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Detroit Pistons’ Rodney Stuckey Under Fire Already

Posted: 13th November 2009 by Will Dias in NBA
The Detroit Pistons are eight games into the season, and already some are questioning the progress of point guard Rodney Stuckey. Stuckey came into the league relatively under-the-radar from Eastern Washington. He made a splash at the end of his first season with the Pistons in the playoffs when Chauncey Billups when down with a pulled groin. That performance led Pistons President Joe Dumars to trade Billups for Allen Iverson and his ...
The Detroit Pistons trounced the Charlotte Bobcats 98-75 in Wednesday's game. The win puts Detroit at .500 and tied for third in the Central division with Chicago. Charlie Villanueva looked amazing in the third quarter. The Bobcats were slow to close out on him early in the quarter and he made them pay by hitting his perimeter shots. Once they started to venture out to more heavily contest his ...
á The Detroit Pistons fell again last night to the Orlando Magic, 110-103. The Magic came out firing on all cylinders in the first quarter, hitting their first five triples. They rode that hot streak to a 40 point quarter and a 17 point lead over Detroit. Dwight Howard managed to stay on the floor much longer than his 17 minute stint on Tuesday, playing 38 minutes before fouling out late in ...

Detroit Pistons Fall Short In Toronto

Posted: 4th November 2009 by Will Dias in NBA
The Detroit Pistons lostáWednesdayánight against the Toronto Raptors 110-99. It was the Pistons' second game in two nights, and it showed in the second quarter where they were outscored 44-28.á The Raptors' Chris Bosh and Andrea Bargnani killed the Pistons on the offensive end, with a combined 47 points. Detroit could not seem to keep Bosh off the free-throw line, as he went 15-for-20. The Pistons' three-guard combo saw heavy action again, ...
The Detroit Pistons live inside the Orlando Magic's collective head. This was very apparent in Detroit's 85-80 win onáTuesdayánight at the Palace. No Piston deserves more credit for this win than Will Bynum. á Bynum finished with 20 points, on 7-15 shooting, along with three rebounds. Bynum took a "Three Stooges" poke to the left eye from Marcin Gortat halfway through the fourth, which left him gripping his face as he was ...

What’s Ailing the Detroit Pistons?

Posted: 2nd November 2009 by Will Dias in NBA
ItÆs now three games into the season and the Pistons are 1-2. This isnÆt as bad as it sounds, as the two losses came when the Pistons' leading scorer for the past seven seasons, Richard Hamilton, was riding the pine. It does raise some concerns though, as the Pistons have gotten beaten pretty badly in the post. Keith LangloisÆ latest article talks about just how badly DetroitÆs big men have done ...

Detroit-Milwaukee: Bucks Kick Pistons

Posted: 31st October 2009 by Will Dias in NBA
The Detroit Pistons dropped their second game in a row to the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday, 96-85. Brandon Jennings, the Bucks first round pick this summer, torched the Pistons for 24 points. Hakim Warrick was also able to exploit the Pistons to the tune of 21 points, thanks in part to taking 15 free throws and sinking 10. Similar to the game against Oklahoma City, the Pistons came out strong ...