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Article: FINGER STAYS WITH BULLETS

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May 21, 1999
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MIKE Finger today signed a new contract that keeps him as Peugeot Bullets Birmingham's head coach for next season.

The 32-year-old American agreed terms with Bullets' new owner Craig Bown before returning to his native Iowa, where he will plan player recruitment.

Finger led Bullets to the Budweiser Play-off Championship in his rookie season of 1997-8. But Bullets, beset by player clashes and off-court uncertainty, finished the campaign just gone trophy-less and seventh in the League. However, now under Bown's direction, Finger will have the maximum to spend - pounds 175,000 - on player wages and has been given complete control of picking a new roster. Finger's agreement heightens the chances ...

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