Shooting guard Brandon Knight scores career-high 31 in Pistons’ win over Magic
Detroit Pistons 104 Final Recap | Box Score 102 Orlando Magic Jason Maxiell, PF 20 MIN | 2-5 FG | 0-1 FT | 3 REB | 0 AST | 0 STL | 1 BLK | 0 TO | 4 PTS | +3 J.J. Redick scored 31 points on 10-of-17...
View ArticleAndre Drummond’s 18-18 wasted in Pistons’ 117-90 loss to Bucks
Milwaukee Bucks 117 Final Recap | Box Score 90 Detroit Pistons Jason Maxiell, PF 20 MIN | 1-5 FG | 1-1 FT | 3 REB | 1 AST | 0 STL | 1 BLK | 0 TO | 3 PTS | -3 He wasn’t as bad as his line suggests, but...
View ArticleJose Calderon trade sounds near completion with Pistons looking like winners
Marc Stein of ESPN: ESPN sources say Pistons poised to send both Tayshaun Prince and Austin Daye to Grizzlies to acquire Jose Calderon as part of Rudy Gay deal David Aldridge of NBA.com: Source says...
View ArticlePistons trade Tayshaun Prince, Austin Daye for Jose Calderon
The details are finalized. Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports: Pistons sending Tayshaun Prince onto Memphis for Jose Calderon to complete 3-way deal with Toronto, sources tell Y! Austin Daye will go...
View ArticleJose Calderon trade, amnestying Charlie Villanueva could give Pistons more...
The salary page is updated, and we can estimate the Pistons’ cap room this summer. There are plenty of variables that won’t become clear until the season ends, so here a few assumptions I’m working...
View ArticleJoe Dumars’ triumphant return puts focus on what’s next, especially for...
"One day it might hit me. I might get in a position where it’s time for me to win one more (championship)," Prince said. "To go to a contender-type team. I might go to Joe that day and say ‘it’s time...
View Article3-on-3: Trading Tayshaun Prince and Austin Daye for Jose Calderon
Modeled after ESPN’s 5-on-5, three of us will answer three questions about a Pistons-related topic. Please add your responses in the comments. 1. How do you grade the Pistons’ trade for Jose Calderon?...
View ArticleWinners and losers among remaining Pistons after Tayshaun Prince and Austin...
Winner: Greg Monroe For the first time in his career, Monroe will have a point guard capable of getting him the ball in his ideals spots. Turnovers have plagued him this year, but that’s partially due...
View ArticleCharlie Villanueva talks to Tayshaun Prince and Austin Daye nearly every day
Terry Foster of The Detroit News: Villanueva said he talked to Prince and Daye just about every day. "They are checking up on us and we are checking up on them," Villanueva said. "And it is a special...
View ArticleWhich Pistons attempt end-of-quarter desperation shots? (Or why we should cut...
Kevin Durant, via Royce Young of Daily Thunder, said he sometimes won’t take an end-of-quarter heave for fear of lowering his field-goal percentage. Durant is one of the few players with the cache to...
View ArticleLawrence Frank reveals Austin Daye’s secret defensive weapon: pulling shorts
Vincent Goodwill of The Detroit News: Now that he no longer coaches Austin Daye , Frank was willing to unveil one of Daye’s tricks of the trade while defending the post before the Pistons took on the...
View ArticleGreg Monroe’s defense will be fine
My column today for the Detroit Free Press: Rather than chastising Monroe for not putting in proper effort defensively, isn’t it possible that he’s playing hard, but just lacks the awareness and...
View ArticlePistons miss fourth straight post-season, their longest playoff drought in 30...
With the Milwaukee Bucks’ win over the Los Angeles Lakers tonight, the Pistons have been officially eliminated from the playoff race. That makes four straight seasons without reaching the post-season,...
View ArticleJoe Dumars satisfied with Pistons’ roster
Joe Dumars, via Vincent Goodwill of The Detroit News: “We’re still open to doing things,” Dumars said. “I’m not sure how much more. I feel good about where we are.” Of course, Dumars is still open to...
View ArticleAustin Daye’s shot with the Raptors and how fans view Charlie Villanueva
I spoke with Zarar Siddiqi of Raptors Republic about Austin Daye, who played for the Pistons as recently as the just-completed season. It seems like so long ago. Anyway, Daye got a two-year contract...
View ArticleIn need of a bounce-back year, Jonas Jerebko drops in #NBArank
The case for Jonas Jerebko is an interesting one. Prior to his achilles injury in 2010, he appeared to be one of Joe Dumars latest second round success stories; out-playing then-lottery pick Austin...
View ArticleJoe Dumars era, defined by change, brought down by what Dumars never learned...
The vision changed too many times, and now, the general manager had to also. Joe Dumars has overseen several iterations of Pistons Basketball, the team changing identities too rapidly under his watch...
View ArticleWhy get excited about Pistons this season? Actual progress
The 2008-09 Detroit Pistons needed a superstar player who could get his own shot, and it was reasonable to expect that Allen Iverson was the player to do it. The 2009-10 Pistons simply needed more...
View ArticleLovable Losers: Least favorite Pistons small forwards
Welcome to the Lovable Losers series. This isn’t a place where we confess our hope and expectations for the Pistons’ future. It’s not a place where we speculate what’s next for a franchise that has...
View ArticleLovable Losers: Least favorite Pistons power forwards
Welcome to the Lovable Losers series. This isn’t a place where we confess our hope and expectations for the Pistons’ future. It’s not a place where we speculate what’s next for a franchise that has...
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