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126-459: The school opened in fall 2011. The purpose was to reduce dropout rates and increase test scores. Rose had earlier offered university scholarships but took additional measures by opening the school. Because of Rose's celebrity status, the school received over $ 1 million in donations by September 2012. Several foundations have given funds to the school, and legendary Detroit Pistons point guard Isiah Thomas pledged to give $ 100,000. Rose himself gave

252-610: A palming turnover by the Pistons' George Yardley with 18 seconds left, a foul by Frank Brian with 12 seconds left that enabled King's winning free throw, and a turnover by the Pistons' Andy Phillip in the final seconds which cost them a chance to attempt the game winning shot. In the following season , the Pistons made it back to the NBA Finals . However, they were defeated by the Philadelphia Warriors in five games. Though

378-501: A "phantom foul". With Thomas unable to compete at full strength, the Pistons narrowly fell in Game 7, 108–105, as the Lakers became the first back-to-back NBA Champions since the 1969 Boston Celtics . Prior to the 1988–89 season , the Pistons moved to Auburn Hills to play at The Palace of Auburn Hills , the first NBA arena financed entirely with private funds. The 1989 Pistons completed

504-435: A "tight" financial situation, and low ACT scores at the beginning and end of the school year. The goal is to, by graduation, have the average ACT score be 21 out of 36. As of September 2012 the average was 13. After one year of education at JRLA, the students' test scores did not change. All of the teachers in the 2012-2013 school year were new. Some of the previous teachers chose to move to public schools to get higher pay, and

630-408: A 3–2 series lead back to Los Angeles, Detroit appeared poised to win their first NBA title in Game 6. In that game, Isiah Thomas scored an NBA Finals record 25 points in the third quarter while playing on a severely sprained ankle. However, the Lakers won the game, 103–102, on a pair of last-second free throws by Abdul-Jabbar following a controversial foul called on Bill Laimbeer, referred to by many as

756-453: A break of two weeks between each term, followed by a 1-2 month summer break after term 4 which ends just before Christmas. This occasionally varies in different jurisdictions/school systems (i.e. some independent schools have a break of three week between terms 1 & 2 and between terms 3 & 4). In the year 2000, due to the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, the state of New South Wales extended

882-414: A common set of teaching strategies for all teachers, daily teacher meetings, and weekly staff training. It also switched to the traditional A-F grading scale. In 2015 the first senior class of Rose Academy graduated. In June of that year the school announced that it had a new graduation requirement: each graduating student must be accepted to at least two post-secondary educational institutions. As of 2012

1008-405: A four-term year, to conform to the rest of the country. The exact start and finish date of the academic year varies between jurisdictions; in 2023 Queensland will start earliest on 23 January (the only jurisdiction to begin the academic year before Australia Day) and finish earliest on 8 December, while Tasmania will start latest on 8 February and finish latest on 21 December. There is typically

1134-796: A full day of teaching from around 8:30 a.m. until around 4:30 p.m. On Wednesday mornings, some pupils may have supplementary classes. French pupils used to attend school on Saturdays, but the so-called "four-days week" has been implemented since September 2008, reducing the teaching year from 936 to 864 hours (above the European average of 800 hours, but below the UK minimum of 950 hours for state schools). Additional holidays include Veterans Day on November 11, May 8, Ascension Day, May Day on May 1, and Easter Monday. The school year in Germany begins between late July and early September, and ends from mid-June to July, with

1260-468: A full tri-semester system, providing full courses during summer. There are a few school boards in Canada experimenting with year-round schooling. In elementary school, high school, as well as in universities, Chilean education is divided into two semesters. The first one starts early March and lasts until late June and the second starts in early August and finishes in mid-December; also, some universities offer

1386-470: A game since 1974, to play Games 3, 4 and 5. The Pistons won all three games in Portland, becoming the first NBA team to sweep the middle three games on the road. The decisive game came down to the final second. Trailing 90–83 with two minutes remaining, the Pistons rallied to tie the game, then took a 92–90 lead when Vinnie Johnson sank a 15-foot jumper with 00.7 seconds left in the game; this shot earned Johnson

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1512-440: A high school, so new schools often have to make facilities adjustments to meet their needs." She added that "the building woes do not deter parents." In the fall of 2012 there were plans to begin construction on a 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m) addition to the campus. This addition will include a new gymnasium and additional classrooms. Operation Graduation had taken out a $ 5 million loan to have this addition built. The jaguar

1638-678: A key player in leading the Knicks to two NBA titles. Howell had previously been dealt to the Baltimore Bullets in 1964 and former Pistons guard Gene Shue , who was the head coach of the Bullets at the time, assessed the Pistons thusly: "Detroit has the worst management in the league." Howell would go to win two championships as a member of the Boston Celtics . Yardley, Lanier, and Bing all ended their Pistons tenure being traded away, frustrated with

1764-712: A loss to the Indiana Pacers . The Pistons finished with a 27–55 record, their worst since 1994. Another 50-loss season, this time finishing at 30–52, led to the firing of Kuester at the end of the 2010–11 season. On April 7, 2011, Karen Davidson, the widow of the late Bill Davidson, reached a long-awaited agreement to sell the franchise to billionaire Tom Gores , which was approved by the NBA Board of Governors in May. The deal also included The Palace of Auburn Hills and DTE Energy Music Theatre . According to Crain's Detroit Business ,

1890-455: A new nickname in Detroit, "007", to go with his original, "The Microwave". Isiah Thomas was named NBA Finals MVP. The Pistons' championship run came to an end in the 1991 Eastern Conference Finals, as they were swept by the eventual NBA champion Chicago Bulls in four games. The most critical injury during this time belonged to Isiah Thomas, who had suffered a wrist injury a few months prior to

