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Detroit Pistons president Joe Dumars has said he doesn't plan giving the full mid-level to one player.

By Matt Watson Pistons owner Bill Davidson gave a rare interview to the Associated Press. Not a lot of basketball made it’s way into the conversation, but it’s still interesting to read the richest man in the state opine about things like the economy … … unions … Why? … and, of course, Flip Saunders:

 VA - He saved his best for his senior season, as he was second on the team in scoring (13.1 ppg) and rebounding (6.5 rpg). He helped lead the team to a fourth ...

Hickson taken in first round, four ACC players taken overall - ACC Nation

Washington drafted by the Detroit Pistons - VT hokiesports.com

It's the weirdest free agent period on record for the Pistons for one reason — Joe Dumars. The day he fired Flip, Joe angrily declared that a major move was coming and anyone not named Rodney Stuckey was available. So with that as a backdrop, what exactly are the Pistons needs?

By Matt Watson Posey’s hometown Cleveland Cavaliers are said to be putting together an offer, in addition to the Detroit Pistons, New Orleans Hornets, Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets. On the home front, the Pistons expect Lindsey Hunter to return next season, but it’ll likely be in an even more d...

By Matt Watson For what it’s worth, Ohad was equally as disenchanted with former (and future?) Piston Alex Acker, who averaged just 5.5 points a game in the regular season and playoffs last year for Barcelona. In Acker’s defense, he was apparently playing through a knee injury.

By By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Rashard Lewis, Orlando's big off-season acquisition, scored a career playoff-high 33 points and the Magic beat the Detroit Pistons, 111-86, on Wednesday night to gain a little momentum in an Eastern Conference semifinal series. Detroit still leads the series, 2-1, but one of its top pl...

Break up the core and get a star back. Pistons president Joe Dumars is on the record saying that's his goal.

Chris Ford, ESPN.com: No one knows if Sharpe will be a stud or a bust. But I like the pick just because it's Detroit president Joe Dumars being bold, as usual, trying to reach for greatness.

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Pistons president Joe Dumars isn't excited about this year's free-agent crop. "With all due respect to the free agents out there, this is not one of the stronger classes," Dumars said earlier this month. "So that's why I'd emphasize more trade now than any other time."

By Natalie Sitto(noreply@blogger.com) It was a topsy turvy night for Pistons fans on Thursday. With high hopes of a solid pick and possible a deal yesterday things didn't happen quite as we had hoped in Piston Land. Photo/UAB Great But more promising words from Joe Dumars and Keith Langlois:

No Secret: Bill Davidson wanted Flip Out - Need4Sheed.com

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 VA - He was second on the team in scoring (13.1 ppg) and rebounding (6.5 rpg) as a senior for the Hokies. He was also selected to participate in the Slam Dunk ...

Washington drafted by Pistons - Virginia Tech Collegiate Times Online Edition

Hickson taken in first round, four ACC players taken overall - ACC Nation

By Natalie Sitto(noreply@blogger.com) The Pistons have the #29 pick in tonight's 2008 NBA Draft. They may not get a player that will stick that late, but don't discount a trade brewing right now or after all the names have been called. This could possibly be a night of changes far from what we are used to as Pistons fans. This team's fat...

One of the deeper drafts in recent years also is becoming one the toughest to project because of so many trade discussions involving teams that own some of the high picks.

By Adam Lauridsen The Warriors would do the deal to gain a low post rebounding and defensive threat with heft to compliment Wright and to gain the salary relief when Snow’s contract is bought out (which has been widely reported as a possibility). The Cavs do the deal to gain Harrington’s offensive punch now t...

By Need4Sheed.com(noreply@blogger.com) Piston fans are angry, and most importantly Joe Dumars is angry and that's a good thing. After another half-hearted performance which, led to another premature exit in the Eastern Conference Finals, the "prez" has decided he'd seen enough.

By Natalie Sitto(noreply@blogger.com) Like many Pistons fans already know Joe Dumars runs the team but owner Bill Davidson pulls the strings. Keith Langlois talked to Davidson about his Hall of Fame induction and got a little insight into how he felt about the Pistons elimination by Boston.

