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1980–81 Detroit Pistons Season
The 1980–81 NBA season was the Detroit Pistons' 33rd season in the NBA and 24th season in the city of Detroit. The team played at the Pontiac Silverdome. The rebuilding Pistons finished the season with a 21–61 (.256) record, 6th place in the Central Division. The team was led by center Kent Benson (15.7 ppg, 6.8 rpg) and guard John Long (17.7 ppg). Draft picks Roster Regular season Season standings :z - clinched division title :y - clinched division title :x - clinched playoff spot Record vs. opponents Game log Regular season , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 1 , October 10 , Washington L 85–95, , , , Pontiac Silverdome , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 2 , October 11 , @ Indiana L 87–100, , , , Market Square Arena , 0–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 3 , October 13 , @ New Jersey L 92–108, , , , Rutgers Athletic Center , 0–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 4 , October 14 , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotty Robertson
Robert Scott "Scotty" Robertson III (February 1, 1930 – August 18, 2011) was an American basketball coach. He was the first coach for the New Orleans Jazz (now the Utah Jazz), and he later coached the Chicago Bulls and the Detroit Pistons. He also has a stint as assistant coach for the Indiana Pacers, San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns, and the Miami Heat. Career Robertson was born in Fort Smith in western Arkansas. As a sixth grader, he moved to Shreveport, Louisiana, where he played basketball and baseball for C. E. Byrd High School, from which he graduated in 1947. He attended the University of Texas at Austin, Texas, but graduated in 1951 from Louisiana Tech University in Ruston. He obtained a master's degree from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. After his graduation from Louisiana Tech, he played baseball in the Chicago White Sox organization before returning to basketball as a coach. Death and legacy At the time of his death of lung cancer at the age of eighty- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |