Chris Finch, Revamped Vipers Ready to Defend D-League Title

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The NBA D-League's 2010-11 season will tip off tonight when the Texas Legends travel to the Rio Grande Valley to play the defending champion Vipers, where the Vipers' returning players will receive their championship rings and raise a championship banner.

Of course, with just two returning players, the ring ceremony might not be as egregious as the Los Angeles Lakers' earlier this season when the game tips off live on VERSUS at 8 p.m. ET.

"Looking at (the Legends) roster, you would think that we were the new team in the league and they're not," Vipers coach Chris Finch told FanHouse after the team's gameday shootaround. "Tonight's a great night for our organization, our ownership, our sponsors, our fans and everybody in our front office who was involved in last year's amazing story. That's what tonight's all about for them. For our players, though, it's a chance to prove themselves at this level."

The Vipers, who brought back end-of-the-rotation-players Stanley Asumnu and Mickell Gladness, will have their work cut out for them -- but Finch seems to have his team ready.

 

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Source: http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/11/18/chris-finch-revamped-vipers-ready-to-defend-d-league-title/

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