Detroit Pistons Weekly Watch: Urgency Lacking, Better Lineup Needed

January 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The Pistons, who had been trending upward last week, have regressed again.  They have gone 1-3 this week and are currently 15-28 overall.

The Pistons lost on the road at New York 99-91, beat Boston in the Palace 92-86, and lost at home to Indiana 105-93 and Portland 97-93.

In the New York game, Richard Hamilton was out with a stomach flu, joining Ben Gordon and Will Bynum on the inactive list.  Chris Wilcox was also out by halftime with back problems. Though short-handed, the Pistons scrapped to stay in the game, but Rodney Stuckey lacked sufficient offensive support.  Charlie Villanueva was also assessed a flagrant 1 foul that stalled the Pistons offensive momentum in the second half.

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Detroit Pistons Weekly Watch: Turning a Corner

January 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Within the space of the week, the Pistons have gone from the depths of a 13 game losing streak to riding the hope generated by a current 3 game win streak.

The Pistons hit rock bottom when they lost to the Chicago Bulls at the Palace 120-87.  Detroit then avoided tying a franchise record 14 game losing streak with a gutty 99-90 road win over the even more bedeviled Washington Wizards.

They followed that victory up with a tough 110-104 overtime home win against the New Orleans Hornets and a 94-90 4th quarter nail biter at home against the New York Knicks.

In their three wins, the Pistons didn’t play a perfect 48 minutes with constant focus, ball movement, effort, and execution on both ends of the court, but they played through the lulls to persevere and pull out the wins.

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Detroit Pistons Weekly Watch: Injuries Lingering, West Road Woes Continuing

December 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Last week, the Pistons were rising above their injuries to surge to 11-12.  This past week, the Pistons’ injuries have brought them down to Earth.  They lost all 3 games of their second West road trip, snapping their previous 5 game win streak.

The Pistons lost in Houston 107-96.  They lost their second gone in New Orleans 95-87.  And they dropped their third straight to Oklahoma City 109-98.

The Pistons didn’t match the energy of the Rockets and played lackluster defense, particularly in transition.  The losses to the Hornets and Thunder were variations on a theme:  strong first half start followed by a weak second half marked with no ball movement and offensive breakdowns, and falling to 11-15.

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Detroit Pistons Weekly Watch: Getting Healthier, Getting Better

December 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment

The Pistons have gone 2-1 over the last week, improving their overall record to 7-12.

They ended their 7 game losing streak with an inspiring home win at the Palace over the high flying Atlanta Hawks to the score of 94-88. With the Pistons decimated by injuries to Hamilton, Prince, and Gordon, coach Kuester put out an ad hoc lineup of Rodney Stuckey, Chucky Atkins, Jonas Jerebko, Jason Maxiell, and Ben Wallace.

What’s more, it worked.

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Detroit Pistons Weekly Watch: Making Do Without Rip Hamilton & Tayshaun Prince

November 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment

During the second week of the 2009-2010 season, the Pistons have gone 1-2 and are 2-4 overall at the moment.

They began with an 85-80 home victory over the visiting Orlando Magic minus both Rip Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince, who’d come down with an unexpected lower back strain. Prince’s injury ended his streak of 496 consecutive games played and league-leading mark of 439 consecutive starts.

The loss was the Magic’s first of the season and their 20th to the Pistons in 24 games going back to the 2006-2007 season.

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Detroit Pistons Weekly Watch: Team Concept, Healthy Rip Hamilton Needed

November 1, 2009 By 4 Comments
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At the end of the first week of the 2009-2010 season, the Detroit Pistons are 1-2.

The new look Pistons opened the season with a 96-74 victory at Memphis, then lost at home to Oklahoma City 91-83 and at Milwaukee 96-85.

The road victory was a complete team effort in which the Pistons moved the ball on offense and defended the Grizzlies in transition and the low blocks. Richard Hamilton led all scorers with 25 points and Ben Gordon came off the bench to score 22, but the victory was marred somewhat when Hamilton stepped on O.J. Mayo’s foot and twisted his ankle in the closing minutes.

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