2016-600: A promising small forward , with the third overall pick. However, this period also saw the team make numerous questionable personnel decisions, such as the loss of free agent Allan Houston to the New York Knicks , the signing of free agent washouts Loy Vaught and Bison Dele ; and head coaching changes from Ron Rothstein to Don Chaney to Doug Collins to Alvin Gentry to George Irvine in an eight-year span. Of these coaches, only Collins had any sort of success with

2142-516: A six figure donation to have the school established. Chastity Pratt Dawsey of the Detroit Free Press wrote that "Rose's celebrity and connections differentiate this new school from others". An employee of Chrysler Corporation recommended that the company adopt the school, so the company did so. The company's Jeep division gives year-round financial support. By September 2012 Jeep had given $ 100,000 in scholarships to students. 120 students in

2268-461: A spring semester (with June set aside for exams). Since 2004, some Danish universities and faculties divide the academic year into four quarters, each of which may consist of eight weeks and an exam week, and being separated from the next quarter by a one-week break. In Estonia , elementary and high schools begin on 1 September and end in the beginning of June. The school year is divided into trimesters (or quarters) that last about three months. Summer

2394-428: A summer break of similar length to that in the UK (only 6 weeks) but much shorter than in some other countries (with up to 3 months). The summer vacation starts in a different week by state (there are 16 federal states including Berlin , Hamburg and Bremen ). The school year includes five shorter breaks or holidays: Due to Germany's federal structure, all breaks may differ depending on the state . The exact dates for

2520-526: A summer period from early January to mid-February but just for exceptional courses. These semesters have breaks for public festivities, such as Easter, independence commemoration (from two days to two weeks in September depending on year and place) and some public holidays like labour day, among others. In the People's Republic of China , elementary, middle and high schools from the public education have two semesters,

2646-669: A trade with the Utah Jazz ). The team adopted a physical, defense-oriented style of play, which eventually earned them the nickname "Bad Boys". In 1987, the team reached the Eastern Conference Finals against the Celtics . After pushing the defending champions to a 2–2 tie, the Pistons were on the verge of winning Game 5 at the Boston Garden with seconds remaining. After a Celtics turnover, Isiah Thomas attempted to quickly inbound

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2772-533: A two-semester arrangement, also known as fall and spring semester, the first semester running from the day after Labour Day in September to January and the second running from February until the Thursday before the last Friday in June. The semesters are often divided into two terms each. Some schools in Canada run on a trimester system, the first running from September to January, the second from January to March or April, and

2898-430: A two-semester timetable. The first semester of the year is from September to late January or mid February. The second semester usually begins some two weeks after the end of the first and ends in late May or mid June. In the elementary and secondary schools and college, the academic year is divided in semesters. The autumn semester begins in mid-August and is suspended a few days before Christmas. The classes continue after

3024-483: A widely respected assistant coach who had been a contributor for the Celtics during the mid-1980s. The franchise also returned to its traditional red, white, and blue colors. Carlisle helped lead the Pistons to their first 50-win season since 1997 , and their first playoff series victory since 1991 by defeating the Toronto Raptors in five games. They lost, however, to the Boston Celtics in five games. In

3150-579: Is 9 to 10 weeks from the end of June until the first week of September. In Brazil, due to the Law of Directives and Bases of Brazilian Education, the academic year must have 200 days, both at schools and at universities. The school year usually begins during the first week of February. There is a 2-week/4-week long winter break in July. The Brazilian school year ends the first week of December, summer in Brazil. Most schools use

3276-572: Is normally from July to the end of August. In Northern China, the winter break is longer and the summer break is shorter; the opposite applies in Southern China. There are some casual holiday breaks: In Costa Rica the school year runs for ten months. It starts in the first week of February and ends in the last week of November. There is a mid-term vacation of approximately 2 weeks in July, and most schools also observe "Easter Week" in March or April. In

3402-454: Is normally obtained by students after 3 years and masters after another 2 years of study. Still, there are some exceptions (e.g. medicine takes 6 years, no bachelor's degree). In schools in Denmark , the school year runs from August to June. In universities, the academic year runs from around September 1 to June 30, and is often divided into an autumn semester (with January set aside for exams) and

3528-590: Is split into two terms, the first one starts on the first Monday in September in the states of Vienna , Lower Austria and Burgenland and on the second Monday of September in Upper Austria , Salzburg , Styria , Carinthia , Tyrol and Vorarlberg . Most schools have holidays between the national holiday on October 26 and All Souls Day on November 2, but those are unofficial holidays not observed by all schools in Austria. Christmas holidays start on December 24 and end on

3654-498: Is the school mascot. As of 2012 the only sport offered at the school was basketball. There were no home games due to the small size of the gymnasium facility. As of 2012 the gym had no showers. 42°26′30″N 83°11′41″W  /  42.4418°N 83.1947°W  / 42.4418; -83.1947 Detroit Pistons The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit . The Pistons compete in

3780-406: Is usually counted as a term break, although the beginning of June is still part of the third trimester. Universities start on the first Monday of September and usually end in the middle of May or in the beginning of June; though in reality, exam periods may continue until the end of June (e.g. University of Tartu). In Ethiopia , almost all elementary, secondary, and college classes are conducted on

3906-517: The 1953–54 and 1954–55 seasons. In particular, there are accusations that the team may have intentionally lost the 1955 NBA Finals to the Syracuse Nationals . In the decisive Game 7, the Pistons led 41–24 early in the second quarter before the Nationals rallied to win the game. The Nationals won on a free throw by George King with 12 seconds left in the game. The closing moments included

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4032-401: The 1985 playoffs , Detroit won its first-round series and faced the defending champion Boston Celtics in the conference semifinals. Though Boston prevailed in six games, Detroit's surprise performance promised that a rivalry had begun. In the 1985 NBA draft , the team selected Joe Dumars 18th overall, a selection that proved to be very wise. They also acquired Rick Mahorn in a trade with

