BACKFIELD IN MOTION TROJANS CAN GAIN GROUND WITH ONE RUNNER OR ANOTHER.Byline: Nathan Kurz Special to the Daily News A few days after the Detroit Pistons The Detroit Pistons are a team in the National Basketball Association based in the Detroit metropolitan area. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. Franchise history From Fort Wayne to Detroit defeated the Lakers to win the NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= title in June, USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. running back LenDale White LenDale Anthony White (born December 20, 1984) is an American football running back who plays for the Tennessee Titans. He played for Norm Chow at USC, who is now the Titans' offensive coordinator. His head coach in Tennessee, Jeff Fisher, also played for the USC Trojans. received a phone call from his cousin, Chauncey Billups Chauncey Ray Billups (born September 25, 1976 in Denver, Colorado) is an American professional basketball player. Billups is the starting point guard and team captain for the National Basketball Association's Detroit Pistons. , the Finals MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. . The two had started a friendly competition after the Trojans claimed a share of the national championship in 2003, with White challenging Billups ``to win one for the family.'' Billups was more than ready to gloat when he called White to remind his cousin that it now was his turn to uphold the family name. ``I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. if I can win any NBA Finals The NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association. The team winning the Eastern Conference Finals earns one of the two berths in the championship round, with the other going to the team that wins the Western Conference Finals. MVPs,'' White joked, ``but I know what we've got to do. We have another title to win.'' Top-ranked USC opens its title defense Saturday against Virginia Tech in Landover, Md. The Trojans opened training camp with a backfield trio of White, fellow sophomore Reggie Bush Reginald "Reggie" Bush, birth name: Reginald Alfred Bush II (born March 2, 1985 in San Diego, California), nicknamed 'The Human Highlight Reel' and 'The President', alluding to President Bush, is an American football player who plays for the New Orleans Saints of the NFL. and junior Hershel Dennis Hershel Dennis (born July 12, 1984) is an college football running back, currently a student athlete at the University of Southern California. His nickname since childhood is "Patch". . They combined for 1,906 yards rushing and 20 touchdowns in 2003, as each gained at least 500 yards and averaged at least 4.8 yards per carry. ``Everyone was asking last year, 'How can they win with two freshmen and a sophomore?' '' White said. ``We sure showed them what we're capable of.'' Dennis, however, will not play in the season opener. He was suspended by coach Pete Carroll Peter C. Carroll (born September 15, 1951, in San Francisco, California) is the current head coach of the University of Southern California Trojans football team, having held that position since 2001. after breaking curfew and having a party at his apartment last week. The party has become the focus of a police investigation into an alleged sexual assault. Each of the three backs brings a different dimension to USC's offense. The flashy Bush has the speed (4.3 in the 40) to burst past defenders as well as the moves to elude them. He compiled 1,331 all-purpose yards (rushing, receiving and returning) last season to set a USC single-season record, with 24 plays of at least 20 yards. ``Reggie is a walking highlight film,'' quarterback Matt Leinart Matthew Stephen Leinart (born May 11, 1983 in Santa Ana, California) is an American football quarterback (QB) for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. He played college football for the University of Southern California Trojans, leading them to an AP national said. The 6-foot, 200-pound Bush averaged a gaudy 5.8 yards per carry and 20.9 yards per reception, maximizing his 105 touches in 2003. ``I made a name for myself out there,'' he said, ``so defenses are going to try to scheme me a little bit more.'' Nobody knows that better than offensive coordinator Norm Chow, who traveled to St. Louis in the offseason to consult with Rams coach Mike Martz about how he uses all-purpose back Marshall Faulk. ``I just went to get some different ideas on how they use Marshall, so maybe we could do some of the same things with Reggie,'' Chow said. ``We just fooled around with them for a couple days, looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ways to improve our team.'' Chow found his way to Philadelphia, Atlanta and San Diego, too, in an effort to develop a plan to triple the number of Bush's touches this season. But Bush, easily the quietest member of the group, isn't sure he rates a comparison to one of the NFL's greatest running backs. ``That's really a great honor,'' he said. ``I'd like to think I have a similar running style.'' Bush dedicated the offseason to making himself a more punishing running back. He added eight pounds of muscle to his compact frame, and the coaching staff has had him run more between the tackles during training camp. ``I want to be known as a powerful back, too,'' he said. The 6-2, 235-pound White earned the distinction last season of being the first true freshman to lead USC in rushing. He ran for 754 yards on a team-high 141 carries with 13 rushing touchdowns. ``At least the coaches had a clue,'' he said. ``I'm glad they had faith in me.'' Not many did last fall. In one year, White went from an obscure back to a member of a backfield that posed for Sports Illustrated's college football preview edition. Part of it was White's dedication to the weight room. He increased his bench press from 280 pounds to 350. ``I wasn't very strong as a freshman,'' he admitted. ``Back then, I didn't even know what drills to expect. Now I know what's coming.'' The veteran Dennis, who started all 13 games last season, has become well known because of his involvement with sexual assault allegations. But as a running back, he probably was the least heralded of the three. Dennis is neither bulky nor flashy. He quietly rushed for 661 yards on 137 carries last season with four touchdowns. The 5-11, 200-pound Dennis said early in camp that he failed to run through a number of holes created by the offensive line last year. ``I had some opportunities early last year and I didn't make the most of them,'' he said. ``That's not going to happen again.'' CAPTION(S): photo, 2 boxes Photo: Running back Reggie Bush set a USC single-season record by compiling 1,331 all-purpose yards last season as a freshman. Tina Burch/Staff Photographer Box: (1) USC TWO DEEP (2) 2004 SCHEDULE (3) HANDOFFS |
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