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ESPN's Mark Stein is reporting that Pistons president Joe Dumars is scheduled to have a face-to-face meeting with Avery Johnson this weekend.

According to the Boston Globe, the Celtics offered Rasheed Wallace a contract Thursday after a three-hour meeting. But Wallace seems to be saying "what's the rush?"

Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars needs to get moving if he wants to have a coach in place by the time the team leaves for play in the Las Vegas summer league next week. Former Pistons coach Doug Collins withdrew his name from consideration, which would appear to open the...

Free-agent Pistons center/forward Rasheed Wallace reportedly met with several members of the Boston Celtics on Thursday.

By Greg Eno(noreply@blogger.com) Joe Dumars fires a coach. When will Dumars' noggin join them? Maybe Joe should coach the Pistons himself. Then Rick Carlisle, whose belly was simply bursting with fire, was hired. But Flip Saunders rubbed the players the wrong way, eventually. So Dumars hired Curry after just one season as Saunders' assistant. A 39-43 record. An embarrassing sweep at the hands of the formerly-tormented Cleveland Cavaliers. A complete loss of the players' respect. Rip Hamilton, by the way, disappointed me. Dumars is an anomaly. Speculation is that the still-green Curry was an obstacle to players signing with the Pistons. The Pistons' Engine Has Been Rebuilt!"   [read the full post]

Things change. Sometimes this is true in a slow way and sometimes true in a fast way, and right now in Pistons Land it's true in an avalanche way, and Michael Curry just got buried underneath it.

Officially, the date is June 30, 2009, when Michael Curry's short tenure with the Pistons came to an end. But in reality, the date that doomed Curry to failure as coach was Nov. 3, 2008 -- when Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars shipped Chauncey Billups to Denver for Allen...

By Greg Eno(noreply@blogger.com) Dumars, the Pistons' president and GM, drew Blackjack in 2004, when his team upset the vaunted Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals. A year later, his card total was 22, as his Pistons lost to the San Antonio Spurs in seven hellish games. When Dumars took over in 2000, he was hit immediately with the Grant Hill defection. But Joe D took those lemons and made a big, refreshing pitcher of lemonade, vis a vis the Ben Wallace acquisition. He added Hamilton and Billups in short order, rooking the other teams in both trades. He acquired Rasheed Wallace for a pair of sneakers and a warm bucket of spit in 2004 -- a move that elevated the Pistons to title contenders.   [read the full post]

The year was 2001 and Joe Dumars was overseas for the European basketball championships. He was there along with right-hand man John Hammond and over the course of two days they basically adopted a young Swede.

The reviews are in and many of them aren't very kind. Yes, plenty of criticism — from fans and pundits alike — has been directed toward the Detroit Pistons because they selected Austin Daye with the 15th pick in last week's draft.

The Pistons drafted Austin Daye in the first round of the NBA draft Thursday. Here's a look at their recent first-rounders: 2008 D.J. White (Indiana) was picked 29th but was traded to Seattle, now Oklahoma City. He played seven games for OKC. 2007

Let the comparisons to Tayshaun Prince begin. With the 15th pick of the first round, the Pistons selected Gonzaga sophomore Austin Daye in the NBA draft Thursday night.

By Matt Watson The Pistons have selected Austin Daye out of Gonzaga with the 15th overall pick. Scouting report from Draft Express: Daye uses the third least possessions amongst college players on our list at 12.6 per game, but his 49% shooting percentage in logged games places him above average on our li...

By Matt Watson Unlike Maynor and Lawson who have more true point guard potential, Williams will have a difficult learning curve to be a point guard, if that’s the direction Curry wants him to go. It really makes no sense trying to train two combo guards to either co-exist in the backcourt or groom one of the...

I am also glad that I'm not a Pistons fan. Otherwise, I'd have to find Joe Dumars and throttle him while screaming, “What in the name of God were you thinking when you traded Chauncey Billups for Allen Iverson???” at the top of my lungs. ...

