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  Vinnie Johnson - Hoopedia
Johnson was the unsung hero during the original heyday of the Pistons, teaming up with Isiah Thomas and Joe Dumars in the Pistons vaunted three-guard rotation.
Johnson’s shining moment with the Pistons came in the 1990 NBA Finals against Portland when he sank the winning shot with 00.7 left in the game to clinch Detroit’s second straight NBA title.
Johnson became a stalwart off the bench for the Pistons during the 80’s and was a key figure in the franchise’s resurgence.
hoopedia.nba.com /index.php/Vinnie_Johnson   (1680 words)

  
  Vinnie Johnson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vincent "Vinnie" Johnson (born September 1, 1956 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American former professional basketball player and a key player on the Detroit Pistons who won the NBA championship in both 1989 and 1990.
Johnson earned the nickname "the Microwave" from Boston Celtics guard Danny Ainge for his ability to score many points in a short period of time (i.e., Johnson could heat up the offense of the team in short order) and his "instant defense".
On June 19, 1990, Vinnie landed a 14-footer in the last second, beating the Portland Trail Blazers 92-90 in Game 5 of the finals, and giving Detroit the championship.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vinnie_Johnson   (211 words)

  
 Vinnie Johnson - Stark Reality
Vinnie Johnson was born in Boston, in 1937.
Johnson attended the Lieutenant Norman Prince Drum Corps before enrolling at the Berklee School of Music, previously known as the Schilinger House, in the late 50s.
Nine years in the drum corps ensured that Vinnie was a league ahead of his military instructors, and he emerged from the army - in Boston again - a veritable drumming machine.
home.att.net /~montystark/vinnie.html   (543 words)

  
 Official Vinnie Johnson Website   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Piston great Vinnie Johnson had his number retired to The Palace rafters on February 5th, 1994.
Vinnie joined the Pistons as a player in 1981 and became an integral member of Detroit's back-to-back World Championship team in 1989 and 1990.
Johnson scored 10,146 points in his Detroit career, ranking him sixth on the Pistons all-time scoring list.
www.vinniejohnson.com   (107 words)

  
 PISTONS: 20 Questions With Vinnie Johnson
Johnson was the unsung hero during the original heyday of the Pistons, teaming up with Isiah Thomas and Joe Dumars in the Pistons vaunted three-guard rotation.
Vinnie Johnson: I would rank them right up there with the Bad Boys, but in my opinion the Bad Boys were a little more physical and a lot deeper.
Vinnie Johnson: Really wasn’t a routine, but one thing that I did before each game was make sure that I stretched and warmed up properly.
www.spurs.net /pistons/chat_mailbox/vjohnson_qa_060123.html   (1406 words)

  
 Vinnie Johnson - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Vinnie Johnson was a key player on the Detroit Pistons who won the NBA championship in both 1989 and 1990.
He earned the nickname "Microwave" for his ability to score many points in a short period of time (i.e., Johnson could heat up the offense of the team in short order).
This biographical article relating to a basketball player, coach, or other figure is a stub.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Vinnie_Johnson   (92 words)

  
 WolfOrg - Team Bio - Johnson
A graduate of Messiah College, Vinnie has spent 8 years keeping The Wolf Organization on the cutting edge of technology.
Hands-on in the day-to-day management and support of the company's network infrastructure and telecommunications systems, Vinnie keeps the company connected and secure in its business communications.
Vinnie is a member of the Penn State - York Technology Advisory Board and the Mid-Atlantic CIO Forum.
www.wolforg.net /New/Bios/Johnson.htm   (74 words)

  
 Official Vinnie Johnson Website
Vinnie Johnson is a native of Brooklyn, New York.
Johnson was the 7th overall selection in the National Basketball Association player draft by Seattle.
Johnson's career with the Detroit Pistons was outstanding.
www.vinniejohnson.com /career.html   (298 words)

  
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But he was not enough to counteract Adrian Dantley and Vinnie Johnson, each of whom scored 24 points for the Pistons.
But Vinnie Johnson made another jumper, putting the Pistons up 11, and by the time Boston finally scored on a goaltending call, the game was essentially over.
Johnson, who hit nine of 15 shots and led Detroit's 57 percent shooting assault, said, "The crowd got into it at that point; we got pumped, and we made some great plays, offensively.
www.duke.edu /~ggh1/detbos6.txt   (922 words)

  
 SR.com: Pit box: Who will win at Lowe’s?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Vinnie: Roger, you should have saved the Jimmie Johnson card for this week.
He had Johnson, who was headed for a second-place finish or victory until Brian Vickers worked his magic.
Still, he topped Vinnie, whose pick, Jeff Gordon, was caught up in “the big one” and finished 36th.
www.spokesmanreview.com /tools/story_breakingnews_pf.asp?ID=7641   (232 words)

  
 SPORTS PEOPLE; Pistons' Johnson Signs - New York Times
Johnson will earn an average of $650,000 a season during a three-year agreement and will have an option on a fourth year, according to The Detroit Free Press.
Johnson, 31 years old, averaged 15.7 points a game last season, finishing second in balloting for the National Basketball Associatin's Sixth Man Award.
Vinnie Johnson, the Detroit Piston guard, ended his holdout yesterday and signed a multiyear contract.
query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE3D81038F934A15753C1A961948260   (186 words)

  
 Sim Dynasty.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The St. Louis Warriors have acquired Vinnie Johnson from the waiver wire.
The New York Stingers have acquired Vinnie Johnson from the waiver wire.
The Detroit Grayhawks have acquired Vicente Johnson from the waiver wire.
www.simdynasty.com /player.jsp?player=nobody&mode=stats&id=1848641   (375 words)

  
 Team Player; After training camp, VJ scores big with JVs - Vinnie Johnson of Piston Automotive - Brief Article Ward's ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Johnson's younger days as a Detroit Pistons guard, and before that at Baylor University, where the Seattle Supersonics found him in 1979 and made him their first-round draft pick.
Johnson arrived as the Big Three were buying more parts from minority-owned suppliers and as sourcing decisions were being based on whether a Tier 1 had a minority partner.
Johnson formed JL Automotive, a joint venture to assemble headrests for Ford Motor Co. and pre-production component packaging for GM.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3165/is_2001_Sept_1/ai_78035441   (657 words)

  
 Detroit Pistons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In early 1982, the Pistons acquired center Bill Laimbeer in a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers and guard Vinnie Johnson from the Seattle SuperSonics.
Motivated by their loss to the Celtics, the 1988 Pistons fine-tuned their "bad boy" style and avenged their two previous playoff losses to the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals, defeating them in six games and advancing to the NBA Finals for the first time since the franchise moved to Detroit.
The Pistons summarily won all three games in Portland, clinching the title in Game 5 when Vinnie Johnson sank an 18 foot jumper with 00.7 seconds left in the game (this shot earned Johnson a new nickname in Detroit, 007, along with his original moniker, The Microwave).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Detroit_Pistons   (2525 words)

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