Kornacki: 50 Years Later, Russell and Co. Return

From left: Marty Slebodnik, George Pomey, John Thompson and Cazzie Russell attended Friday's (Oct. 21) practice at the William Davidson Player Development CenterANN ARBOR, Mich. -- They came from Savannah, Tampa, Denver and just down the street to watch their old team practice in a facility they never could have dreamed possible.

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Cazzie Russell, George Pomey, John Thompson and Marty Slebodnik sat in a balcony just off a posh hospitality suite at the William Davidson Player Development Center, which is part of the Crisler Center, which used to be simply Crisler Arena, which is fondly known as "The House That Cazzie Built."

Fifty years of friendship was on…