4158-537: The 2000 playoffs , Joe Dumars, who had retired following the 1998–99 season, was hired as the team's president of basketball operations. He quickly faced what appeared to be a setback for the franchise, as Grant Hill elected to leave for the Orlando Magic . However, Dumars worked a sign and trade with Orlando that brought the Pistons Ben Wallace and Chucky Atkins in exchange for Hill. Both quickly entered

4284-532: The 2004 playoffs , after defeating the Milwaukee Bucks in five games, they defeated the defending Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Nets in seven games after coming back from a 3–2 deficit. The Pistons then defeated the Pacers , coached by Rick Carlisle, in six tough games to advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1990. Many analysts gave the Pistons little chance to win against their opponent,

4410-525: The Chicago Bulls . Facing each other for the third straight season, the Pistons and Bulls split the first six games before the Pistons finished the series with a decisive 93–74 victory in Game 7. Advancing to their third consecutive NBA Finals , the Pistons faced the Portland Trail Blazers . After splitting the first two games at The Palace, the Pistons went to Portland , where they had not won

4536-467: The Denver Nuggets for Allen Iverson . McDyess was later waived on November 10 and rejoined the Pistons on December 9. The trade was marked as the start of a new rebuilding process due to Iverson's free agent status at the end of the season. Indeed, Joe Dumars previously made it clear that no player on the team was guaranteed a position, bluntly saying they lost their sacred cow status. The season

4662-484: The Los Angeles Lakers , who had won three out of the previous four NBA championships and who fielded a star-studded lineup that included Shaquille O'Neal , Kobe Bryant , Gary Payton , and Karl Malone . However, the Pistons won the series in dominating fashion, defeating Los Angeles in five games for the team's third NBA championship. The Pistons posted double-digit wins in three of their four victories and held

4788-521: The Miami Heat . Once again, the Pistons fell behind. However, they ultimately won the series in seven games. In the NBA Finals , the Pistons faced the San Antonio Spurs . After the teams split the first four games of the series, the turning point came at the end of Game 5 in Detroit, which went into overtime. The Pistons were ahead 95–93 when Robert Horry sank the game-winning three-point basket for

4914-515: The NBA playoffs . The Conference Finals is best remembered for the Pistons walking off the court in the last game just before it ended, willingly letting the final seconds tick away, unwilling to shake hands with the Bulls. After the series, Michael Jordan said, "You see two different styles with us and them. The dirty play and the flagrant fouls and unsportsmanlike conduct. Hopefully, that will be eliminated from

5040-768: The National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference . The team plays its home games at Little Caesars Arena , located in Midtown Detroit . The team was founded as the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons , a semi-professional company basketball team based in Fort Wayne, Indiana , in 1937. The club would turn professional in 1941 as a member of

5166-593: The National Basketball League (NBL), where they won two NBL championships (1944 and 1945). The Pistons later joined the Basketball Association of America (BAA) in 1948. The NBL and BAA merged to become the NBA in 1949, and the Pistons became part of the merged league. In 1957, the franchise moved to Detroit. The Pistons have won three NBA championships: in 1989 , 1990 and 2004 . Fred Zollner owned

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5292-505: The Pistons were considered a strong contender to win a second consecutive title in 2005. They won 54 games during the regular season , their fourth consecutive season of 50 or more wins. During the 2005 playoffs , they easily defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 4–1 and then rallied from a 2–1 deficit to finish off the Indiana Pacers , 4–2. In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Pistons faced

5418-476: The Washington Bullets . However, the team took a step backwards, losing in the first round of the 1986 playoffs to the more athletic Atlanta Hawks . After the series, changes were made in order to make the team more defensive-minded. Prior to the 1986–87 season , the Pistons acquired more key players: John Salley (drafted 11th overall), Dennis Rodman (drafted 27th) and Adrian Dantley (acquired in

5544-746: The World Professional Basketball Tournament in 1944, 1945 and 1946. In 1948, the team became the Fort Wayne Pistons and jumped to the Basketball Association of America (BAA). In 1949, Fred Zollner brokered the formation of the National Basketball Association from the BAA and the NBL at his kitchen table. There are suggestions that Pistons players conspired with gamblers to shave points and throw various games during

5670-581: The long weekends of Pentecost , Ascension and Corpus Christi . The school year ends in Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland on the last Friday of June, in Upper Austria, Styria, Carinthia, Salzburg, Tyrol and Vorarlberg on the first Friday in July. The Barbadian school year is fashioned after the British system, and as such, it follows a scheduling with three terms per school year. The long school holiday period

5796-502: The 1960s and 1970s, the Pistons were characterized by talented players including George Yardley, Bailey Howell , Dave Debusschere , Dave Bing , and Bob Lanier , questionable trades, and frequent coaching changes. At one point, DeBusschere was the youngest player-coach in the history of the NBA. Then a trade during the 1968–69 season sent DeBusschere to the New York Knicks for Howard Komives and Walt Bellamy , both of whom had their best seasons behind them. DeBusschere became

5922-890: The 1st semester, a small vacation when the school is halted and at the end of the Second Semester, a 2-month vacation until the start of the new year. In universities, it is divided into 4 years. Education being a provincial responsibility, there is no Canadian national standard. In Canada, the school year for elementary and high school consists of 178 to 200 days, depending on the jurisdiction, but several days may be deducted from this total for professional development and administrative duties, resulting in approximately 187 teaching days per year for most jurisdictions. Elementary students receive approximately 950 hours of instruction and secondary students receive approximately 1000 hours per year. Generally in English Canada, secondary schools run on

6048-542: The 2002 off-season, Joe Dumars revamped the roster by signing free agent Chauncey Billups , acquiring Richard "Rip" Hamilton from the Washington Wizards , and drafting Tayshaun Prince from Kentucky . The Pistons posted consecutive 50-win seasons and advanced to the 2003 Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 1991. There, however, they were swept in four games by the New Jersey Nets . Despite

