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By rss@youtube.com (theANSWER4MVP) Richard Hamilton no longer has time to warm up coming off the bench. He doesn't seem to need it anyway after setting a Pistons scoring record for a reserve. Hamilton scored 38 points, Allen Iverson had 27 and the two combined for 15 of Detroit's 17 points in overtime in a 126-121 victory over th...

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By rss@youtube.com (Detroit2007) Allen Iverson say's he will do whatever it takes - even if that means going to the Bench for The Pistons. Author: Detroit2007 Keywords: Allen Iverson Rip Hamilton Richard Hamilton Detroit Pistons Michael Curry Need4Sheed Added: January 13, 2009

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4 min - 2008-09-02 From Isiah Thomas to Rip Hamilton. - NBA - Detroit Pistons - Richard Hamilton - Chauncey Billups - Tayshaun Prince - Rasheed Wallace - Isiah Thomas

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By Patrick This much I know. The Pistons absolutely need help scoring and that’s what Gordon Excels at. While he’ll take a little hit playing time wise when Rip Hamilton returns from injury, he’s still going to be the first man off the bench for the Pistons and can excel in a Jason Terry like 6th man role. -P...

There's nobody on this roster who can do all the things that Prince does as well as he does. So unless some other general manager knocks Joe Dumars over with some trade offer for Prince, I'm keeping him and shopping Hamilton.

He's an offensive dynamo, more than Rip Hamilton or anyone else. As we saw for six years, Hamilton is at his best when he has a point guard setting him up. He's not as good on his own.

WHAT HAPPENED: No Rip? No Tay? No problem, as the Pistons, without Rip Hamilton (ankle) and Tayshaun Prince (back strain), handed the Magic its first loss. The Pistons were aided by Magic center Dwight Howard's foul trouble. The game was tied entering the fourth, but Will Bynum scored 10 of...

By Kevin Sawyer Pistons: 1-2 (0-1 home) Margin: +1.0 Keys for Detroit Pistons coach John Kuester said he does not expect guard Richard Hamilton to play on the two-game road trip either. Hamilton has not played since the season opener due to an injured ankle.

By Matt Watson It’s official: Detroit Pistons coach John Kuester on Monday said Hamilton will not play Tuesday when the Pistons face the Orlando Magic. Kuester added Hamilton would be “day-to-day” after that. The good news is that Ben Gordon is kind of awesome and will continue to produce with more playi...

Richard Hamilton will miss a third straight game with a sprained right ankle Tuesday when the Detroit Pistons host the Orlando Magic.

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Rip Hamilton is used to playing before packed houses. He did it at the University of Connecticut while leading the Huskies to a national championship in 1997.

Rip Hamilton (sprained right ankle) will miss tonight's home opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder and Pistons coach John Kuester said he will also miss Saturday night's game at Milwaukee.

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Detroit Pistons guard Richard Hamilton will miss at least two games because of a sprained right ankle.

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By Matt Watson From the Free Press: Hamilton hurt his ankle with five minutes left in the Memphis game when he landed on O.J. Mayo’s foot. Hamilton shot two free throws and eventually left the court for treatment. He spent practice Thursday with his foot and ankle in ice under the watchful eye of Arnie Kander,...

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Rip Hamilton suffered an ankle injury in the Pistons' opener and his status for today's home opener against Oklahoma City is in question. Hamilton was hurt with 5 minutes left in the Memphis game Wednesday night when he landed on O.J. Mayo's foot. Hamilton shot two free throws and eventually l...

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Rip Hamilton and Ben Gordon combined for 47 points to give new Pistons coach John Kuester a win in his head coaching debut. The Pistons won 96-74 to start the season.

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Rip Hamilton and Ben Gordon gave doubters their first answer as to whether they could coexist. The answer was a resounding yes.

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Memphis Grizzlies guard Allen Iverson says his time in Detroit would have been more pleasant had John Kuester been the coach instead of Michael Curry.

