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: Gordon Joins Injury Club, Piston Rookies Step Up

November 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment

When it rains, it pours.

For the last several years, the Pistons had been among the healthiest teams in the league. 16 games into the 2009-2010 season, the Pistons have suffered injuries to Richard Hamilton (ankle), Tayshaun Prince (ruptured back disc), and now Ben Gordon (ankle).

Both Hamilton and Prince are day-to-day with no time tables for their return. Gordon is also day-to-day, but his injury isn’t as severe as Hamilton’s, so it’s not expected at this point that he will miss an extended stretch of games.

Though the Pistons are now on a 7-game slide initiated by a rough scheduling stretch against the best teams of the West, the Pistons rookies have stepped into the breach and are slowly finding their feet.

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Detroit Pistons Weekly Watch: Trial by Fire in the West

November 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment

After climbing to 5-4 overall last week, the Pistons have dropped four in a row to some of the best teams in the West—while playing without stalwarts Richard Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince.

They lost a hard fought game at the Palace to the Dallas Mavericks 95-90 and their first 3 games on a 4 game West Coast swing: the Los Angeles Lakers 106-93; the Portland Trail Blazers 87-81; and the Utah Jazz 100-97 in overtime.

Rodney Stuckey and Will Bynum carried the Pistons in the Dallas game, while Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva had off games.

The Pistons fell behind to the Lakers by 28 points and 20 to the Trailblazers before mounting furious comebacks in the fourth quarter that fell short.

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Detroit Pistons Weekly Watch: Villanueva and Gordon Giving Early Returns on Investment

November 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment

The Pistons have rolled off 3 straight wins in their third week to raise their overall record to 5-4.

The Pistons defeated the 76ers 88-81 and the Bobcats 98-75 at the Palace. They earned their first road victory in a hard fought battle at Washington 106-103.

Richard Hamilton (ankle) and Tayshaun Prince (ruptured lower back disc) were out again this week with their injuries.

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Filed Under: NBA Tagged With: Austin Daye, Ben Gordon, ben wallace, Charlie Villanueva, DaJuan Summers, Jason Maxiell, Joe Dumars, John Kuester, Jonas Jerebko, Kwame Brown, Richard Hamilton, Rodney Stuckey, Tayshaun Prince, Will Bynum