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Allen Iverson getting some love from Coach Michael Curry

So it seems funny that so many fans are suddenly all over Joe Dumars case about the Allen Iverson trade. It is actually pretty rare in sports for both teams to get quality star players in any trade.
In this case Joe D gets a trading A+.
How can this be, you ask? Haven’t they lost a ton of games since AI rode into town, you ask?
Well, it can be and yes they have lost more than they …read more

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Jason Maxiell taking it to the rack

Coach Michael Curry and the Detroit Pistons have their first victory on the books and Curry played a lot of the young guys. This is the new look Pistons.
Joe Dumars, the masterful GM, is mixing up a new brew for Halloween and many of the future Piston pieces are involved.
You will see Rodney Stuckey, Amir Johnson, and Arron Afflalo playing lots of minutes. It is a massive youth movement after failing to move any of the …read more

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Ron Artest says, “You think deal for Ron-Ron is laughable, but it is not!”

Ron Artest
Now really, after the Malice in the Palace, do you expect Joe Dumars to pick up Ron Artest?
Sure enough, a second source close to the Pistons has indicated Detroit is pondering a trade for Ron-Ron. I’m not sure of the opinions of the Pistons’ powers-that-be – namely team president Joe Dumars and owner Bill Davidson – but it says plenty that the chatter surrounding the mere idea is spreading around them.
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Fire sale on Billups …read more

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Who will do this if Rasheed Wallace is gone?
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It is simply amazing to me, your basketball writer, how fans and writers alike can simply take a one game loss and magnify it to immense proportions.
The Secret
Here is a little secret. Boston, another NBA team and a good one at that, beat Detroit. The U.S. Army did not storm in to Detroit and destroy the city. The Marines did not try to take out the …read more

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Kevin Garnett could not be stopped by Rasheed Wallace, even with Rip Hamilton’s help
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Ok, ok, we expected Kevin Garnett to play much more aggressive in game 5. You know, we discussed that in our last writing, but where in the heck did Ray Allen and Kendrick Perkins come from?
Boston Celtics 106, Detroit Pistons 102
Kevin Garnett
The Big Ticket came to play.
“We knew the significance of this game,” said Garnett, whose 33 points were his …read more

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Rasheed Wallace and Kevin Garnett – will this matchup determine the series?
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The Boston Celtics present certain matchup problems for the Pistons that other teams do not.
Detroit Pistons
Before discussing the Detroit matchup problems, we should discuss the opposite problem for Boston and all other NBA basketball teams. The Pistons put four guys on the court that always present a matchup problem for your favorite team. Chauncey Billups, Rip Hamilton, Tayshaun Prince, or Rasheed Wallace will be …read more

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The Detroit Pistons did not just beat the Philadelphia 76ers; they put a beat down on them.
Detroit 105 Philadelphia 88
Rasheed felt the urgency and led the team to a blowout victory.
Rasheed Wallace had the team ready for game two and scored 16 points
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The talk is of the Jekyll and Hyde nature of the Pistons. One game they are deadly and the next game they are tame. Questions abound. How can this be? …read more

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Rip Hamilton scoring over Dwight Howard

The Pistons destroyed the Orlando Magic.
It was a no contest.
Rasheed came out to show Orlando and Dwight Howard what an NBA All Star veteran can do and he did it early and often.
By the time the first quarter was over the game was hard to watch.
First Quarter score Pistons 39 – Magic 18
Final Score Pistons 101 – Magic 93
Rasheed was a +24 while he was on the floor. That means

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Tayshaun Prince from stopper to scorer

Joe D wants Tayshaun to become a scorer. Joe wants it to be Tay’s team.
The Pistons solid line up has grown a little old in the tooth. Joe D had a plan. He always has a plan.
If you watch the moves Joe makes for the Pistons, you will see that his sight is always towards making them better down the road. There are no quick fixes.
His formula worked as Tayshaun had 34 in the first game. Even Chauncey was pushing him.