By Greg Eno(noreply@blogger.com) Not since 2000-01 have we gone into a Pistons campaign with so little to expect. That was the George Irvine year, which was followed by Rick Carlisle and instant success in 2001-02. Not since 2000 have we looked at the Pistons, shrugged, and said, "The playoffs would be nice---but don't count on it!" Or is it? Curry had precious little control or respect last year, and that was highlighted once again when Hamilton, of all people, sided with Iverson in blasting the rookie coach for his lack of honesty with players. New set of Pistons: Gordon (left) and Villanueva But there are 82 "real" games to play, and Wallace isn't a spring chicken. I don't know." That might as well be the Pistons' slogan for this season.   [read the full post]

By By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Richard Hamilton scored 25 points, Ben Gordon added 22, and the Detroit Pistons ran away from the Memphis Grizzlies 96-74 on Wednesday night in the season opener for both teams.

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When the Pistons signed shooting guard Ben Gordon from the Bulls in the offseason, many speculated Hamilton's days in Detroit were numbered.

By Matt Watson Terry Foster on Rip Hamilton’s desire to retire a Piston: When he looks up, he sees championship banners from 1989 and 1990. He sees banners with the names of Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars and Bill Laimbeer. His dream is to see a banner with his name up there. Hamilton wants to remain a Piston for life.

By Greg Eno(noreply@blogger.com) The Detroit Pistons and the NBA took center court, if you will, last night on "The Knee Jerks", my weekly sports gabfest with Big Al from The Wayne Fontes Experience. That's because our guest was A. Sherrod Blakely, who is the Pistons beat writer for MLive.com. Sherrod gave us his insights on the Pistons and the league, from his vantage point as a training camp observer and beat writer. We covered the gamut, from new acquisitions like Ben Gordon, Charlie Villanueva and draft pick Austin Daye, to returning veterans like Rip Hamilton, Tayshaun Prince, and oldie but goodie Ben Wallace. Next week's guest: the always colorful Bob Page, retired (in theory) broadcaster of Detroit and New York.   [read the full post]

By Matt Watson … Will Bynum scoring 23 points on eight shots (5-8 FG, 12-12 FT); … Rodney Stuckey scoring 21 on 13 (9-13 FG, 3-4 FT). New Pistons coach John Kuester also was happy with the combination, especially since it allows him to rest Hamilton and Prince.

By Matt Watson New Pistons coach John Kuester also was happy with the combination, especially since it allows him to rest Hamilton and Prince. Austin Daye and former Piston Carlos Delfino, now playing with the Milwaukee Bucks, got tangled up with less than a minute to play in the Pistons’ 113-104 win Wed...

Shooting guards Rip Hamilton and Ben Gordon are good friends who each sport an NCAA championship ring from the University of Connecticut. But they are acting like enemies during preseason workouts, said Pistons coach John Kuester, and he is tickled to see their competitiveness set the t...

By Greg Eno(noreply@blogger.com) Hamilton went into mourning and soaked himself in grief after the Pistons traded longtime teammate and friend Chauncey Billups to Denver for one Allen Iverson. Then Rip got hurt. Then he didn't want to be the sixth man. Then he openly and brazenly challenged rookie head coach Mike Curry. Rip Hamilton fussed and kicked and screamed and it was hardly what a new coach like Curry needed---heaped on top of the Iverson debacle and the degradation in skills and attitude of Rasheed Wallace. The Pistons could use one, you know. Hamilton (left) and newcomer Ben Gordon pose at Media Day Kwame Brown? Chris Wilcox?   [read the full post]

By Matt Watson If Dumars didn’t think that his roster last November, which finished just two games shy of the NBA Finals, was capable of taking the next step, he certainly can’t believe that this year’s version will get any closer. In other words, enjoy Rip Hamilton while you can; as the team’s highest-pa...

PLAYER NEWS: --G Richard Hamilton should have a big year from beyond the three-point arc if he follows his usual up-and-down pattern. Hamilton shot 30.5 percent on three-point attempts during the 2004-05 season, Larry Brown's last season as Pistons coach. He led the league at 45.8 percent t...

By Kevin Sawyer JD: …So (Gordon’s) thing is, “I can play with Rodney Stuckey, I can play with Rip Hamilton, I can play with Will Bynum. Joe, I’m adaptable. I can make it work, because I’ve done it. I’ve done it my whole career.” And he mentioned Chris Duhon as well over in Chicago.

