.com /Fort_Wayne.html (125 words)

	Detroit Pistons (1957-Present)
		The Pistons who had 7 players average double digit in scoring would be put to the test in the first round as they need to beat the Washington Bullets in a 5th game after nearly blowing a 2-0 series lead.
		However, the Pistons wanted to end it as quickly as possible as they held the Blazers scoreless the rest of the way ending the game on 9-0 run to pull out a 92-90 win which was capped by final second jumper by Finnie Johnson who scored 7 point in the final 2 minutes.
		As the Pistons went to face the Miami Heat there was heavy speculation that Coach Larry Brown would leave as he express interest in a front office job with the Cleveland Cavaliers as well as the Coaching job with his hometown New York Knicks.
	www.sportsecyclopedia.com /nba/detroit/detpistons.html (6110 words)

	Fort Wayne, Indiana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Fort Wayne is a city and the county seat of Allen County in northeastern Indiana.
		Fort Wayne's first park, the 0.2 acre (800 m²) Old Fort Park, was established in 1863.
		Fred Zollner, industrialist and founder of the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, later the Detroit Pistons.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/F/Fort-Wayne,-Indiana.htm (1520 words)

	Minneapolis Lakers 19-18 Loss to Fort Wayne Pistons
		Fort Wayne controlled the jump and Mikan, flanked by Pollard and Mikkelsen, lumbered into defensive position.
		The standoffs were thus interrupted by brief flurries of action—enough to give Fort Wayne an 8-7 lead at the end of the first quarter.
		Fort Wayne continued its tactics in the second half, even though they were trailing.
	stewthornley.net /mplslakers_1918game.html (1644 words)

	NBA History: Warriors Reign Over League's 10th Season
		The Fort Wayne Pistons made it back to the Finals by winning the weak Western Division with a 37-35 record, then nosing St. Louis in five games in the division finals.
		Fort Wayne fought back in the fourth but never got closer than four points, with the final margin 98-94.
		Game 2 was played in Fort Wayne, where the Pistons evened the series at a game apiece with an 84-83 win.
	www.nba.com /history/finals/19551956.html (1350 words)

	Fred Zollner Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Zollner was also a strong advocate for rule changes that helped to improve the game, including the adoption of both the 24-second clock and the six-foul rule, and the widening of the free throw lane.
		Through 1974, the Fergus Falls, MN, native was owner of the NBL's Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (1941-48), who became the Fort Wayne Pistons (BAA: 1948-49, NBA: 1949-57) and eventually the NBA's Detroit Pistons (1957-present).
		His Pistons captured NBL titles in 1944 and 1945 and reached the NBA Finals in 1955 and 1956.
	www.hoophall.com /halloffamers/Zollner.htm (494 words)

	FOXSports.com - NBA- Detroit Pistons Team Front
		It's also very unlikely the Pistons will challenge the NBA record of 15 consecutive victories to start a season, which the 1948-49 Washington Capitols set and the 1993-94 Houston Rockets matched.
		He should be in for a big year for the 4-0 Pistons, unless they win all their games by 30 points.
		Pistons guard Richard Hamilton speaks to FSN about his 25-point performance and a hard-fought victory over the Celtics, 115-100.
	msn.foxsports.com /nba/team/71082 (322 words)

	News-Sentinel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		As the player-coach of the Fort Wayne Pistons, McDermott led the team to three straight National Basketball League championships in 1944-46.
		He played in Fort Wayne against the Pistons in 1940 and attracted the attention of Pistons owner Fred Zollner, who brought McDermott to Fort Wayne the next season.
		McDermott led the Pistons in scoring for five straight years before he was traded during the 1947-48 season to the Chicago Gears.
	jordan.fortwayne.com /ns/sports/top50/mcdermot.php (393 words)

	CharleyEckman.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In November, the Pistons were in third place but they got hot and ended the losing streak.
		Coach Charlie Eckman of the Fort Wayne Pistons and Coach George Senesky of the Philadelphia Warriors hold trophy to be awarded Tuesday night to the outstanding player in the East-West All-Star game.
		Fort Wayne's Pistons laugh it up in their dressing room Thursday night as they learned that St. Louis, like Minneapolis, had been mathematically eliminated and they were Western Division champs for the second straight season.
	www.charleyeckman.com /Coaching55.aspx (2639 words)

	The Sports Network
		Chauncey Billups scored 25 points, as the Detroit Pistons remained the lone unbeaten team in the NBA by rallying for a 115-100 victory over the Boston Celtics.
		Richard Hamilton and Chauncey Billups each scored 25 points, as the Detroit Pistons remained the lone unbeaten team in the NBA by rallying for a 115-100 victory over the Boston Celtics at The Palace.
		At 7-0, the Pistons have recorded their third-best start in franchise history and their best since 1988-89 when they started the season 8-0 en route to their first of three NBA Championships.
	www.sportsnetwork.com /?c=detnews&page=nba/teams/DIRECT097.htm (303 words)

	Detroit Pistons Tickets - Pistons NBA Basketball - Pistons Ticket Brokers
		In the late 1980s and early 1990s the Pistons were one of the top squads in the league, reaching the NBA Finals from 1988 to 1990 and winning championship titles in 1989 and 1990.
		The Pistons were founded by Fred Zollner in 1940 as the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons.
		Led by guard Bobby McDermott, the Pistons were a dominant force in the league, reaching the NBL championship series in their first year before falling to the Oshkosh All-Stars.
	www.coasttocoasttickets.com /nba/pistons_tickets.shtml (760 words)