6174-453: The 2015 off-season, Pistons head coach Stan Van Gundy began to change the roster by making such acquisitions as Ersan İlyasova , Marcus Morris , Aron Baynes , and Steve Blake . They also drafted rookie Stanley Johnson with the eighth pick in the 2015 NBA draft and re-signed point guard Reggie Jackson . The Pistons entered the 2015–16 season with a stronger roster than the previous season, although they lost starter Greg Monroe to

6300-449: The 3–4 weeks of examinations in January. After these examinations the universities have one week of vacation, the so-called 'semestrial vacation', while the colleges start the classes of the second semester at the end of January, immediately after the examinations, which week they reclaim with the 'spring break' at the end of February, which the universities do not have. The universities start

6426-493: The 4 term system, called "unidades" or "bimestres" ( units , bimesters ), although there is a minority of schools that utilize a 3 term system instead, composed of trimesters ( trimestres ). In Brazilian universities academic terms are defined as periods or semesters ( período , semestre ). There are two semesters: February to June and August to December. The majority of academic degrees courses are 8 semesters (four years) long or 10 semesters (five years) long. In Bangladesh ,

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6552-425: The 50th anniversary of the franchise in Detroit. At the start of the 2007–08 season , Rasheed Wallace became the Pistons' new center. Upon entering his third season, Saunders became the longest-tenured Pistons coach since Chuck Daly. Detroit finished the season with the second-best record in the league at 59–23. The Boston Celtics held the first seed, and many speculated that Boston was their main competition in

6678-413: The Bulls was due to comments said by Jordan in a pre-game interview before Game 4, where he said, "The Pistons are undeserving champions. The Bad Boys are bad for basketball." After getting swept by the Bulls, the Pistons traded James Edwards and waived Vinnie Johnson during the off-season. In the 1991–92 season , the Pistons finished with a 48–34 record. In the first round of the 1992 NBA playoffs ,

6804-509: The Eastern Conference. In the 2008 NBA playoffs , Detroit started out poorly with a Game 1 loss to the seventh-seeded Philadelphia 76ers and found themselves in a 2–1 deficit. However, the Pistons rallied to defeat the Sixers in six games. In the semifinals, the Pistons faced the Orlando Magic . The Pistons rolled out to a Game 1 romp, and won a tight Game 2 amid mild controversy. At

6930-566: The Epiphany with the spring semester which finishes at the beginning of June. In primary and secondary schools, the school year begins the first Monday of September, unless September 1 is on Sunday. The school year is divided into three trimesters. The first from September to December, the second from January to March, and the third is from April to June. Breaks are scattered throughout the school year every 6, 7 or 8 weeks and last 2 weeks each: On Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, pupils have

7056-524: The JRLA. In September 2013 the school serves grades 9 through 11 and had over 300 students. That month, Tom Gores and his wife Holly donated $ 250,000 to the school. Dawsey wrote that "Parents are attracted to the new school's small class sizes, safe atmosphere, longer school year and caring staff." Classes operate from 8 AM to 4:30 PM, and once each month students take classes on a Saturday. The school year lasts for 11 months. The school, as of 2012, only recesses in

7182-531: The Lakers to a franchise-low 68 points in Game 3. Chauncey Billups was named NBA Finals MVP. With the win, Bill Davidson became the first owner to win both an NBA and NHL championship in the same calendar year, as he had also won the Stanley Cup as owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning . Despite losing key members of their bench during the off-season (including Okur, Mike James and Corliss Williamson ),

7308-573: The Los Angeles Lakers, who appeared in eight straight conference finals from the 1981–82 to 1988–89 seasons. They lost Game 1 88–79, but won in Game 2 on the road, 103–97, marking the Celtics' first home court loss in the postseason. Immediately following that, the Celtics won their first road game of the postseason, 94–80, in Game 3. Game 4 saw the Pistons win 94–75. In the pivotal Game 5 they lost 106–102, despite rallying from 17 points down late in

7434-569: The Milwaukee Bucks in free agency. Andre Drummond started the season strong, earning consecutive Eastern Conference Player of the Week awards for the weeks of November 1 and 8. Academic term This is an accepted version of this page An academic term (or simply term ) is a portion of an academic year during which an educational institution holds classes . The schedules adopted vary widely. Specific synonyms are commonly used to denote

7560-605: The Pistons acquired Vinnie Johnson in a trade with the Seattle SuperSonics . They later acquired center Bill Laimbeer in a trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers in February 1982. Another key move by the Pistons was the hiring of head coach Chuck Daly in 1983. Initially, the Pistons had difficulty moving up the NBA ladder. In 1984 , the Pistons lost a tough five-game series to the underdog New York Knicks , 3–2. In

7686-484: The Pistons closed out the series, 95–85, in Game 6 to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the fifth consecutive season. In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Pistons faced the Cleveland Cavaliers . After both teams split the first four games of the series, the turning point happened in Game 5. The game is best remembered for LeBron James ' performance where he scored the Cavaliers' final 29 of 30 points, including

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7812-442: The Pistons enjoyed a solid local following, Fort Wayne's small size made it difficult for them to be profitable, especially as other early NBA teams based in smaller cities started folding or relocating to larger markets. After the 1956–57 season, Fred Zollner decided that Fort Wayne was too small to support an NBA team and announced the team would be playing elsewhere in the coming season. He ultimately settled on Detroit. Although it

7938-560: The Pistons recorded the NBA's best overall record. Their 37–5 start exceeded the best start for any Detroit sports franchise in history and tied for the fourth-best start through 42 games in NBA history. Four of the five Pistons starters (Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton, Rasheed Wallace, and Ben Wallace) were named to the All-Star team, and Flip Saunders served as the Eastern Conference All-Star team coach. The Pistons finished

