http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/05/18/what-is-going-on-in-detroit/ Basketball - NBC Sports Sun, 26 May 2013 00:20:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/05/18/what-is-going-on-in-detroit/comment-page-1/#comment-7384 Tue, 18 May 2010 10:41:36 +0000 http://localhost/wp/nbcpbt/?p=1992#comment-7384 This is not a comment about the story, but I think the opening line is a real clunker grammatically and logically.
“The Detroit Pistons were a franchise that knew what it was.”
“The Detroit Pistons were” – plural, then “knew what it was” – singular. How about something like “the Detroit Pistons were a franchise that knew who they were”? At least now the reference is to people and not some “it”.
Even sports writing should have a decent standard. I long for Bernie Lincicome!

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