By Matt Watson Saunders also wasn’t as strong a disciplinarian as Brown. When he tried to get tougher in his third season, it was too late. Early in the 2007-08 season, Rip Hamilton lashed out at Saunders from the bench without any rebuke from the coach. TNT analyst Chris Webber, who played for Detroit durin...

By Greg Eno(noreply@blogger.com) It didn’t take Dumars long to realize that he didn’t have a prayer of keeping Grant Hill in a Pistons uniform. The Pistons got rooked. And this big guy, Ben Wallace? Ben Wallace?! Chucky Atkins?! The fans in Detroit came to worship and adore Ben Wallace, just as they embraced the unwanted Dave Bing 34 years prior. That was the rallying cry as Wallace and, eventually, reinforcements that Dumars assembled in the names of Chauncey Billups, Rip Hamilton, and Rasheed Wallace joined the fray. The unwanted Wallace and his new cast of characters went all the way to the NBA Finals in 2004 and upset the vaunted Los Angeles Lakers. The next year, the Pistons almost repeated, losing in seven angry games to the San Antonio Spurs.   [read the full post]

By Greg Eno(noreply@blogger.com) Isiah would, in time, combine with Vinnie Johnson and Joe Dumars to form perhaps the greatest guard trio to ever play for the same NBA team at the same time. That fantasy says that today's Pistons can recreate that guard trio magic through the talents of Rodney Stuckey, Richard "Rip" Hamilton, and newly-signed Ben Gordon. Ha! Last season, Hamilton was blinded with grief. Hamilton, even though he lost his starting role briefly to Iverson due to the emergence of Stuckey at point guard, nonetheless could have been Mr. Piston with Mr. Big Shot traded away to Denver. Tayshaun Prince? Too quiet. Rasheed Wallace? Too noisy.   [read the full post]

By Greg Eno(noreply@blogger.com) Rasheed Wallace won't be contributing to the Pistons' cause anymore. He's gone, off to the hated Boston Celtics. Wallace has been AWOL from the Pistons for too long now. His signing with the Celtics just makes it official, is all. Wallace was particularly missing last season, when the Pistons could have really used his participation in the wake of the Chauncey Billups/Allen Iverson swap and the Rip Hamilton pouting jag and eventual injury. The Celtics, in fact, are a much better team than even the 2004 squad that Wallace joined in Detroit. I, for one, won't miss Rasheed Wallace. Once, he was the fire and brimstone that the Pistons needed to win a title. That was then. In Detroit, he was just missing.   [read the full post]

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]

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]

By noreply@blogger.com (Greg Eno) Big Al: Yes? (I'm never sure how to answer "no?") Joe Dumars' reputation is on the line with the next couple of off-seasons. I really think there are only a few safe bets to return: Rodney Stuckey, Will Bynum and...and...well, that's about it. Everyone else is either already out the door ('Sheed, McDyess, Iverson, Herrmann) or trade bait (Prince and Hamilton, Afflalo, Brown, Maxiell) The Pistons literally rolled over and quit against the superior Cavs, and only Antonio McDyess played like he actually gave a sh*t. I'm ready to blow it up. Blow it up good... But which free agents want to come to Detroit? I think a trade for a big name or two is more likely, as some Pistons do have value (Even if some of them rolled over and played dead in the playoffs. I’m looking...   [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(?)

AUBURN HILLS -- It'll continue to be a depleted group of Pistons that travels to Chicago Tuesday night.

Quick update from the Palace: Rasheed Wallace and Allen Iverson remain out with injuries, but there's a small chance Richard Hamilton could play tomorrow when the Pistons visit the Bulls.

Allen Iverson (back) and Rasheed Wallace (calf) are both out for the game against the Bulls, and Richard Hamilton (groin) is unlikely to play, coach Michael Curry said after Monday's practice. "With Rip it's a matter of feel," said Curry, ...