8064-491: The Pistons signed Nazr Mohammed . He struggled to fill the team's void at center, however, and the team began looking for additional help. On January 16, 2007, the Pistons signed free agent Chris Webber . The Pistons quickly began playing better basketball. They were only 21–15 before Webber was acquired; with him, the team went 32–14. On April 11, the Pistons clinched the best record in the Eastern Conference, which guaranteed them home-court advantage for first three rounds of

8190-450: The Pistons were defeated by the New York Knicks in five games. Chuck Daly resigned as head coach after the season. Following Daly's departure, the Pistons went through a transitional period, as key players were either traded (Salley and Rodman) or retired (Laimbeer in 1993 and Thomas in 1994). They bottomed out in the 1993–94 season , finishing with a 20–62 record. Following the 1993–94 season, they were able to draft Grant Hill ,

8316-437: The Pistons' starting lineup. Wallace in particular developed into a defensive stalwart in the coming years. However, Hill played only 47 games in the following three seasons due to a recurring ankle injury. The Pistons suffered through another tough season in 2000–01 , going 32–50 despite Jerry Stackhouse averaging 29.8 points a game. After the season, the Pistons fired George Irvine as head coach and hired Rick Carlisle ,

8442-400: The Pistons, winning 54 games in the 1996–97 season . The franchise even changed its team colors in 1996 from its traditional red and blue to teal , burgundy , gold and black in what proved to be a highly unpopular move with fans. The only color that did not change was white . This period has become known, often derisively, as the "teal era". After being swept by the Miami Heat in

8568-544: The Red Wings to the under-construction Joe Louis Arena next door. Instead, in 1978, he moved the team to the suburb of Pontiac , where they played in the 82,000 capacity Silverdome , a structure built for professional football (and the home of the Detroit Lions at the time). The franchise's fortunes finally began to turn in 1981, when they drafted point guard Isiah Thomas from Indiana University . In November 1981,

8694-503: The Spurs with 5.8 seconds left in the extra session. The Pistons fought back to win Game 6 in San Antonio, setting up the first NBA Finals Game 7 since 1994. The Pistons then lost a hard-fought, low-scoring game to the Spurs, who won their third NBA championship since 1999. The Pistons' 2004–05 season was marked by a major controversy, as well as distracting issues involving Larry Brown. In

8820-669: The Zollner Corporation, a foundry that manufactured pistons , primarily for car, truck, and locomotive engines in Fort Wayne, Indiana . In 1937, Zollner sponsored a semi-professional company basketball team called the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons after he received a request from his workers. In 1941, the Zollner Pistons shed their works team roots and joined the National Basketball League (NBL). The Zollner Pistons were NBL champions in 1944 and 1945. They also won

8946-421: The academic year begins in late summer or early autumn and ends during the following spring or summer. In Northern Hemisphere countries, this means that the academic year lasts from August, September, or October to May, June, or July. In Southern Hemisphere countries, the academic year aligns with the calendar year, lasting from February or March to November or December. The summer may or may not be part of

9072-472: The ball and missed Chuck Daly's timeout signal from the bench. Larry Bird stole the inbound pass and passed it to Dennis Johnson for the game-winning layup. While the Pistons did win Game 6 in Detroit, they lost the series in a tough Game 7 back in Boston. Motivated by their loss to the Celtics, the Pistons , aided by midseason acquisition James Edwards , improved to a then-franchise-record 54 victories and

9198-470: The beginning and the end of school breaks are kept different state by state and changed every year. This is meant to keep holiday traffic as low as possible. The school year is divided into two parts (September to February & February to July). There is not necessarily any break between those two parts, but pupils get a semi-year school report (it only displays their current level and is not relevant for promotion). German universities run two semesters with

9324-625: The break after Term 3 to three weeks. Most Australian universities have two semesters a year, but Bond University , Deakin University , CQUniversity , Griffith University , the University of New South Wales and the University of Canberra have three trimesters. Unusually, Macquarie University officially uses the word "session" and CQUniversity uses the word "term" in place of "semester". Many universities offer an optional short summer semester. The Austrian school year for primary and secondary schools

9450-475: The building of their roster by trading Adrian Dantley for Mark Aguirre , a trade that Pistons fans criticized heavily initially, but later praised. The team won 63 games, shattering their one-year-old franchise record, and steamrolled through the playoffs and into an NBA Finals rematch with the Lakers . This time, the Pistons came out victorious in a four-game sweep to win their first NBA championship. Joe Dumars

9576-529: The campus is in the Vandenberg Elementary School campus, a former Detroit Public Schools (DPS) elementary school. The campus is surrounded by Comstock Park and is in proximity to the intersection of the John C. Lodge Freeway and 8 Mile Road . The surrounding neighborhood is Rose's childhood neighborhood. JRLA has blue and yellow furniture to match the colors of the University of Michigan . As of 2012

9702-611: The center of the automobile industry. George Yardley set the NBA single-season scoring record in the Pistons' first season in Detroit, becoming the first player to score 2,000 points in a season. The Pistons played in Olympia Stadium (home of the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) at the time) for their first four seasons, then moved to Cobo Arena beginning in the 1961–62 season . During

9828-686: The class sizes were smaller than those in Detroit Public Schools . As a result, the school had $ 1.6 million in savings in its state aid budget. Dawsey wrote "The school aims to create a safe learning environment without the use of metal detectors ." Once every month, Rose travels from Los Angeles , where he is resident, to Detroit. As of the 2012-2013 school year, the school offered music production, Spanish , Mandarin Chinese , art, sports management, and web design. Its physical education class includes golf, tennis, and outdoor survival skills. All of

9954-404: The classes were newly introduced during that school year. The original curriculum was designed by a Canadian researcher. When the school opened in 2011 its curriculum had heavy involvement on the internet with most classes having internet-based projects, known as e-labs. Accordingly, each student was assigned a laptop. The grading scale had A, B, and Incomplete. Many laptops required repairs by