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By Natalie Sitto(noreply@blogger.com) Blaha Says - Pistons most likely to keep Rip and Sheed in his interview on WDFN'S Stoney and Wojo. Direct link to audio.Speaking of one of my favorite people, George Blah is not a member of The Michigan Sports Hall of Fame."Keep an eye on the negotiations between the Hawks and forward Josh Smith....

Michael Curry and Joe Dumars on WDFN - Need4Sheed.com

Pistons are Pure Gold against The Warriors - Need4Sheed.com

By Natalie Sitto(noreply@blogger.com) I looked back at the ultimate Pistons teams, you know the ones that brought us two Back to Back Championships. If you look back at what that team had that made things work it was pretty simple. They had possibly the best three guard combo in Dumars, Thomas and Johnson. Solid G/F Mark Agguire, Den...

Pistons forward Tayshaun Prince is one of the 12 players named to the USA basketball team for this summer's Olympics.

CHICAGO — The Pistons' Tayshaun Prince has been named to the U.S. men's basketball team announced today for the Beijing Games. LeBron James will also get another shot at Olympic gold, and this time, he'll have reigning MVP Kobe Bryant.

Pistons set to hire Curry as new head coach - FOXSports.com

Joe Dumars Names Michael Curry as Pistons Head Coach - Need4Sheed.com

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By Dawgee needs 434 til 500! The Pistons are talking about trading some starters for stars and most recently tried for Carmelo Anthony. Denver rejected a trade offer of Tayshaun Prince and Chauncey Billups for Carmelo Anthony - the Pistons can't do much better than ...

The Pistons are in ongoing trade discussions with the Denver Nuggets, with All-Stars Chauncey Billups and Tayshaun Prince as the potential centerpieces, a team source told the Free Press on Saturday.

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The Pistons should have Michael Curry's coaching staff in place by early next week, team president Joe Dumars said Friday morning. One man is already on board -- former Pistons assistant Pat Sullivan.

Pistons set to hire Curry as new head coach - FOXSports.com

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Despite tons of speculation on who, or how many, Pistons will be traded this offseason, one current player showed up at new coach Michael Curry's introductory news conference: Rasheed Wallace.

Pistons set sights on trio of perimeter free agents - MLive.com

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Gilbert Arenas lived up to his word and opted out of the final year of his contract, the Washington Wizards said Monday. Pistons choose Curry Michael Curry will be the Detroit Pistons' head coach next season after only a year as an assistant.

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By noreply@blogger.com (Greg Eno) The Pistons lost a coin toss in 1966, a toss that would have given them the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA Draft -- a pick they would have used on Russell, the talented gem from the University of Michigan. But the coin didn't come up right, so the New York Knicks got Russell, and the Pistons were left with Bing, the smooth guard from Syracuse. The Pistons felt slugged in the gut. They dreamed of box office success, if nothing else, with Russell playing for them. One night at Cobo Arena, Russell still in college, the few thousand fans at that evening's Pistons game rose to their feet and went crazy as they saw the Michigan senior walking to a seat, a guest of the Pistons for the night. EVERYONE drooled at the thought of Cazzie Russell as a Piston.   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (Greg Eno) Flip Saunders never truly got entrenched in Detroit. He was the Pistons coach for three seasons, but two things about that: 1) GM Joe Dumars has a fetish for canning coaches after a couple years or so, and 2) you never got the feeling that Saunders was securing his place, about to defy the odds created by item #1 in this paragraph. He won a ton of games -- 176 of them in three years -- but couldn't push the Pistons past the NBA's Final Four. From there, it was dicey, as far as overall belief and trust in Flip Saunders in Detroit. While I hate to give the sports talk radio jabbermouths too much credit, they and their often misguided callers seemed to unite under one common belief: the Pistons win in the regular season despite of Saunders, but will never get...   [read the full post]

I expect the Phoenix Suns to make a serious push for Saunders. He is an offensive guru and he can certainly milk the best out of an aging Shaq. With the Suns looking to reclaim their dominance in the Western Conference, there’s no better coach than Flip Saunders to lead the charge. I don’t see why...