By Patrick All Eyez On Me: Your nationally televised game today matches Miami (36-32) at Detroit (34-34). The bruised and battered Pistons should get Rodney Stuckey back in the lineup today, but don’t expect Rip Hamilton and Rasheed Wallace to return yet. That means Antonio McDyess should continue...

If Joe is going to keep Rip around for the long haul, and by Dumars extending Hamilton that does seem to be the case, then the job he's going to have is to make sure the team is set up to compliment Rip's style of play. Having a player that wants to ...

By noreply@blogger.com (Greg Eno) Big Al: Of course! Though I never had the guts to make the Homer Simpson-approved Skittlebrau! Eww. The other breaking news of late is the end of “small ball” at The Palace! Pistons head coach Michael Curry has FINALLY given up on his three guard starting lineup, and will now bring Rip Hamilton off the bench. Personally, I can't believe Curry waited this long. But better late than never. What's your take, Eno-brau? Big Al: Let's begin with the new defensive coordinator of the Michigan Wolverines, a head coach who flamed out spectacularly at Syracuse, Greg Robinson. Eno: They used to say that cigarette smoking will stunt your growth. So will playing for Michael Curry! (unless you're Rodney Stuckey) . Gimme one more, Alness.   [read the full post]

By Greg Eno(noreply@blogger.com) All eyes were on Michael Curry. How would the Pistons' first-year coach handle his first genuine playing time/ego massaging crisis? It was written that Curry's "small ball" lineup wasn't going to fly much longer, now that the whirling dervish shooting guard Rip Hamilton was healthy and ready to return to the lineup, the Pistons having played very well with Rodney Stuckey, Allen Iverson, Tayshaun Prince, Rasheed Wallace and Amir Johnson as the starters. Someone would have to come off the bench, it was duly reported, so that the big man Johnson could continue to start. Would that benchwarmer be Hamilton or Iverson? Three-time Pistons All-Star and NBA champion, or future Hall of Famer? You can blame Rodney Stuckey for all this, by the way.   [read the full post]

By Dave This brings up a serious issue for the Blazers tonight.  Detroit is stacked at their small positions.  Stuckey is destroying everybody at point.  Iverson starts at off-guard with Rip Hamilton backing him up.  Tayshaun Prince still plays small forward.  The Blazers have one real defender am...

By noreply@blogger.com (Greg Eno) Big Al: Bad things, man. Bad things. Well, one thing on my mind is the Pistons. It looks like Michael Curry's fascination with “small ball” and playing four players out of position may be coming to an end. If the Pistons are to do anything this season, they need to play a true power forward at the four spot, move Tayshaun Prince back to the three, and bring either Rip Hamilton or Allen Iverson off the bench as the sixth man. Small ball should be used sparingly, as a change up, not your main offensive strategy. Big Al: I can see Stuckey leading a team to the Finals, as long as they give up on the small ball! You have to give Dumars credit. He essentially turned what was a bust of a draft pick in Darko Milicic into Rodney Stuckey. Say what you will about Joe Dumars; a...   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (Greg Eno) Oh, what a year it was on the Detroit sports landscape. March On Flip Saunders: On Tom Izzo going to the NBA: April On where Rodney Stuckey will play, with Chauncey Billups in front of him: 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. So where does that leave Stuckey? May Detroit in five, that's all. Or six. But Detroit, nonetheless. June On Flip Saunders’ firing: July A face, finally, for the Pistons. On Monday Night Football:   [read the full post]

By Kelly Dwyer Going to start ripping again. Rasheed Wallace went down into the post and scored a bit in the second half, but ticked me off by chirping as if he'd just won the NBA Finals (as opposed to keeping a Sunday afternoon game in Atlanta during December game close) after each shot, and Rip Hamilton was...

