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.
Just listen to Tayshaun Prince tell it like it is concerning the next season for the Detroit Pistons. He claims they will have plenty of firepower from the top to the bottom of the lineup.
On how the new pieces will fit: “As a coach, the more firepower you have, they say the more problems you have. But I’m pretty sure he’ll love that problem. … With Ben (Gordon), his ability to score the ball at will, almost, will be helpful to us. And Charlie (Villanueva), being able …read more

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.

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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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.
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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Rasheed Wallace is expensive, but available
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Chauncey Billups? He is available.
Rip Hamilton? Yeah, him too.
Rasheed Wallace? Well, more expensive, because his rather large contract expires next year.
Tayshaun Prince? He may be a throw in on other deals, go figure.
Joe Dumars said all four are available. He wants to shake things up. Umpteen million trips to the conference finals with only 1 NBA title just does not get it done.
Still, where is the …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Joe Dumars admits it is not a big year for free agents.
“With all due respect to the free agents out there, this is not one of the stronger classes,” Dumars said earlier this month. “So that’s why I’d emphasize more trade now than any other time.”
This unrestricted class is highlighted by Washington Wizards forward Antawn Jamison and guard Gilbert Arenas, and includes Boston Celtics forward James Posey, New Jersey center DeSagana Diop, Clippers guard Corey Maggette and center Elton Brand, and Sacramento forward Ron Artest. Some …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Carmelo Anthony tells Coach George Karl, “Hey, Detroit is over there and they win more playoff games than us”
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Right now the story goes like this, and we keep getting new stories.
Denver wanted Chauncey Billups. Hey, no surprise there, Chauncey does a lot of charity work in Denver, where he went to college.
The news leaked out and the vice President of the Nuggets, Mark Warkentien, called Joe Dumars of the Detroit Pistons …read more