By David Friedman(noreply@blogger.com) For most of the game, the teams were separated by five points or less. According to the conventional wisdom, this is the type of game that Detroit should be expected to win: a close playoff game at home against a team that has struggled on the road throughout these playoffs. Yet it does not surprise me at all not only that the Pistons lost but that they lost in precisely the manner that they did; after all, I predicted virtually this entire scenario in my series preview: I mentioned Boston's superiority in rebounding, I pointed out that Detroit never shot better than .410 from the field versus Boston during the regular season, I declared "the Celtics are an outstanding defensive team that will outexecute the Pistons down the stretch" and I conc...   [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 Will Leitch History lesson. In Game 5 of the 1987 Eastern Conference Finals, Larry Bird famously stole a lazy inbounds pass and fed a streaking Dennis Johnson for a layup, and the Celtics beat the Pistons 108-107. In Game 5 of the 1988 Eastern Conference Finals, Detroit held Boston to six field goals in t...

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) Pistons get day of rest Can Jason Maxiell do it for the Pistons again? Detroit Bad Boys Paul Pierce: Game 5 is a must win Detroit Free Press With freshness in mind, Pistons opt not to practice on off day Reserves give Pistons the tools they need to go far Detroit News Pistons have the edge now Khandor's Sports Blog 8 possessions which extended the Pistons' season Parquet Pride Celtics need to match the Pistons' intensity Indy Cornrows Pistons and Celtics heading for seven? Patriot Ledger Tied playoff series suits Celtics MLive McDyess leads Pistons in hunger for a title Indeed, Indeed The Pistons' prospects   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) Celtics look to ’role’ out a 2nd Motown hit vs. Pistons Road work ahead License is revoked Rough going for Pistons Detroit Free Press If Billups doesn't start playing like Billups, the Pistons are cooked Pistons must prevent another bad start or risk 3-1 series hole Celtics aim to sweep Palace pair ProJo Pistons’ Billups can’t hide the painful truth Garnett steps forward as the Boston Celtics’ road warrior Hoopsworld Attacking the Pistons' trap Pistons have got it rough now HoopsAddict Celtics continue to thrive despite shaky point guard play The Sports Network Pistons try to even series with Celtics Daily Tribune The Pistons must now exert their wills   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) Game 4 is a pivotal game. If the Celtics win, they have the Pistons down 3-1 and need only 1 more game to advance with 2 tries at home to get it. If the Pistons win, they are right back in it with the series tied 2-2. The Pistons are 4-0 in games after a loss in the playoffs. They are a veteran team but they also have a habit of letting up and not playing hard after big victories. They seem to feel that they can turn it on whenever they need to. We know they are going to come back with more intensity than they showed in game 3 and the Celtics must be ready and match it. We will see a lot more pressure from the Pistons' defense tonight and the Celtics have to be ready to beat it with their passing game. They can't dribble through that kind of pressure. They have to move the ball...   [read the full post]

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By sussman Anyway, it wasn't about Boston's individual performances. It was about their defense. They held the Pistons to 38 percent shooting - including 1-for-13 from downtown - and outrebounded them 44-28. Rip Hamilton scored 26 points, but he was only 8-for-18 from the field. Chauncey Billups (6 p...

By noreply@blogger.com (David Friedman) Detroit's fans showed up at game three of the Eastern Conference Finals ready to cheer for their conquering heroes after the Pistons' road win in game two but by the second half the Pistons trailed by 24 and boos echoed through the Palace of Auburn Hills. The Pistons made a late run but never got closer than nine points as the Celtics regained homecourt advantage with a 94-80 victory. Kevin Garnett made big plays at both ends of the court, leading the Celtics in points (22), rebounds (13) and assists (six). Ray Allen struggled with his shot again (5-16 from the field) after seeming to break out of his postseason slump in game two but he still finished second on the Celtics with 14 points while also playing a good floor game (six rebounds, six assis...   [read the full post]

By Sam Rubenstein For those who subscribe to the suspect theory that a playoff series doesn’t begin until the road team wins a game, consider these Eastern Conference Finals underway.  Thanks to the play of Billups, Stuckey and the rest of Detroit, the Celtics now have no choice but to win a game outside of th...