By Greg Eno(noreply@blogger.com) Maybe he can bring a sickle into Joe Louis Arena. The Pistons were set to play the Boston Celtics. It was Game Six of the 1988 Eastern Conference Finals. The Pistons, trying to eliminate their longtime playoff nemesis, had won a stunning Game Five victory in the venerable Boston Garden to move ahead in the series, 3-2. Someone noticed that center Bill Laimbeer was carrying a satchel into the Pontiac Silverdome. The Pistons, in what was at the time the biggest game in franchise history, went out and dispatched the Celtics--finally. They would advance to the NBA Finals for the first time ever. Only tonight, there are two snakes showing up at Joe Louis Arena.   [read the full post]

By J.J. Jack After four games, the Cleveland Cavaliers are down in their series with the Orlando Magic, 3-1, in the 2009 NBA Eastern Conference Finals. They are one loss away from elimination and no NBA fan other than those from Orlando has even fathomed that the Cavs will be in this position after sweep...

By Matt Watson But these days? You can hear from the man himself simply by checking his latest updates on Twitter, where you can also find his latest iPhone pics, such as this shot of him posing with Joe Dumars at the Pistons practice facility. Terrence Williams: Magic Johnson.

By Matt Watson This past season was a disaster, one I think all Pistons fans are ready to forget, and yet every time I post lately all I do is re-hash old stuff, whether it’s remembering Chuck Daly, fondly looking back at Chauncey Billups or re-living past failures by players still on the team (for now).

By noreply@blogger.com (Greg Eno) On Chuck Daly: Big Al: "Chuck Daly, in a way, ruined the NBA…he caused rules changes." Eno: "Daly had all the credentials to be a Pistons coach in 1983, which were none!" Eno: "He was the first NBA coach who really put it out there that this is a player’s league." Big Al: "He wasn’t a great Xs and Os guy, like Larry Brown, but he could manage people." Eno: "I remember when Chuck replaced Bill Laimbeer in the 1990 Finals with William Bedford for a few minutes in Game Three. I thought, ‘Wow, what a message.’" Big Al: "His death hit me hard." On the Red Wings-Ducks: Eno: "Brian Rafalski hasn’t played a minute in this series, and Kris Draper hasn’t played a minute in the playoffs, yet here they are, on the verge of going back to the conference finals."   [read the full post]

Lakers coach Phil Jackson continues to revise the history of the Pistons' 4-1 NBA Finals victory in 2004. "Every opening tap, Shaq (O'Neal ) was called for a violation, just things that you just knew that the whole series was kind of like, ... ESPN - TV Sports Daily

By Matt Watson Awards: Ben Wallace, Defensive Player of the Year, All-NBA Second Team, All-Defense First Team; Chauncey Billups, All-NBA Second Team, All-Defense Second Team; Tayshaun Prince, All-Defense Second Team; Prince, Billups, Ben Wallace and Rasheed Wallace were All-Stars.

By Greg Eno(noreply@blogger.com) lt;p>One by one they filed past the Chicago Bulls’ bench, with nary a glance at the opponents who had vanquished them. A couple of them were even sneering as they strode by the Bulls, who looked at them with a mix of amazement and incredulity.</p><p>The Pistons were losing without honor, without dignity.</p><p>But they were losing with disdain, and that was just fine with them, apparently.</p><p>It was 1991, just past Memorial Day. And the Pistons’ reign was ending.</p><p>Five straight years in the Eastern Conference Finals. Three victories in four appearances in the NBA’s Final Four. Could have been four straight, had it not been for a tragic pass in Boston in 1987.</p><...   [read the full post]

By Kevin Sawyer Cleveland Cavaliers: 66-16 SG – Rip Hamilton Vs. Delonte West Advantage: PISTONS SF – Tayshaun Prince Vs. LeBron James Advantage: CAVS PF: Rasheed Wallace Vs. Eleanor Varejao Advantage: PISTONS Bench: Bynum, Spellcheck, Maxiell and Kwame Vs. Boobie, Smith, Szczerbiak and Wallace(?)

