NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Ahh, remember those warm nights in college when girls would streak across the softball field? Whatever happened to those days? Sorry, getting a little off the subject.
Tayshaun Prince
Tayshaun Prince has started 439 games in a row, which in the modern NBA with all the travel, is quite a prodigious streak. Painfully, especially for Tay, it will come to an end tonight.
His games-played streak was second among active players, trailing Andre Miller, and his games-started streak of 439 was the longest active run.
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NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Today in a deal with the Denver Nuggets, Joe Dumars sent Aaron Afflalo and Walter Sharpe packing to free up salary cap money in search of signing a big man.
Sharpe had hardly played at all and Aaron Afflalo played a little bit more, but not even enough for us to remember how to spell his name. Afflalo came to the Pistons and surprised everyone with his strong defense, but strong defense does not get you on the court when you have offensive liabilities and Rip Hamilton is …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Houston has McGrady go down to injury.
Detroit has Iverson go down to injury.
Enter stage left…Ron Artest.
Enter stage right…Rip Hamilton.
It is the Rip and Ron show. Together they return. Separately they drive their teams to new heights.
Yes, Houston, we have a winner and it is delivered by Ron Artest.
Yes, Detroit, we can beat the Boston’s and Orlando’s as long as we have a big time performance from Rip Hamilton.
Ron Artest?
When the Houston Rockets acquired Ron Artest, you read in this space that he was brought in as …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.

So with Rip Hamilton coming back, who will it be? Allen Iverson or Rip Hamilton in the starting lineup?
Will it be Hamilton, guard Allen Iverson or power forward Amir Johnson?
After practice, Curry said a decision hasn’t been made but his comments seemed to indicate where he was leaning.
“We’ve seen just from the data in our games that we know defensively … it’s no secret when we got two bigs and (Tayshaun Prince) at the three-spot we’re our best defensively and at the end of the day that’s …read more

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Rodney Stuckey can fly past you, but is he ready to pilot the Pistons to victory?

Chauncey Billups was traded for Allen Iverson. Chauncey was on the decline. He no longer dominated in the playoffs and often left the team stagnant. Don’t get me wrong, he was a Piston warrior, but they were not going to win it all with Billups.
AI will share time with Stuckey and bring more speed and penetration to the offense. This will allow more players to play, like Afflalo, Amir, …read more

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Yeah, Rip rips Flip. Say that 10 times quickly. Heck, say ‘10 times quickly’ ten times quickly.
Enough with the quickly. Rip was unhappy last year in what should have been a very happy year.
“I have always been happy,” Hamilton said Wednesday. “I had a son (at the start of last season), which was one of the greatest times of my life. That was not a disappointment. Nothing off the court was a disappointment.”
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Instead of having a great year Rip was often out of …read more

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Rodney Stuckey going to the hole

The Pistons have enjoyed phenomenal success through the recent years to the point that making the Conference NBA finals and not making the finals is seen as a major disappointment.
Heck, last year Joe Dumars even put the whole starting team up for fire sale, if anyone would trade for them.
But there is one guy that was ruled untouchable. That guy is 6′ 5″ Rodney Stuckey. Here is a point guard that can go to the hole at will. Here is …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Chauncey Billups cannot believe his hometown Nuggets did not want him
Hey, you had your chance and blew it. It is hard to believe that nobody in the NBA wanted Rasheed Wallace or Chauncey Billups.
It is difficult to fathom that no team could have improved themselves by dealing for Tayshaun Prince or Rip Hamilton. But that is exactly what happened.
Only Rodney Stuckey is untouchable. The rookie showed great promise in the playoffs last year.
Now Joe D says the deals are done. He is …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
LeBron James is partying at the thought of all the NBA players available in 2009

Even with all the big name free agents in 2010, with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh in the group, the year 2009 could still be the year of the free agent.
Try this out for 2009.
Some of the Restricted Free Agents: Andrew Bynum, Marvin Williams, Jason Maxiell
Some of the players that can opt out of contracts: Kobe Bryant, Carlos Boozer, Rip Hamilton, Hedo Turkoglu
True Free Agents: Shawn Marion, Andre Miller, Rasheed Wallace
So what …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Kwame Brown looks huge compared to Jermaine O’Neal in this picture

Just when you thought it could not get any crazier, Joe Dumars and the Detroit Pistons signed Kwame Brown. Yeah, that Kwame Brown.
Kwame was a 1st round draft pick by Michael Jordan and the Washington Wizards. In fact he was the first pick of the draft.
His career has really been hopeless, especially after being the first High School player ever drafted 1st.
Your intrepid author had to do a little research to figure out why Joe D …read more