10080-423: The dates for the holiday at the end of Term 1. The exact dates vary from year to year, as well as between states, and for public and private school . In Tasmania until and including 2012, the school year was split into three terms, the first one being the longest and including an extended Easter holiday (which was also the practice of mainland Australia until the mid-1980s). However, in 2013 Tasmania introduced

10206-426: The direction and opportunities with Detroit. In 1974, Zollner sold the team to glass magnate Bill Davidson , who remained the team's principal owner until his death in 2009. The team had a winning season in 1971 , having spent the 1960s below .500, and then had a brief period of sustained success in the mid-1970s, qualifying for the playoffs in four straight seasons ( 1974 , 1975 , 1976 and 1977 ). Hope

10332-547: The duration or a term. In most countries, the academic year begins in late summer or early autumn and ends during the following spring or summer. An academic year is the time during which an educational institution holds classes . An academic term is a portion of the academic year. The schedules adopted vary widely. Semester , trimester and quarter are all synonyms for an academic term (the last two being mainly confined to American English), which refer to terms of specific periods as described below: In most countries,

10458-572: The elementary and high schools in the Czech Republic , the school year usually runs from September 1 to June 30 of the following year. It is divided into two semesters with breaks on public holidays such as St. Vaclav (September 28), Independence day (October 28, two days break), Velvet Revolution (November 17), Christmas (9–12 days break), Spring break (1 week break), Easter (three days break on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Monday) and finally Labour day (May 1) and Liberation day (May 8). After

10584-453: The end of school year on June 30, the Summer holidays follow until September 1 when a new school year starts. Sole exception to this is the final year at high schools, which ends with Graduation of students at the end of May. Universities have two mid-terms. The academic year starts usually in the second half of September or in the beginning of October. (It depends on university.) Bachelor's degree

10710-412: The final sale price was $ 325 million, far lower than expected. In the 2011 NBA draft , the Pistons selected Brandon Knight , Kyle Singler and Vernon Macklin . Prior to the start of the 2011–12 season , the Pistons made several leadership changes, including appointing Dennis Mannion as president of the franchise and Palace Sports & Entertainment . The team decided to hire Lawrence Frank as

10836-519: The first from September to January, and the second from February or March, depending on the date of Chinese New Year , to July. Most universities and colleges in China also uses the two-semesters system, while a small portion of Chinese universities, such as Shanghai University , are experimenting with the quarter system. From January to February or March is the Winter break or Lunar New Year break. Summer break

10962-502: The first month of the season, the infamous Malice at the Palace erupted between the Pacers and the Pistons, one of the largest fan-player incidents in the history of American sports. It resulted in heavy fines and suspensions for several players and a great deal of NBA and media scrutiny. Meanwhile, Brown was forced to leave the team on two occasions due to health concerns. During this time, he

11088-562: The first weekday after January 6. The first term ends in Vienna and Lower Austria on the first Friday of February, in Burgenland, Carinthia, Salzburg, Tyrol and Vorarlberg on the second Friday of February and in Upper Austria and Styria on the third Friday of February. There is a one-week break between the two terms. In the second term there are the Easter holidays, the Mayday Holiday on May 1 and

11214-580: The franchise's first division title in 32 years. In the postseason , the Pistons avenged their two previous playoff losses to the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals, defeating them in six games and advancing to the NBA Finals for the first time since the franchise moved to Detroit. The Pistons' first trip to the Finals in 32 years saw them face the Los Angeles Lakers , who were led by Magic Johnson , James Worthy , and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar . After taking

11340-409: The game. In Game 6, the Pistons entered the fourth quarter leading 70–60, but a lack of focus, a poor game from Rasheed Wallace, and a rally-killing turnover by Tayshaun Prince ultimately led to their demise; the Pistons ended their season with an 89–81 loss. In what would ultimately be a bellwether moment in the franchise's history, Wallace refused to take any post-game questions, simply walking back to

11466-425: The game. I think we play clean basketball. We don't go out and try to hurt people and dirty up the game. You never lose respect for the champions. But I haven't agreed with the methods they used. I think people are happy the game will get back to a clean game [with a Bulls triumph] and away from the 'Bad Boy' image." It was later revealed that the real reason the Pistons walked off the court without shaking hands with

11592-414: The head coach. The 2011–12 season was an improvement from previous years for the Pistons, although they still posted a losing record. While they started the season 4–20, they won half their remaining games to finish a lockout -shortened season with a record of 25–41. The team continued to build its young core with the drafting of the talented center Andre Drummond . Following the 2012–13 season , Frank

11718-942: The kindergarten, elementary and schools follow the semester system. Most of the universities follow the semester system although for some particular subjects such as Law they follow a yearly system. Business schools of all public and private universities follow a semester or trimester system. Some of the universities using a two-semester system (using "Term 1" and "Term 2" designations) include: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology , Khulna University of Engineering and Technology , Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology , Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology , Shahjalal University of Science and Technology , Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology , Bangladesh Agricultural University , Khulna University , Jagannath University , Jessore University of Science and Technology , International Islamic University Chittagong and Sylhet Agricultural University . Some of

11844-422: The last few years, veterans Rasheed Wallace and Antonio McDyess. On July 8, 2009, the Pistons hired former Cavaliers assistant coach John Kuester to be the new head coach. The Pistons later re-signed Ben Wallace on August 12, 2009. Despite these changes, the team regressed even further, as they were hampered by setbacks and injuries. On March 23, 2010, the Pistons were eliminated from playoff contention with

11970-445: The locker room after, aware that Joe Dumars would likely start dismantling the team, saying only "It's over, man." After that, the Celtics went on to win the 2008 NBA Finals . On June 3, 2008, the Pistons announced that Flip Saunders would not return as head coach. On June 10, 2008, the Pistons hired Michael Curry to be their new head coach. On November 3, 2008, the Pistons traded key members Chauncey Billups and Antonio McDyess to

