Although it seems long ago, Ben Gordon remembers the feeling well. He recalls playing in an arena jam-packed with fans with welcoming cheers at home and rude jeers on the road.
Via Crossover Chronicles
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December 27, 2011
Lawrence Frank's job description is to instill a winning culture amongst a Detroit Pistons team who’s coming off two straight losing seasons, most recently finishing 30-52 last year. One of the main players he will look to in helping him accomplish that goal is third year Small Forward Austin Daye. In preparation for his team’s opener at Indiana tonight, the 2009 First Round...
Via Lions Blog
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December 24, 2011
Charlie Villanueva got an early Christmas present from the league office -- an extra $91,000 in his stocking.
Via Need4Sheed
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December 26, 2011
Need4Sheed Lefteris Aslanoglou – Pistons fan from Greece following his team and getting very little sleep watching games in the middle of the night: @Leftosa
This lockout has given us a season that’s going to be different. 66 games until April means that the schedule is quite crowded, and each team has 2 or 3 back-to-back-to-back’s. That’s 3 games in 3 nights, and that’s...
Via Need4Sheed
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December 27, 2011
In podcasts, Natalie and I (and Dave) do shtick for an hour about how bad the Pistons are gonna be. We joke about CV’s lack of hair, Ben Gordon’s lack of skills, and Rodney Stuckey’s ego among other things. Deep down, we want the team to do well and it bothers us when they don’t. I can say one thing about last night though…
It was 1 game. Step...
Via Indy Star
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December 26, 2011
Pacers reporter Mike Wells has in-game analysis as the Pacers face the Detroit Pistons from Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Via Lions Blog
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December 25, 2011
The Pistons aren't deemed worthy of a Christmas Day game, but they do start their abbreviated season Monday.
Via Odds Shark NBA Previews
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December 26, 2011
Dec 26, 7:00 PM | Conseco Fieldhouse
Detroit Pistons vs Indiana Pacers Odds
0-0TEAM RECORD0-0
The Pacers will try to cover the spread at Conseco Fieldhouse on Monday when they get a visit from the Pistons in basketball action.
The Pacers bring a 0-0 record (0-0 ATS) to the battle against the 0-0 Pistons, who are 0-0 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen Indiana go 0-0 so far...
Via Need4Sheed
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December 27, 2011
The Pistons lost their season opener 79-91 to the Pacers in Indiana Monday night. In a game they never led, the team look a little more than out of sync in their first official game with Lawrence Frank at the reigns.
Key Points:
Turnovers – The Pistons sunk their own ship by turning the ball over 16 times.
The Pacers led by as much as 24 points.
The Pistons were torched by...
Via Detroit Free Press
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December 26, 2011
The term "stretch-four" to describe a power forward with deep shooting ability has come in vogue in recent seasons.
Via NBA.com
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December 26, 2011
The Pistons were coping with a slow start, trailing by just five a few minutes before halftime, when Indiana spurted to lead by 14 at the break, starting the Lawrence Frank era with the adversity he's preached they would have to confront sooner or later, Keith Langlois writes for True Blue Pistons.
Via Basketball ] MiamiHerald.com
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December 26, 2011
Central Division rivals kick off their respective seasons at Conseco Fieldhouse on Monday when the Indiana Pacers host the Detroit Pistons.
Original Story:
http://www.freep.com/article/20111226...
