Bill Davidson

Bill Davidson

Player Card | Career Stats
CAREER BATTING STATS
G H R HR RBI BA SLG
225 190 83 1 60 .235 .286
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The tales of Abe Pollin's life

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...point to and say, "That's how you run a team." I actually have three favorites: Bill Davidson, Abe Pollin and Larry Miller. In the year since Stern said that, all three of those...

Blog | November 24, 2009

Uni Watch NBA preview

Paul Lukas, Page 2

From uniforms to undergarments to warm-up to throwbacks -- it's all covered in the Uni Watch NBA preview.

Story | Conversation | October 26, 2009

Disappointment meets pragmatism

Mechelle Voepel, Special to ESPN.com

It's sad and disappointing to say goodbye to a WNBA city that has produced a three-time champion. But the Shock's relocation to Tulsa reminds us that the WNBA is a business.

Story | Conversation | October 19, 2009

Late Friday Mini-Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...a Pacer, in case you didn't know.) His college coach is not surprised. Since Bill Davidson's death, the ownership picture of the Pistons has been a little unclear. The insight...

Blog | October 09, 2009

The Ties that Bind Larry Brown to John Kuester and Everything

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

A few years ago, a friend suggested I make a big chart like the cops use in mob movies. All those photos, with all those lines showing the structure o...

Blog | July 07, 2009

Monday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Remembering Detroit's Bill Davidson, one of the best owners in sports. A PG-13 Canadian cartoon case that basketball has...

Blog | March 16, 2009

The Shootaround

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...were considering trading Joe Dumars prior to their championship run, possibly for more talent, but owner Bill Davidson persuasively argued against by saying something to the effect of 'You'll never find...

Blog | February 19, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...basketball operations Joe Dumars and vice president Scott Perry. Dumars, who was hired by Pistons owner Bill Davidson to handle the basketball operations in 2000, does not shy from the responsibility he feels as...

Blog | January 20, 2009

David Stern, You Have Got Some Loose Ends

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Loose ends. Don't you hate those? Let's say you have about six things to do. You start doing all that stuff, and then in the middle of all that, you g...

Blog | September 16, 2008

Vitale steals show as seven are inducted into Hall of Fame

Associated Press

Hakeem Olajuwon, Patrick Ewing and Pat Riley were enshrined into the Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday night, but it was inductee Dick Vitale who, as expected, stole the show.

Story | Conversation | September 05, 2008

Friday Mini-Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

As he enters the Hall of Fame, Bill Davidson has this to tell the Free Press's Mitch Albom about the referees: "What do you...

Blog | September 05, 2008

Hall of Fame Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Hakeem Olajuwon Fran Blinebury of the Houston Chronicle on Olajuwon's first days at the University of Houston, when he was still new to basketball: "M...

Blog | September 05, 2008

First Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Pistons' head coach, his team and his health crumbling at an equally accelerating pace. Vitale understood Bill Davidson had no alternative following a 34-60 record, but that didn't ease the catastrophic sense...

Blog | September 04, 2008

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Chris Dempsey of The Denver Post: "Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony hit the first leg of his gold medal tour Tuesday in a news conference, smiling wide...

Blog | September 03, 2008

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Celtics vs. Lakers David Abel of the Boston Globe: "They slept on garbage bags, flew in from Mexico, and played cards to pass the time. Like pilgrims ...

Blog | June 03, 2008