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While this would figure to be a deterrent with Iguodala’s struggles as a shooter, it would actually play more to his strengths and give him more of an advantage. If Rip Hamilton or Chauncey Billups were forced to guard Iguodala instead of having the lengthy Tayshaun Prince up in his grill, t...

Malone also dropped over 20.0 ppg in the playoffs during his first two years in Utah, playing especially well in the ‘92 Western Conference Semi-Finals against the Seattle Sonics with scoring and defense against Ricky Pierce. Jeff Malone averaged 22.4 ppg in the series as Utah went on to win...

One of the teams reportedly involved in talks for Smith has been the Detroit Pistons. The real question is who would come over from the Eastern power. Either Billups or Wallace would be an interesting option, but are rather old and it would be a shame to lose a young player for someone 10-15 yea...

Chauncey Billups was a lottery pick as was Richard Hamilton. Neither became all-stars until landing in Detroit. That is not to say the 26 year old Brown is going to become one either. For the price and the potential, it may be worth the chance. Michael Jordan was taken by Brown’s skill set when he...

Joe has talked the talk, so we know whats left. Image details: Boston Celtics v Detroit Pistons, Game 6 served by picapp.com Talk is cheap. The salary cap and managing it in the NBA is not. I get it. I know trades don’t fall out of the sky and everything we think would work is a lot of wishful thinking. T...

On Sunday the Mavs faced off against the Golden State Warriors’ summer squad, which was led by European sensation Marco Belinelli. The former first round draft pick led everyone with 25 points and the Mavs fell once again, though not as horribly as before, 95-86 (box score).

Image details: Philadelphia 76ers v Detroit Pistons, Game 1 served by picapp.com We know as Piston fans that a trip to the Eastern Conference Finals is getting to be the standard, but leaving our season there is getting to be redundant.

–Matt Agne AKA gianthinker Dear Father Knickerbocker, It’s hard work being a Knicks fan. You have so much and so little to deal with at the same time its ridiculous. I often feel like I’m playing catch up. Okay, so far this off-season the Knicks have moved in the right direction. They removed Isi...

Either way, I would expect these three selections from this season’s draft to be part of the Piston future and I for one am excited to see their play in the upcoming Vegas league. Image details: ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament served by picapp.com This is the final installment of a three-par...

Maggette would no doubt be an upgrade in talent over Posey, as long as the Celtics are ready to take on the uncertainty the Duke alumnae brings to the squad compared to the test-driven Posey . . . but it appears that since Maggette is considering the Spurs, that he’s okay with the mid-level excep...

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While Sharpe is scheduled to start for Detroit’s Summer League team in Las Vegas July 11-18, Plaisted is going to get a long look from new head coach Michael Curry, who is making the trip to coach and get a first hand look at the new arrivals along with holdovers Rodney Stuckey, Arron Afflalo...

He only played 22 games for Phoenix, averaging 8.8 PPG, 2.3 RPG and 1.6 APG in 20.1 minutes per game but obviously D’Antoni knows heat he’s got. It’s Ron Artest. Defense, offense, attitude. I love Artest’s game and if he opts out I absolutely would want him to join the Knicks. He’d instantly be the mos...

Charlotte Bobcats- They seem to be making no progress in their drafts. Last year, they traded for Jason Richardson, but where in the world is Adam Morrison? This year, they drafted 2 point guards including D.J Augustin (Texas). What does that say about Raymond Felton? What Larry Brown wants...

The Detroit Pistons have been busy all the way up to the draft denying rumors that they had promised Indiana forward D.J. White to select him with their 29th pick in the first round were he available. He was, and now is, a member of the Pistons. What they didn’t say was they had a notion to deal him on...

This deal kind of reflects that the Pacers will be getting Ford, as in trading Bayless they get a bigger PG in Jack (6′3″) who can handle the bigger PGs (such as Chauncey Billups) that Ford can’t handle. Jack is a solid back-up to Ford who has been in the league for three years and wouldn’t be hin...

7:23- The Charlotte Bobcats may have made a major mistake at number 9. The Bobcats need a big man–why not take Brook Lopez? Augustin is a very good player, but he’s undersized. 7:28- The New Jersey Nets do the right thing and select Brook Lopez. They seriously need help down low, even after acqu...

The possible Piston players to be parlayed? The word is a deal of point guard Chauncey Billups and forward/center Rasheed Wallace, who would make an estimated $25 million in ‘08-’09, which would require the Warriors to include another player, rumored to be Al Harrington, disgruntled a...

