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I spotted this column today from Sports Illustrated’s Jack McCallum, in which he highlights three worthwhile basketball books recently released:
During an interview with the New Yorker’s Avi Zenilman a few months ago, Bill Simmons, an ESPN columnist/author and a man who...
Remembering the brawl from press row
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Today marks the fifth anniversary of the infamous brawl at the Palace, one of those strange events in life that most Pistons fans (and probably NBA fans as a whole) can still remember where exactly they were when they saw it unfold. Today Dave Hogg, a writer for the Associated Press...
Bynum or Stuckey?
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Rodney Stuckey is clearly the anointed one in Detroit’s rebuilding, but Will Bynum has proven to be just as (and on some nights, far more) valuable. MLive’s Patrick Hayes does a comprehensive comparison of the two guards.
On a semi-related note, Flip Saunders took note...
Pistons-Blazers Recap
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What Happened
Yet another moral victory. Despite trailing by 20 after three quarters, the Pistons never gave up, and came this close to pulling out a stunner on the road by cutting Portland’s lead to one. Sadly, it wasn’t meant to be; Portland hung on for the 87-81 victory...
Pistons-Blazers Game Thread
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Game tips at 10:00 pm ET
Portland: 8-4 (3-2 home)
Margin: +7.2
Pistons: 5-6 (2-4 road)
Margin: +0.5
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The Trail Blazers are an interesting team. Only two players, Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge, play more than 30 mpg. By an large, however, this is an ensemble...
Pistons-Lakers Game Thread
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Game tips at 10:30 pm ET
Los Angeles: 7-3 (5-2 home)
Margin: +2.0
Pistons: 5-5 (2-3 road)
Margin: +1.8
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The Lakers are tough to gauge right now. When healthy, they are the best team in the league. When not entirely healthy, they won an NBA championship. At...
Tuesday shootaround report
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I’m digging the Pistons’ decision to start posting more video from practices and shootarounds — here’s today’s update from L.A., starting with John Kuester on tonight’s game and finishing with Tayshaun Prince talking about his recovery.
Maxiell’s gas guzzlers
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Jason Maxiell talks about his rides — including a ‘70 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, a ‘73 Chevy Caprice, an ‘89 Camaro and a Ford F-450 — are featured on MotorTrend.com.
Yeah, it’s fluff, but his loyalty to American-made products will likely interest...
Pistons - Mavericks Game Preview
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Coverage at 6:00 pm ET
Dallas: 6-3 (3-2 road)
Margin: +7.2
Detroit: 5-4 (3-1 home)
Margin: +2.6
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Rather quietly, Dallas is building themselves an impressive season. While teams like LA, Phoenix, Portland and Denver may have the league’s attention, Dallas...
Pistons - Wizards Game Preview
6 days ago by
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Coverage at 7:00 pm ET
Detroit: 4-4 (1-3 road)
Margin: +2.5
Washington: 2-6 (1-2 home)
Margin: -4.9
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Flip Saunders’ start at the helm of the Washington Wizards has been a bit bumpy, but to no fault of his own. Once again, the Wizards’ greatest enemy...
On bandwagon fans
8 days ago by
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From MLive’s Patrick Hayes:
Anyone who has watched a Pistons home game this year has surely noticed the empty seats at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
I have no real data for this post, just a feeling that I’ve long had: Do the Pistons have an inordinate number of bandwagon...
Appreciating Bynumite, Zapruder style
9 days ago by
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By now everyone has seen footage of Will Bynum spitting in gravity’s eye last night, right? FanHouse’s Rob Peterson takes a closer look at the film in today’s edition of The Stinkface Chronicles.
Pistons-Bobcats Recap
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What Happened
Domination. The now .500 Detroit Pistons outscored the Charlotte Bobcats 98-75. Even without Tayshaun Prince and Rip Hamilton, this game was the best reflection of the offense that Joe Dumars had in mind when he signed Charlie Villanueva and Ben Gordon this summer...
Pistons-Bobcats Game Thread
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Coverage at 7:30 pm ET
Charlotte: 3-4 (0-3 road)
Margin: -3.7
Pistons: 3-4 (2-1 home)
Margin: -0.4
Oppo research
No matter which way you slice it, the Charlotte Bobcats are the league’s worst offensive team. They’re in the league’s basement in terms of shooting...
Ben Gordon talks about his documentary
10 days ago by
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Ryan McNeill of Hoops Addict recently spoke to Ben Gordon about his forthcoming documentary — here’s the audio of their conversation, it’s a quick and easy listen and worth your time.
I know some of you have dogged the idea of a player who (relatively speaking)...
Fox Sports Detroit PLUS channel numbers
10 days ago by
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Just a head’s up — Wednesday (vs. Charlotte) and Saturday’s (at Washington) Pistons games will be shown on Fox Sports Detroit PLUS rather than the usual FSD channel. To find out what channel that is, keep reading:
Talking about injuries
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In hindsight, John Kuester is going through the same mess that partially sabotaged Michael Curry last year — he spent all training camp and preseason planning around one set of players only to lose two key veterans in the opening week.
Curry eventually got one of his veterans...
Pistons-Sixers Game Recap
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Curse these sneaky afternoon games. After promising to fill in for Kevin and Matt on today’s game preview and recap, I cleared my evening for an expected night game. Whoops. Having only caught the second half of the game, I don’t have much insight to put into today...
Tayshaun Prince out indefinitely
13 days ago by
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From the Free Press:
The Pistons announced Saturday that Prince will be out indefinitely due to a small disk rupture in his lower back after an MRI exam confirmed the injury.
The Pistons didn’t give a timetable, but said Prince is being treated for the injury and will be evaluated...
Pistons-Magic Game Thread
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Coverage at 7:00 pm ET
Orlando: 4-1 (2-0 home)
Margin:+10.0
Pistons: 2-3 (1-2 road)
Margin: -0.6
Oppo research
Orlando bounced back from Tuesday’s loss to the Pistons to destroy the Suns by 22 points on Wednesday. Make no mistake, this is one of the most dominating teams...
Even Dumars is surprised by Big Ben
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From FanHouse’s Tim Povtak in Orlando:
Wallace, 35, is one of the biggest and most pleasant surprises of this young season. In the first five games, he has averaged 10 rebounds in 31 minutes while also playing the kind of hard-nosed interior defense that once helped him anchor...
Pistons are talking trades … but don’t read into it
15 days ago by
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From Vince Ellis’ blog:
Tayshaun Prince’s last-hour scratch from Tuesday’s victory over the Magic set off trade alarms, and with good reason.
With Jonas Jerebko and Austin Daye coming along and Hamilton and Stuckey getting time at small forward, one can see where...
Pistons-Raptors Game Thread
16 days ago by
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Coverage at 7:00 pm ET
Toronto: 1-2 (1-1 home)
Margin:-2.3
Pistons: 2-2 (1-1 road)
Margin: +2.0
Oppo research
The Euro-Raptors have begun the season in curious fashion. Chris Bosh is sporting a 31-15 average, and Andrea Bargnani has picked up where he left off last season,Â...
Blakely to Boston
16 days ago by
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A. Sherrod Blakely is jumping from MLive.com to Comcast SportsNet New England. That’s a big loss for Pistons fans and a nice win for Celtics fans.
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