Will Bynum and the Pistons Make a Statement

By Henry Abbott The defending Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic lost last night for the first time since the beginning of preseason, and it's not all that shocking. Even though they were on the road, they outplayed the Pistons when their superstar, Dwight Howard, was in the game. But he was severely limited by foul trouble and then a shoulder injury. But it's worth considering the Pistons' role. They have now officially started to make a little noise. "Will Bynum -- a player no one in the NBA could find work for two years -- now joins Rodney Stuckey in a Pistons' lineup that caused a lot of trouble for the Orlando Magic. (Allen EinsteinNBAE/Getty Images) A team whose success has long hinged on Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton, Tayshaun Prince and Rasheed Wallace had none of those players last night. Billups is a Nugget, Wallace a Celtic, and Hamilton and Prince were both out injured. What's more, the...