DPA SPORTS Basketball NBA ROUNDUP: James goes off for 47, but Pacers edge Cavaliers By Paul Levine, dpa?? = ?? Los Angeles (dpa) - LeBron James went off for 47 points, but the Cleveland Cavaliers star then committed a controversial game-ending foul which made him and coach Mike Brown fume...

By noreply@blogger.com (Greg Eno) Eno: I suppose. I hate to keep bitching about them every week at TKJ, but darn it, it's hard to ignore. Some national scribes are murmuring that the players have lost confidence in rookie coach Curry. Supposedly, some players are convinced that President Joe Dumars is telling Curry who to play. Other media folks hint at trades looming. And the Denver Nuggets are sailing along with their new point guard, Chauncey Billups. How much of this is Curry's fault, how much is it the players', and how much is it Dumars' ? Eno: Well, I don’t know how wise I am, but I think this just proves that Dumars ought to tear the thing apart and start anew. There are a ton of great free agents available in summer 2010. I say just patch a team together until then. Throw the bums out,...   [read the full post]

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By noreply@blogger.com (Greg Eno) On Friday, it was the star-studded Boston Celtics. On Sunday, King LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Now tonight, Wade and his Miami Heat. Another night where the Pistons will be asked to fold their trays into the upright position, strap on their seat belts, and pray that the oxygen mask drops down in time. It's not just the league's brutuses, either. Not just the Houstons and Dallases and Utahs. The likes of the Minnesota (Timber)Wolves and Philadelphia 76ers have all come into the Auburn Hills Arena and spanked the Pistons, and good. But that advantage isn't anywhere to be found, these days, in Auburn Hills. The Pistons are playing .143 basketball at home for their past seven Palace contests.   [read the full post]

By rss@youtube.com (1EDmanLV) AUBURN HILLS, Mich., January 30,2009(AP) -- The Boston Celtics finally got a game. The result, though, was the same. Kevin Garnett scored 22, Paul Pierce had 20 points and Ray Allen added 14, leading Boston to an 86-78 win over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night. The Celtics, who have won 10 st...

Chicagoist  IL - Against the Pistons, the Bulls were able to trim a 19-point deficit down to 1 in the third quarter, but Detroit responded with 10 straight points while ... Pistons 104, Bulls 98: post-game stub Blog a Bull Morning Box Score Chicagoist Bulls Year in Review. Examiner.com

Ted Kulfan of The Detroit News: "The Sunday jinx continues for the Pistons. They're 0-5 on Sundays this season."Doug Smith of the Toronto Star: "Chris Bosh is, um, frustrated about being asked if he's frustrated. 'I'd like everybody to do me a favour and stop saying 'frustrating," Bosh said...

By noreply@blogger.com (Greg Eno) The Pistons lost in the 2005 Finals to the San Antonio Spurs, who featured superstar Timmy Duncan. They lost in the 2006 conference finals to the Miami Heat, who featured superstar Dwyane Wade. They lost in the 2007 conference finals to the Cleveland Cavaliers, who featured superstar LeBron James. And they lost in the 2008 conference finals to the Boston Celtics, who featured superstars Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce. But Chauncey Billups wasn't the face of the Pistons, either. He was merely one of the starting five -- albeit one of the very best starting fives in the league. But he was no more the face than was the bellicose Rasheed Wallace, or the whirling dervish Rip Hamilton, or the quiet beanpole Tayshaun Prince. Together, they were A face. Bu...   [read the full post]

By Tom Ziller And I also agree with LeBron being unstoppable in the playoffs. I honestly was more impressed by what he did to the Celtics in game 7 last season than what he did to the Pistons in game of the 2007 Conference Finals. He certainly has the ability to drag the Cavs to the Finals all by his lonesome.

