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national teams… minus the Lions. The story of the pistons begins with a man named Fred Zollner. Fred was born in Little Falls, Minnesota in 1901. Zollner Corporations; formed in 1912, was a tier-one supplier of pistons to major companies including Ford, General Motors, John Deere, International Harvester [Now Navistar], and Outboard Maine. The Zollner Pistons began in 1937 in Fort Wayne, Indiana and began playing as an independent in 1939. In 1941 The Zollner Pistons joined the National Basketball League. The Zollner Pistons were a very popular franchise, winning the world championship in…

was a large growth in scientific research and developments of inventions and instruments. Three important inventions from this year were the water column by Georg von Riechenbach, the galvanic telegraph by Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring, and the development of optical precision instruments by Joseph von Fraunhofer. The water column can be explained as follows: “The machine pumped salt solution, brine, in a pipe ... It was in continuous operation for almost 100 years. In this brine pump, Georg von…

People Argue who the greatest Piston player of all time was. To be a great player in the NBA you have to win many awards and even championships. Some players careers are ruined because they don't have a ring under their belt. The best three player in Pistons franchise history are Isaiah Thomas, Dave Bing, and Joe Dumars. These three player have won awards, made many all-star games, and two of the have won championships. In college Isiah Thomas led the Indiana Hoosiers to a national…

Detroit Pistons routed the visiting Portland Trail Blazer with a 123-103 victory at the Palace of Auburn Hills to hand the visiting team their third straight loss in a row on Sunday evening. Starting guard Reggie Jackson scored a game-high 30 points and an assists short to finished the game with a double-double to lead the Pistons to their 32nd win in 63 games played this season. "I think we played the way we wanted to play tonight," Jackson, who went 11 for 19 from the field and made a perfect…

He played his final two seasons with the Detroit Pistons. The sport of basketball will be forever grateful to Mr. Lloyd for his ground breaking contributions.” As he continued to look through the dusty sack, he saw a magazine article that featured his grandfather. Myles noticed that his grandfather looked older in this picture. The caption read: “Earl Lloyd continued to make history by becoming the first African American NBA assistant coach in 1969-1970 for the Detroit Pistons. In the…

of terminal crooks were sometimes referred to as orchestral horns. The horn was made an almost fully chromatic instrument from the addition of crooks and the use of hand-stopping, however, the instrument was still highly limited in reaching its full musical potential. 1.3 Addition of valves The addition of valves around 1815 is arguably the most significant development in French horn technology. A crude piston valve system, known as the Stölzel valve, was developed around 1815 by Heinrich…

The Bad Boys The Detroit Pistons is one of the NBA’s most iconic organizations. It was not always sunshine and rainbows in Detroit though. The 1976-77 ended the season with the record 44-38, and lost in the first round of the playoffs. This would be their last winning season for the next seven years. The Pistons in the late seventies had picked up a reputation of being soft and lackadaisical, which resulted in end of season records like 16-66 and 21-61. This was a very fragile time for the…

The NBA playoffs are where heroes become legends, and through their play legends become basketball gods. The NBA playoffs are filled with so many great moments that people still talk about today. Just think about Reggie Miller breaking the hearts of an entire city in the 1990s, or the constant excellence that are the San Antonio Spurs, who in my opinion are the best run franchise in the last 20 years, or the decorated excellence the Lakers had in the league behind the heroics of Kobe Bryant, and…

Pride is one of the few words in the English language that everybody can identify with. Pride is actually a good thing to have because if a person has pride in what he does it makes him do it better. If a person is working a job and has pride in what he does, he tends to put forth his best effort and try to become the best employee he can. Pride is a thing that can cause people to feel a sense of satisfaction even if they fail. As long as they give their best, they are satisfied. But as the…

After defeating both the Cleveland Cavaliers and Charlotte Hornets in consecutive nights, the Philadelphia 76ers were back in action on Sunday taking on the Milwaukee Bucks. It was an action-packed game that saw the Sixers get out to a 10-0 lead in the opening frame and ultimately scoring 72 points in the first half. However, the Bucks did not back down, thanks to a tremendous performance from All-Star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, who had 35 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists.…