By noreply@blogger.com (Greg Eno) If the Pistons make Rodney Stuckey an ex, they’d have some ‘splaining to do. Stuckey is the Pistons’ new point guard, in his second year. He attended school at Eastern Washington University. When you find out where EWU is, drop me a line. I’m dying to know myself. The Pistons drafted Bing from Syracuse, and Thomas from Indiana – two places where you routinely go to find NBA players. But Eastern Washington? Score one for the scouting department. And Rand-McNally. With Billups gone, Michael Curry is trying something new. He’s starting Stuckey at the point, Iverson at shooting guard, and Rip Hamilton at small forward. The NBA jargon for it is “going small.” Curry’s jargon is “We need more scoring – and we need to give Stuckey more minutes.”   [read the full post]

By Chendaddy Even though the Pistons' best five players were Stuckey, Iverson, Hamilton, Tayshuan Prince, and Rasheed Wallace, that line-up seemed too mismatched at the 3 and 4 spots ever to be feasible.  Wrong.  That is exactly the starting line-up Detroit is running now, and Stuckey is a bonafide st...

At the time, I thought it was a stretch to make Billups any more important than Rip Hamilton, Ben Wallace Tayshaun Prince or Rasheed Wallace. I had tremendous respect for what they accomplished as a team, but it was the team that was the superstar — not any individual.

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 Kelly Dwyer Instead, this team will have Hamilton, Maxiell, Rodney Stuckey, Tayshaun Prince, Amir Johnson, and a host of youngsters on the cheap, plus enough money to pull in two huge primo free agents. All in return for a 32-year old point guard who is owed $13 million in 2011, and a F/C who might retire.

By Will Brinson The curious thing here (things, actually) are, first, how does the backcourt shake out for Detroit? Iverson will have to play point, presumably, with Rip Hamilton at the two and not really a small forward type. But Rodney Stuckey is clearly the future in Motown, so there might be a plan in pl...

By Matt Watson But while Michael Curry may have inherited 95% of the roster that lost to the Celtics, that's not to say the roster will look the same come playoff time. Consider this: Rasheed Wallace will be a free agent next summer and Rip Hamilton is expected to opt-out. All together, that's roughly $24 mi...

By Basketbawful The Good: Despite their recent playoff disappointments, Joe Dumars did not panic and blow up the core he has so carefully constructed. For that reason, Detroit still has one of the best (if not the best) starting fives in pro basketball: Chauncey Billups, Rip Hamilton, Rasheed Wallace, T...

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) The Celtics are the Eastern Conference Champions and will face the Lakers in their first finals appearance since 1987. This team that started the season with 9 new players and plenty of doubters is still silencing the critics as they closed out the Pistons in a come from behind victory on the road. Now they get a much needed rest before the Finals start on June 5. The Pistons had a big 3rd quarter, outscoring the Celtics 31-20. The refs were a factor the entire game, but in this quarter, they made one of the worst calls I have ever seen. Pierce got Hamilton in the air on a fake and then hit a 3 as Hamilton came down on him. Instead of calling a foul on Hamilton, they called an offensive foul on Pierce. It was a terrible call and instead of the Celtics getting 4 po...   [read the full post]

Boston led by as many as 17 in the third quarter, but Hamilton scored 13 points during a 21-8 Detroit run that made it 92-88 with 4:46 left. Boston led 100-96 before Rodney Stuckey hit a 3-pointer with 1:22 left. But, after a timeout with 6 seconds left on the shot clock, Allen took the inbounds p...

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 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]

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By David Friedman In the East, Anthony and Legler only agreed about four players: Richard Hamilton, Chris Bosh, Caron Butler and Paul Pierce. Legler also had Chauncey Billups, Antawn Jamison and Zydrunas Ilgauskas on his list, while Anthony chose Ray Allen, Hedo Turkoglu and Rasheed Wallace. Bosh, Billups, Butler and Pierce are obvious choices. I would go with Ilgauskas at center; Wallace is not even a true center, he just plays there because the Pistons got rid of Ben Wallace and their other plans (Nazr Mohammed, Chris Webber) fell through. Wallace does not play hard every night and neither shoots nor rebounds as well as Ilgauskas. Hamilton and Jamison complete my ballot. Allen is having one of the worst seasons of his career and I need to see more than just th...   [read the full post]

By Jared Wright Whatever the reason, Billups' lack of comfort within the jaws of Cleveland's defensive pressure has stymied the Pistons entire offensive output. They are scoring well below their 96 points-per-game average, and I don't buy Billups and Hamilton, Detroit's two biggest guns offensivel...