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) Pistons steal home Chauncey Billups, Rodney Stuckey stand guard over Pistons Richard Hamilton, Chauncey Billups: A special twosome Pistons stuck it to the bench Pistons 103, Celtics 97: Home wreckers Pistons steal home court, tie series at 1-1 Pistons steal home court advantage from Celtics Pistons prevail in game 2, put ubuntu to the test Pistons tie up Celtics Tayshaun Prince respects fellow Wildcat Rajon Rondo Pistons, Celtics fans urged to behave before games at the Palace SouthCoast Today Billups gives Pistons a leg up Dime Pistons 103, Celtics 97 instant analysis Detroit Bad Boys It's all tied up Sports of Boston Celtics lose first home playoff game Cavs News Ron Harper, the best thing that ever happened to Michael Jordan   [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 Natalie Sitto(noreply@blogger.com) This was the game Detroit was primed to steal, Game one of the Eastern Conference Finals against a tired Celtics squad that had to play 14 tough games going into Tuesday night's battle. Detroit was rested and ready, but it was the Celtics who came out with fire, going on an 8-0 run to start off t...

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By Will Leitch And on the second day, Basketbawful gave them a preview of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Detroit Pistons and the Boston Celtics. And it was good. History is on their side, Part XIII. The Pistons didn't have homecourt advantage when they won the Eastern Conference Finals...

By Will Leitch The Phantom of Auburn Hills continued to menace the Magic with 31 points and flawless foul shooting (16-for-16), and Antonio McDyess had 17 points and 11 rebounds despite finding out as he was arriving at the arena that his grandmother, Beatrice Harris, had passed away. (Not to be morbid,...

By noreply@blogger.com (David Friedman) Don't count the Orlando Magic out just yet. Rashard Lewis scored a playoff career-high 33 points as the Magic beat the Detroit Pistons 111-86 to cut Detroit's lead to two games to one in their second round series--but the most significant development in this matchup may have happened at th...

By Sam Rubenstein The last time the Pistons didn’t get past the first round was when they were being coached by George Irvine. Jerry Stackhouse scored nearly 30 ppg for them. The number of players from that team currently on the Pistons roster: 0 Through Rick Carlisle, Larry Brown, and Flip Saunders, the Pist...

By David Friedman Notes From Courtside: LeBron James won his first scoring title, averaging exactly 30.0 ppg, scoring 2250 points in 75 games. James has averaged at least 27 ppg, six apg and six rpg for four straight seasons, a feat only accomplished by Oscar Robertson, who achieved those levels in the first eight seasons of his career. During Cleveland Coach Mike Brown's pregame standup I asked him this question: "This season you are scoring about the same number of points that you did last year but you are giving up about three more points per game defensively. What do you think are the main reasons that the defense is not quite where it was last season?" Cleveland finished the season ranked ninth in ppg allowed and 11th in opponents' field goal percentage.   [read the full post]

Opinion: Cavs Use Old Formula to Beat Pistons With New Players - 20 Second Timeout

By David Friedman 1) Boston Celtics, 47-12--clinched playoff berth 2) Detroit Pistons, 44-17 3) San Antonio, 42-17 4) L.A. Lakers, 43-18 5) New Orleans, 41-19 1) LeBron James, CLE 30.6 ppg 2) Kobe Bryant, LAL 28.3 ppg 3) Allen Iverson, DEN 26.8 ppg 4) Carmelo Anthony, DEN 25.9 ppg 5) Dwyane Wade, MIA 24.4 ppg 6) Amare Stoudemire, PHX 23.9 ppg 7) Dirk Nowitzki, DAL 23.6 ppg 8) Michael Redd, MIL 23.4 ppg 9) Richard Jefferson, NJN 23.0 ppg 10) Chris Bosh, MIA 22.6 ppg 23) Ben Wallace, CLE/CHI 8.8 rpg 1) Steve Nash, PHX 11.4 apg 2) Chris Paul, NOH 10.8 apg 3) Jason Kidd, DAL/NJN 10.4 apg 4) Deron Williams, UTA 10.1 apg 5) Jose Calderon, TOR 8.6 apg 6) Jamaal Tinsley, IND 8.4 apg 7) Baron Davis, GSW 8.0 apg 8) LeBron James, CLE 7.5 apg 9) Allen Iverson, DEN 7.2 apg 10) Chauncey Billups, DET 7.2 apg   [read the full post]

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 ...