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Four Urgent Problems the Detroit Pistons Must Address This Offseason

Posted: 7th April 2010 by Omari Sankofa II in NBA
The Pistons are finally coming to the end of a long and disappointing season. It was such a bad season that, for the first time in a decade, fans seem especially down on the team. However, things can be turned around, relatively quickly. See, most mediocre teams either lack talent, have bad management, or a combination of the two. The Pistons have plenty of talent, and above average management. Their ...

Weighing the Options: What Does Joe Dumars Deserve?

Posted: 20th March 2010 by Omari Sankofa II in NBA
Lately, Joe Dumars has been a hotter topic in Detroit than basketball itself. Which is completely understandable. He holds the team's future in his hands. However, many people are are either on the right or left side of the line (read: you love him or you hate him). Which makes sense, to a degree. He's done enough good to love him, he's done enough bad to hate him. But he ...

Let’s Be Real, Can the Pistons Really Turn Things Around?

Posted: 18th March 2010 by Omari Sankofa II in NBA
The Pistons have obviously been a perplexing team to watch this season. After displaying a promising preseason, they were mercilessly attacked by the ghost of sprained ankles, bad backs, and broken noses. But instead of losing their next five games, they managed to WIN them. And in exciting fashion, at that. Next, we Piston fans were relieved to hear that Rip Hamilton was making his long-awaited return. Only to see him go ...

Searching Within: Rodney Stuckey Shall Find His Way

Posted: 15th February 2010 by Omari Sankofa II in NBA
This isn't another article about fixing the Pistons. This is turning lemons into lemonade. This is an enigma, a sudden truth that will take your mind by storm. This is a message, a statement that must be said. This is a prophetic exclamation, a hammer slamming down on the hard rock of ignorance, a butterfly fluttering through the dank walls of the darkest cave in hell, a ray of sunshine ...
Over the past two weeks, the Pistons have improbably looked like the real deal. The ferociousness of Rodney Stuckey and the solidity of Charlie Villanueva and Jonas Jerebko have led the Pistons to a surprising five-game winning streak. They are now one game under the slightly coveted .500 mark. In a warped perversion of math: Pistons - three players = five-game winning streak. Yeah, it makes no sense. But it is happening. Now that the ...

Despite Injures, Pistons Headed in the Right Direction

Posted: 8th December 2009 by Omari Sankofa II in NBA
The Pistons have hit the recession. Entering their second stage of reconstruction this year, the Pistons have been working tirelessly to fold their mix of new talent into a successful formula. Though they have a losing record, the effort they put in every game exceeds all of the expectations that their critics threw at them over the summer. Although they are missing veterans Rip Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince, they are rapidly patching the ...

Locked and Loaded: The Detroit Pistons Hope to Erase Memories of Last Year

Posted: 28th October 2009 by Omari Sankofa II in NBA
It's showtime. After one painful year of mediocrity, the Pistons are back and better than ever. Well, maybe. With the added firepower of Charlie Villanueva and Ben Gordon, in unison with the ever-so-steadily improving Rodney Stuckey, ferociousness of Will Bynum, and solidity of Rip Hamilton, the Pistons are set to light up the scoreboards on a nightly basis. The question is: Where's the defense? The new and "improved" Pistons totally lack the thing that made ...