12096-464: The middle of the school year. For the final trimester the school decreased the number of technology lessons since it did not have the funds to fix the computers. The school hired a technology contractor, with his assignment effective the 2012-2013 school year. The annual budget for the contractor is $ 35,000 as of 2012. The e.labs were not aligned with the Common Core , and by the end of the first year,

12222-440: The month of August. Each weekday the school offers tutoring from 4:30-5:00 PM. Students are tested by the school every Thursday. As of September 2012 the maximum class size was 20 students. Originally English language and mathematics classes had maximum sizes of 10 students, and because of that salaries of staff made up over half of the school's budget. For the 2012-2014 school year the class sizes increased to 20 to save funds while

12348-443: The ninth grade were the first students. The organization Operation Graduation had spent $ 450,000 to purchase the school campus and about $ 1 million to renovate it. The students entering the school were about two to three grade levels behind the standard. Dawsey stated that in the 2011-2012 school year , the first school year, there was "high" turnover of employees, a curriculum that "didn't meet expectations", an "inadequate" building,

12474-419: The play took 4.6 seconds, and since there were 5.1 seconds remaining when it began, the field goal was counted. The NBA later admitted that the play actually took 5.7 seconds and the basket should not have counted. In addition to losing Game 3 badly, 111–86, the Pistons also lost all-star point guard and team leader Chauncey Billups to a hamstring injury. Despite his absence, the Pistons rallied from 15 down in

12600-531: The playoffs. The Pistons opened the 2007 NBA playoffs with a 4–0 victory over the Orlando Magic , their first playoff series sweep since 1990. The team advanced to face the Chicago Bulls , marking the first time that the Central Division rivals had met in the postseason since 1991. After winning the first two games by 26 and 21 points, the Pistons overcame a 19-point deficit to win Game 3, 81–74. The Bulls avoided elimination by winning Games 4 and 5, but

12726-500: The regular season with a record of 64–18, setting new franchise records for both overall and road victories (27). In addition, the team set an NBA record by starting the same lineup in 73 consecutive games from the start of the season. The top-seeded Pistons defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 4–1 in the first round of the 2006 NBA playoffs , but struggled in the second round against the Cleveland Cavaliers , falling behind 3–2 before winning in seven games. Things did not improve against

12852-439: The school determined the e.labs were not rigorous enough and therefore stopped using it. The new curriculum has laptops used in research and technology-related projects, as well as daily homework. Schoolwide every two students were to have one laptop. In addition, five desktop computers were to be assigned per core class. These classes are English, mathematics, science, and social studies. The school began using weekly testing data,

12978-517: The school dismissed some teachers. The remaining teachers outright quit. The Detroit Free Press frequently visited the school in the year 2012. In the summer of that year the school sent teachers to a conference about Spencer Kagan 's small group learning model in Battle Creek, Michigan . As of that year the school had plans to introduce methods by Lorraine Monroe . On July 1, 2013, American Promise Schools assumed management responsibilities of

13104-511: The school year ends before June 24, date of the St-Jean-Baptiste day celebration , a traditional holiday. Most universities and colleges usually run from early September until the end of April or early May. Often, this winter session is split into two terms running September to December and January to April. Various forms of summer studies may be offered May to August. Some, such as University of Waterloo and Simon Fraser University , run

13230-419: The science classrooms had no sinks, so students cleaned science tools in restrooms. As of that year the dance classes were held in a former office. At the time the school used a "cafenasium," a 40-foot (12 m) by 60-foot (18 m) gymnasium as its cafeteria facility. Every lunchtime students moved tables and chairs to the cafenasium. Dawsey wrote "It's hard to find an intact building in Detroit that will suit

13356-417: The second semester in the beginning of February. Both universities and colleges have the 'Easter break', which again is used to study for the examinations in June. After Easter, the classes start again until the end of May, followed by four weeks of examinations in June, after which three months of vacation is given. The students who failed in passing some of the courses in their curriculum in January and June,

13482-557: The second-seeded Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals . Miami defeated the Pistons in six games en route to the 2006 NBA championship . During the off-season, the Pistons offered Ben Wallace a four-year, $ 48 million contract, which would have made him the highest-paid player in franchise history at the time. However, Wallace agreed to a 4-year, $ 60 million contract with the Chicago Bulls. To replace Ben Wallace,

13608-412: The semester system, dividing the academic year in two equal parts of fourteen weeks of courses. Universities start the first semester in the third week of September, and no 'autumn break'. Colleges start one week earlier, in the second week of September, giving them right to the 'autumn break' of one week. After 13 weeks of courses the 'Christmas break' starts (around December 20), which is used to study for

13734-409: The so-called 'first session', have to do the examinations again in the second session at the end of August. In Cambodia the school year kindergarten sectors in public schools consists of 10 months with a two-month vacation, while in primary, and secondary sectors, it is divided into two semesters and each semester is divided into 2 quarters. The first of November is the start of the academic term. After

13860-556: The start and end dates depending on the university. The Wintersemester (WiSe or WS), during which most students start university, often goes from 1 October until 31 March, with lectures starting around 15 October and lasting 14 weeks. There is usually a two-week break around Christmas and New Year (which is not counted in the 14 weeks). The Sommersemester (SoSe or SS) consequently usually goes from 1 April until 30 September with lectures starting some time after Easter and lasting 12 weeks. The two lecture-free periods of 12 to 14 weeks between

13986-453: The team's final 25 points, to help defeat the Pistons 109–107 in double overtime. The Pistons never recovered as they were eliminated in Game 6, 98–82. In the 2007 NBA draft , the Pistons selected Rodney Stuckey with the 15th overall pick and Arron Afflalo with the 27th overall pick. They also re-signed Chauncey Billups to a long-term contract, as well as top prospect Amir Johnson and key reserve Antonio McDyess . This season marked

