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by Keith Langlois
Web Editor
On top of the huge whiteboard that lines the south wall of Jeff Bower's office at 6 Championship Drive is written the three-word mantra that will shape every personnel decision the Pistons make in this critical off-season: talent, character, compatibility.
"It's only three things," Bower said, "but it's three pretty big ingredients to be successful."
Finding them at necessary levels is the trick. A wildly talented player with the right intent is hard to pass, but if his strength doesn't fit the vision Stan Van Gundy formulates after a year of learning his team then resources are probably best expended elsewhere.