The rejuvenation of the Bulls franchise starts with the selection of Rose, the hometown hero that ironically grew up idolizing Michael Jordan as a youth. Bulls GM John Paxson has a win-win scenario at his fingertips, but Rose should get the nod because of his ability to generate offense an...

These are crucial questions that require answers before Dumars rolls the dice. Is the price going to be too high? Rasheed Wallace will have an expiring contract at $13 million and Chauncey Billups is a Denver native. Will it be Rip Hamilton to even out the statistical scoring? Is Tayshaun Pr...

I’m leaning toward “let’s do it and see what happens.” If it fails, you blow it all up and start over. If it works, you’re in the playoffs, which was your goal all along. Image details: Detroit Pistons v Boston Celtics, Game Five served by picapp.com Rick Bonnell posited this in his column: The Bo...

Early Wednesday evening, Chairman David Maloney of the Make-a-Wish foundation revealed that his organization is working in partnership with the National Basketball Association and the Detroit Pistons to allow terminally ill patients the opportunity to coach an NBA team.

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...

Saunders was fired after going an incredible 176-70 in the regular season. He also led the Pistons to a 30-21 record in the playoffs, including three straight appearances in the Eastern Conference Finals. Apparently, it wasn’t good enough for a front office that thinks its team is much bet...

The thing that seperates Garnettfrom a lot of superstars in the league is his ability to bring it and leave it on the line every single night out. If you were building the perfect basketball player, he would need his hunger, drive and intensity. Seeing how hard he goes makes it easy to feel ba...

Outer Hooptopia Links Tom Ziller again: this piece on combo guards is a must read.In-depth info on the Pacers from Indy Cornrows.Blog-a-Bull is comfortably dumbfounded. I say again: Doug Collins? Really?BDL’s breakdown of the Pistons-Celtics tilt.Free Darko sometimes confuses me, but...

Another year, another Eastern Conference Final defeat. The Celtics go on to meet the Lakers in the Finals, something the league is wetting themselves over. The Pistons are done for the summer and the staff is preparing for the NBA Draft.

If Detroit doesn’t get their act together, they’ll be doing dinner theater during the summer while the Celtics move on to the big stage: the NBA Finals. Image details: Detroit Pistons v Boston Celtics - Game Five served by picapp.com I’m not ashamed to say that watching the Pistons is making...

Image details: Boston Celtics v Detroit Pistons, Game 4 served by picapp.com The Detroit Pistons, and Red Wings for that matter (win game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals 3-0 to go up 2-0), cap a memorable Memorial Day weekend with big victories in their respective series.

Whatever the opinion, losing in the Eastern Conference Finals is what its all about. Image details: Boston Celtics v Detroit Pistons, Game 3 served by picapp.com Not exactly a big pat on the back, but I knew it and said so. Detroit would take a step back and the Celtics stepped up. Detroit was go...

Certain matchups seem to favor San Antonio. Duncan over Gasol, Parker over Fisher. The Spurs have the ultimate wildcard player in Manu Ginobili. LA’s wildcard is Lamar Odom. If he has a great game, San Antonio is in trouble. LA has the deeper bench. Sasha Vujacic and Luke Walton can come in provid...

That was until Rip Hamilton, Rasheed Wallace and Chauncey Billups made consecutive threes to take control of the game away from the Celtics. Thereafter, the Pistons rarely missed a jump shot, and had a 13-4 run late in the 3rd quarter and continuing into the 4th quarter against the Celt...

Chauncey was much better tonight and you could see the effect it had on the rest of the team. Going back to the Palace, he and the rest of the Pistons will need to focus on the crucial parts of the game. Defense, turnovers, ball movement, and assists. While they can manufacture enough offense to...

“We had just too many mistakes defensively,” veteran Lindsey Hunter stated. “There were just too many coverages blown. Rust has nothing to do with coverages blown.” Image details: Detroit Pistons v Boston Celtics, Game 1 served by picapp.com So much for the “rest versus rust” argument. Disp...

Game 2 is on for Thursday night, and the Pistons may start thinking that it will be a must-win game to bust the Celtics out of their rhythm at home. Image details: Detroit Pistons v Boston Celtics, Game 1 served by picapp.com box score The Celtics controlled the 2nd half of Game 1 and comfortab...