By J.E. Skeets Key Players Added: Kwame Brown (free agent), cake, Will Bynum (free agent), Walter Sharpe (draft) Hamilton’s production might drop slightly, but that’s nothing Rodney Stuckey can’t handle, and Tayshaun Prince isn’t moving an inch.

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) LOY's Place Rumors and Free Agent Updates - Olympics edition FL's Take: For all the flack Kevin McHale has taken, I think he is on the right track with this team. He has a lot of nice young and talented players on his team now. Nashua Telegraph Celtics will return to N.H. Connecticut Post Perkins' Props: Punched Pistons Bleacher Report All NBA under 25 team FL's Take: What, no Rondo? No Perk? FL's Take: I am happy for Gomes getting a nice contract, but wish the Celtics could have worked it out to bring him back to Boston. Time US-China hoops: Everyone scores The Sport Count Reality Shows of the NBA Lex Nihil Novi Chick Hearn was Lakers' Most Dualing triple doubles Sports of Boston Celtics' player review: Eddie House   [read the full post]

According to reports, Saunders did not have the full respect of his players, and his offensive-minded approach perhaps did not suit a team built on defense. Detroit assistant coach Michael Curry and former Dallas Mavericks head coach Avery Johnson are considered the front runners.

By David Friedman(noreply@blogger.com) The Celtics outrebounded the Pistons 38-36 in game six and in the fourth quarter with the game up for grabs (no pun intended) the Celtics enjoyed a 12-6 rebounding advantage. During the series, the Celtics outrebounded the Pistons 238-191, a differential of 7.8 rpg, and they enjoyed an edge in this category in every game except game one, when each team had 37 rebounds. 2) Boston's Defensive Field Goal Percentage 3) Brutal Fourth Quarter Stretch Dooms Pistons 4) Celtics Beat Pistons on the Road Twice Despite the Celtics' road woes in earlier playoff rounds, they beat the Pistons twice in Detroit, winning the series in six games exactly as I expected.   [read the full post]

By Will Leitch Flip Saunders, millionaire babysitter. Don't worry, Pistons fans. Flip's gonna get 'Sheed in line. "Usually when he gets this close in those types of situations, he knows to try to tone it down a little. I'll talk to him." Oh. You'll talk to him. Well, okay then. Problem totally solved. (Note Flip's...

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) Here are comments found around the Pistons boards during game 3 with the Celtics. These are definitely more fun to read when we win. Enjoy! IF the Pistons get this game.....they will be smelling blood in the water and kill Boston in Game 4. I can't see Boston winning this game though. Say a prayer or whatever you believe in that the Pistons won't do their typical "Letdown Game" after a big win My concern is the Celtics are just due to win one on the road. The Pistons need to win both home games to keep the advantage. They gotta keep the Celts role players down and limit the Big Three to outside shots I don't care if Boston is 0-6 on the road. That zero can change to a one real quick. Discuss this topic on the Celtics Green Forums!]   [read the full post]

By David Friedman(noreply@blogger.com) Richard Hamilton (25 points) and Chauncey Billups (19 points, seven assists) led a well-balanced attack as Detroit beat Boston 103-97, handing the Celtics their first home loss in this year's playoffs. The Pistons played very efficiently on offense, shooting 35-71 (.493) from the field, converting 28 of 32 free throw attempts (.875) and passing for 21 assists while only committing nine turnovers. Although Boston won the rebounding battle 39-31, Detroit grabbed several key offensive boards down the stretch and that helped the Pistons to preserve their lead. All five Detroit starters played at least 32 minutes and scored at least 13 points. The one reserve player from either team who had a significant impact was Rodney Stuckey, who had 1...   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) Herald Celtics control the tap Plenty of fight in Celtics Chauncey Billups looks back on starting point Joe Dumars a proven winner MetroWest Daily Celtics 88, Pistons 79: Celtics deliver Celtics 17 Celtics force pace and turnovers to beat Pistons NBA.com Celtics take early advantage in East Finals Celtics too much for Pistons Hoopsworld Celtics Pierce Pistons Detroit News Pistons-Celtics series is not time for nostalgia Pistons' rust shows in game 1 loss to Celtics Celtics will need real Allen Pistons guards struggle Celtics' runs enough to dispatch flat Pistons Hamilton struggling to find shot against Celtics Right at home: Celtics' star power overwhelms Pistons Flip Saunders knew Garnett was a special player   [read the full post]

