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The happenings of the Detroit Pistons.
Recent Posts
Pistons Reeling
As expected, the Pistons return from their west coast road trip losers of five straight. Aside from Saturday’s game in Utah, John Kuester’s team was soundly disposed of during the current streak of futility. Over the past five games, the team has...
Pistons Lose Third Straight
The Pistons showed a lot of fight following a disastrous third quarter in Portland last night. Still, despite outscoring the opposition 31-17 in the fourth, John Kuester’s troops fell 87-81 on Wednesday. Props to the Pistons, in particular Ben Wal...
Pistons Need to Regroup
The Pistons were mostly manhandled in Los Angeles last night by the Lakers. They came out flat, gave inconsistent effort, and appeared to be out of sync for most of the game. Honestly, it seemed like many of their players were ready to give a half-he...
All Things Considered 4-4 is a Good Start
In my first-month preview a few entries back, I had the Pistons standing at exactly 4-4 after their first eight games. Lo and behold, that prediction resembles their current success. So why am I impressed with the Pistons start to this season? Theyâ€...
Big Ben of Old, Not Old Big Ben
The Pistons notched their third victory of the young season on Sunday when the 76ers came to town. The home team held the visitors to just 37 first half points in a Sunday noon tip off and capitalized on a good effort from all nine players who appear...
Free Throw Shooting, Defense Let Detroit Down
After flawless execution and lockdown defense against the Magic on Tuesday, the Pistons (minus Richard Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince) could not stop the Raptors from scoring on Wednesday, eventually falling 110-99. Despite two more electric performanc...

