NBA Finals, lessons learned

Michigan Chronicle, June, 2004 by Jackson, Wayne T.

Jackson, Wayne T. Michigan Chronicle 06-29-2004 You've heard about David and Goliath, the well-known Bible story in 1 Samuel 17 where a young man named David, described as an adolescent with a fair face, stood before a 10-foot tall giant named Goliath. David had accepted the challenge to fight the giant to win the battle for the Israelites.

Everyone thought Goliath was too big and strong and David too young and inexperienced. But in the end, that giant fell, face flat in the dirt, from one stone David slung to the giant's forehead. Flash forward to June 2004. Imagine the Detroit Pistons as the young David and the Los Angeles Lakers as the giant Goliath. The Lakers were widely expected to win the NBA Finals. It was said many times over that the Pistons didn't...

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