	InsideHoops.com - Detroit Pistons Fans - Detroit Pistons basketball team reports, coverage, players, draft history
		A season ago, the Pistons used their defense to create easy transition buckets as they held their opponents to an average of 43 percent shooting from the field.
		He fits the pistons need of a small forward, but the jury is still out on him if he can contribute every game.
		If the Pistons buy into Saunders’s coaching system and if the starting five can stay healthy with contribution from the bench consistently, the Pistons should make their third trip to the finals.
	www.insidehoops.com /teams/detroit-pistons.shtml (447 words)

	ESPN Classic - Stall tactics work as Pistons win, 19-18
		Fort Wayne Pistons coach Murray Mendenhall knows his team doesn't have the talent to compete with the Minneapolis Lakers, the defending NBA champions who have won their last 29 home games, and so he orders his team into a stall.
		The Pistons lead 8-7 after the first quarter in Minneapolis, but trail 13-11 at the half.
		Many in the crowd of 7,021 shout abuse at the Pistons and boo.
	espn.go.com /classic/s/moment001122stall.html (220 words)

	Robert "Bobby" McDermott Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		As player/coach, led Fort Wayne to 1946 NBL championship
		In five seasons with the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, McDermott landed two straight NBL titles (1944 and 1945) and three straight World Professional Tournament titles.
		In 1954, he was voted the "greatest Fort Wayne Zollner player of all time." McDermott was considered by many to be the dominant player in basketball from the mid-1930s to the late 1940s.
	www.hoophall.com /halloffamers/McDermott.htm (489 words)

	Hoophall \| Detroit Pistons Hall of Fame Team Page
		The Detroit Pistons organization was established in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1941, and played seven seasons in the National Basketball League.
		After only one year in the Basketball Association of America (1948-1949 season), the Pistons became a full-fledged member of the NBA in 1949.
		The Fort Wayne Pistons became known as the Detroit Pistons when the team moved to the Motor City in 1957.
	www.hoophall.com /history/pistons_team_page.htm (433 words)

	Minneapolis Lakers
		The Lakers were virtually unbeatable at the Minneapolis Auditorium in their early years, and they were working on a 30-game home winning streak when they began a game with the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons on November 22, 1950.
		Holding the ball and inviting the Lakers to come and get it, the Pistons stayed within striking distance throughout the game and trailed by a only point as they inbounded the ball with nine seconds left in the game.
		Piston center Larry Foust drove and scored over Mikan and Fort Wayne had pulled out a 19-18 win.
	stewthornley.net /mplslakers.html (2120 words)

	Zach Klein: Fort Wayne Pistons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		I am a relentless Fort Wayne, Indiana trivia hoarder, mostly because I find my hometown to be so spectaculary bland that any slight deviation becomes completely priceless to me.
		SportsEncyclopedia.com had an interesting paragraph: Automobile-piston magnate Fred Zollner launched the club in a the National Basketball League and christened it the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons.
		Another important thing about me is that I grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana and I often obsess over this fact.
	www.zachklein.com /2004/06/fort-wayne-pistons.html (258 words)

	George Yardley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		George Yardley (November 3, 1928 in Hollywood, California - August 13, 2004 in Newport Beach, California) was an NBA Hall of Famer, the first player in history to score 2,000 points in one season, breaking the 1,932-point record held by fellow Hall of Famer George Mikan.
		A two All-American at Stanford University, he led the Fort Wayne Pistons to two NBA Finals before the team moved to Detroit in 1957.
		Yardley died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_Yardley (116 words)

	Detroit Pistons Tickets - Get Piston Ticket Information
		In 1980 the Pistons hit the jackpot by selecting Isiah Thomas in the draft.
		The Pistons won back-to-back NBA Titles in the 1988-1989, and 1989-1990 seasons with their suffocating defense and physical play.
		The Pistons maintain the core of a team that lost in the Eastern Conference Finals last year to the Nets.
	www.showmetickets.com /nba/pistons_tickets.htm (1043 words)

	Detroit Pistons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Pistons agree to five-year extension with F Prince
		Tayshaun Prince will be locking down opponents for the Detroit Pistons for years to come.
		New Detroit Pistons coach Flip Saunders has hired a pair of familiar faces.
	www.allsports.com /network/content?site=1122&page=25225 (214 words)

	Pistons, strokes - CBC Sports: Pistons brass meeting with Brown
		The Pistons steam past the Spurs in Game 3, 96-79, to cut San Antonio's lead in the NBA Finals to 2-1.
		Ben Wallace tied a Pistons playoff record with seven blocks, Rasheed Wallace of the Pistons dunks against the 76ers during the first quarter of their
		The Spurs and Pistons have combined to win three of the last six NBA titles.
	strokes.allinfosites.com /q/strokes-pistons.htm (716 words)

	Fort_Wayne,_Indiana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Fort Wayne also sits at the high point between two Indiana watersheds; hence its nickname, "Summit City."
		Fort Wayne is the largest city in Allen County, Indiana.
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	www.apawn.com /search.php?title=Fort_Wayne,_Indiana (1460 words)

	NBA History: The Dynasties: Minneapolis Lakers
		They were built around 6-10 center George Mikan, who won five straight scoring championships and averaged 22.6 points in a career that came almost entirely before the 24-second shot clock.
		The Lakers had their third consecutive title and their fifth in six years, but when Mikan was unable to come to terms on a new contract and went into retirement, the run came to an end.
		The Lakers were ousted from the 1955 playoffs by Fort Wayne, and Pollard subsequently hung up his sneakers.
	www.nba.com /history/dynastiesminneapolis_050602.html (1256 words)

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