14112-497: The team's improvement, Rick Carlisle was fired in the 2003 off-season. There were believed to be five reasons for the firing: first, that Carlisle had appeared reluctant to play some of the team's younger players, such as Prince and Mehmet Okur , during the regular season; second, that some of the players had not gotten along with Carlisle; third, that Carlisle's offense was thought to be conservative; fourth, that Hall of Famer Larry Brown had become available; and fifth, that Carlisle

14238-446: The term system. In most of Australia, the primary and secondary school year lasts about 200 days, from late January or early February to early or mid-December, and is split into four terms: Terms 4 & 1 (rolled over) and 2 & 3 are respectively usually deemed 'summer' and 'winter' respectively for purposes of sports participation and uniform standards. Australian states and territories vary their approach to Easter when determining

14364-503: The third from March or April until June. The trimester is more common in elementary and middle schools (Kindergarten – Grade 8) than in high schools (Grade 9 – Grade 12). Most of those characteristics differ in Québec , where education is, with the exception of a few school boards, given in French. By tradition, Quebec and Franco-Ontarian elementary and secondary schools arrange timetables to ensure

14490-478: The third quarter to win Game 4 90–89 on a field goal by Tayshaun Prince with just 8.9 seconds to play, taking a 3–1 series lead. Again with Billups sitting on the sideline, they then proceeded to win Game 5 in Detroit, winning the series 4–1. Detroit advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the sixth straight season, squaring off against the Celtics. This put the Pistons second on the all-time list of most consecutive conference finals appearances, behind only

14616-868: The universities following a trimester system (using "Spring", "Summer" and "Fall" designations) include: Northern University Bangladesh , American International University - Bangladesh , BRAC University , Daffodil International University , East West University , Fareast International University, North South University , Presidency University , Prime University , Stamford University , Military Institute of Science and Technology , University of Information Technology and Sciences , University of Development Alternative (UODA) , Bangladesh University of Business and Technology and United International University . In Belgium, kindergarten, elementary and secondary schools begin on September 1 and end on June 30. Schools also take breaks/holidays: Universities and colleges in Belgium use

14742-427: The very end of the third quarter, Chauncey Billups hit a three-point field goal that gave the Pistons a three-point lead. However, the clock had stopped shortly into the play. League rules currently prohibit officials from using both instant replay and a timing device to measure how much time has elapsed when a clock malfunctions, nor is a replay from the time of the malfunction onward allowed. The officials estimated that

14868-468: Was fired as head coach on April 18, 2013, after two losing seasons, and on June 10, 2013, the Pistons hired former player and coach Maurice Cheeks . His tenure lasted for just a bit more than half a season, as he was replaced by interim coach John Loyer . In April, the Pistons announced that Joe Dumars would step down as president of basketball operations but remain as an advisor to the organization and its ownership team. On May 14, 2014, Stan Van Gundy

14994-479: Was fired as head coach. Iverson signed with the Memphis Grizzlies during the off-season. In the off-season, the Pistons reached an agreement with former Chicago Bulls guard Ben Gordon on a five-year/$ 55 million contract, as well as an agreement with former Milwaukee Bucks forward Charlie Villanueva on a five-year contract worth $ 35 million. That same month, the Pistons lost their two key members during

15120-414: Was hired. Van Gundy signed a 5-year, $ 35 million contract to become the head coach and president of basketball operations for the team. After starting the 2014–15 season with a 5–23 record, the Pistons waived Josh Smith , who was acquired in the summer of 2013. The team went on a lengthy winning streak, but finished the season with a record of only 32–50 after Brandon Jennings ' Achilles injury. In

15246-413: Was marked with many controversies and injuries. As a result of this and poor play, the Pistons dropped down the standings, only clinching a playoff berth on April 10, 2009. The Pistons finished the season at 39–43, their first losing season in eight years. The Pistons were then swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers in four games in the first round of the 2009 NBA playoffs . On June 30, 2009, Michael Curry

15372-463: Was named NBA Finals MVP . The Pistons successfully defended their title in 1990, despite losing Rick Mahorn to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the expansion draft. After winning 59 games and a third straight division title, the Pistons cruised through the first two rounds of the playoffs before playing a tough Eastern Conference Finals series against Michael Jordan , Scottie Pippen , and

15498-407: Was rumored to have alienated owner Bill Davidson with his personality. Brown accepted the job that summer. The Pistons' transformation into a championship team was completed with the February 2004 acquisition of Rasheed Wallace . The Pistons now had another big man to pose a threat from all parts of the court. The Pistons finished the season 54–28, recording their best record since 1997. In

15624-826: Was the fifth largest city in the United States at the time, Detroit had not seen professional basketball in a decade. They lost the Detroit Eagles due to World War II , both the Detroit Gems of the NBL (who became the Minneapolis Lakers ) and the Detroit Falcons of the BAA in 1947, and the Detroit Vagabond Kings in 1949. Zollner decided to keep the Pistons name, believing it made sense given Detroit's status as

15750-541: Was the subject of a series of rumors linking him to other job openings. Concerned about Brown's health and angered over his alleged pursuit of other jobs during the season, the Pistons bought out his contract soon after the 2005 NBA Finals. Brown was promptly named head coach of the New York Knicks, while the Pistons hired Flip Saunders , formerly of the Minnesota Timberwolves. During the 2005–06 season ,

15876-534: Was then placed in Dick Vitale in 1978 , the former head coach at the University of Detroit , but he was fired the following season, and the team limped into the 1980s with a 16–66 record in 1979–80 . The 1979–80 team lost its last 14 games of the season which, when coupled with the seven losses at the start of the 1980–81 season , constituted a then-NBA record losing streak of 21 games . Over time, Davidson became displeased with Cobo Arena, but opted not to follow

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