A couple things occurred to me last night while watching the Spurs easily dismantle the Hornets in Game 7. First, the longer a series goes, the better chance the Spurs have of pulling out all the stops. Second, the series that everyone dreads—Spurs-Pistons in the NBA Finals—is inevitabl...

Also in early March, Yahoo had a couple of nice articles that honed in our Eastern Conference finalists with Why … the Pistons will win the Eastern Conference by Kelly Dwyer and Why … the Celtics will win the Eastern Conference by J.E. Skeets. Dwyer, for the Pistons, said:

Point Guard I am going to be joining The Steve Mason Show (over the phone) to talk Pistons-Celtics on 710 ESPN Radio in Los Angeles tomorrow (Tuesday), May 20, at 6pm Eastern Time. Thanks to Drew Belzer for the opportunity. Image details: Detroit Pistons v Boston Celtics served by picapp.com...

Tuesday night at the Palace it was the veterans Rip Hamilton, Rasheed Wallace, and Antonio McDyess who came through in the clutch late in the game and not only closed out a 91-86 win in game five, but sent Orlando back home alone and off for the summer. The Pistons are now 15-3 in closeout games...

For years, the Detroit Pistons have had to battle adversity and officiating in their quest to become one of the elite teams in the NBA. During the 1980s, it was Larry Bird in the Celtics that could do no wrong and seem to get the benefit of every whistle an official blew. Once that mountain was co...

The pathetic start to this game was magnified by the absence of Billups. The Pistons could not get into their offense in an acceptable amount of time. Time and time again, be it Hamilton, Rasheed Wallace (16 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals), or Tayshaun Prince (17 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assis...

The second game saw the Pistons answer the critics with an 105-88 win. The third game saw Philly do exactly what has made Detroit an Eastern Conference threat for the last 5 years. They played stifling defense, never got rattled and made the clutch plays. They stunned the Pistons once again fo...

The Pistons are now 12-3 in closeout games since their title in 2004. Game one of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals is Saturday in Detroit. And I am not sad to see Philadelphia go. At least if they are in Detroit Saturday, its not because of a game seven. The Pistons and Sixers were the only game...

Notes: Larry Brown has connected with former Tar Heel Michael Jordan in Charlotte to become the 3rd Bobcats coach in their history. The Pistons finally did it. For about 47 of their 56 wins this season they’ve coasted through games but still manage to control every aspect of it. A 6 point defic...

After a scoring drought (15 straight misses) for Detroit in the third quarter, the game was over and Flip pulled the starters. Andre Miller paced the Sixers with his 21 points, continuing his dominance over Chauncey Billups in this series. Richard Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince were the onl...

After “shocking” most of the world, everyone expected the Pistons would play close to their best and they did. Detroit played angry and blew out the away team 105-88. The Sixers shot 9-27 in the first quarter. Chauncey Billups’ 9 points prevented all Detroit starters from scoring in double-...

I’ll admit that I had a generously optimistic view about the recent state of the Wolves’ drafts, but I think Brewer will end up being a decent NBA player. When you look at who we passed up, you can see that Brewer really might have been the best player available. Al Thornton was up and down this ye...

The Sixers free throw issue continued to bite them in the behind, as Andre Iguodala missed several free throws that could have but the game away. Instead with :11 left on the clock, the game was in the hands of the man who had controlled it throughout the first half. Rasheed Wallace took the inb...

Despite losing their last 4 games, the Philadelphia 76ers are one of the 16 finalists this postseason. Due to their recent slump, they let the opportunity to move up in the standings slip away and are stuck facing the Detroit Pistons-Eastern Conference finals participants 5 years runnin...

The starters played stagnant in the first quarter, but helped the team stretch the lead to 14 in the third and then stepped aside for the Zoo Crew. Chauncey Billups scored 17 points and 6 assists, Rip Hamilton 18 points and 4 steals, Tayshaun Prince (led the team with 7 boards) and Antoni...

With their division and the number 2 seed in the East already locked up, the Pistons have the luxury of resting their starting five for their last 2 weeks of games and will certainly do the same thing against the Wolves tonight. Flip Saunders has said that all of his starting five will play, bu...

Detroit was without Chauncey Billups, Rip Hamilton, and Rasheed Wallace - three of their top 4 scorers. Tayshaun Prince, Mr. Reliable for the Pistons, still got 33 minutes, but the Pistons used a variety of 5-man combinations with a total of 12 players seeing the floor.