By David Friedman Detroit beat Cleveland 84-74 at Quicken Loans Arena in the season finale for both teams. The outcome of this game had no possible effect on playoff positioning for either team and after the game Detroit Coach Flip Saunders succinctly summarized the objective in such contests: "I think both teams accomplished what they needed to accomplish--they came out pretty healthy." Toward that end, LeBron James and Zydrunas Ilgauskas did not play at all and most of the key rotation players for both teams played significantly fewer minutes than usual. The Pistons' starting five played for the entire first quarter but then took the rest of the night off; they did not exactly seem fully committed in their efforts, as each player made just one field goa...   [read the full post]

By Greg Eno Stuckey is special, folks. I think we're seeing a star NBA guard blossoming before our very eyes. And the Pistons could do a lot worse than to bring someone of his caliber off the bench, or start in case of injury or rest. Yet it might not happen for him here, only because of the quality of the dudes he's playing behind. Neither Billups nor Hamilton is close to retirement. This isn't 1993, when Thomas was on the verge of calling it quits, and thus trained rookie Lindsey Hunter as his successor, while Dumars did the same with Allan Houston. It's not far-fetched to say that Billups and Hamilton could both stay in Detroit for another five or six years, barring trades or free agency issues.   [read the full post]

By David Friedman The Celtics just became the first team to clinch a playoff berth this season, in the process winning their season series with the Pistons 2-1. However, anyone who assumes that Boston-Detroit will be the Eastern Conference Finals matchup should pay attention to the exploits of the player who just posted only the third 50 point, 10 assist game since the 1976-77 NBA-ABA merger--LeBron James, who is engaged with Kobe Bryant in one of the most exciting MVP battles in years; for once it seems that most people actually understand who the top two contenders for the award should be. 23) Ben Wallace, CLE/CHI 8.8 rpg   [read the full post]

By Atma Brother ONE Warriors (W-L): 13-10 Pistons (W-L): 16-7 TV: FSN Bay Area Radio: KNBR 680 Right now I'd call them a shoo-in for a Eastern Conference Finals date with the Boston Collusion, but are they a shoo-in to beat the We're Back Warriors Sunday morning in front of the barbarians?

By billfer Matt Sosnick, the agent for Dontrelle Willis, indicated that Willis is “incredibly excited” and that while the 2 sides hadn’t talked about a contract yet “He’s [Willis] hoping to stay in Detroit for as long as The Tigers will have him. He’s good friends with Jacque Jones, and is a big Piston...

Rob Parker  MI - The buzz was the Pistons would part with Richard Hamilton, Tayshaun Prince, Amir Johnson and/or a first round pick for Bryant, arguably the best player in ...

By Peter Chakerian It’s easy to think about James as a superstar, a Nike spokesman and the commercial face of basketball for millions around the world. It's just as easy to fall into the Michael Jordan redux - what with the man dunking high overhead sporting a #23 like his Chicago Bulls icon idol. But in the fray o...

The Pistons beat the Chicago Bulls 9585 in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Thursday night, clinching a series that turned tense after Detroit won the first three games.

By Natalie Pistons lost at home to the Bobcats again last night 103-96. I didn't get to watch the game live but I did scan through it this morning. It wasn't pretty. I won't give excuses for this one, not even the fact that Chauncey is still on the sidelines. It seems like the Bobcats have our number. Can you ima...

Download Postgame Audio - Listen to Pat Riley, Flip Saunders, Dwyane Wade, Gary Payton and Chauncey Billups answer questions about game 1