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Clippers @ Pistons Game Thread

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:06:30 +0000

Game tips at 8:00 pm ET Los Angeles: 6-10 (2-5 road) Margin -3.8 Pistons: 5-10 (3-3 home) Margin:-2.7 Oppo research It’s a battle of the season’s two most star-crossed teams. The new-look Clippers look quite a bit like the old-look Clippers after an injury has sidelined ...

matt posted 9 hours ago from detroitbadboys.com

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Black Friday, indeed: Ben Gordon sidelined

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:25:29 +0000

From Ted Kulfan : Gordon went down hard during on his left ankle and sprained it during Wednesday night’s game. He’s listed as day-to-day, but it’s unlikely Gordon will play tonight against the Los Angeles Clippers. If that’s the case, he will join Richard Hamilton ...

matt posted 16 hours ago from detroitbadboys.com

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Pistons-Cavs Game Recap

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:15:12 +0000

What Happened A valiant effort to make a game out of a horror show. The Cavs got off to a ridiculous start from the floor, and carried that to victory. We also saw an injury to our best player and quite a bit of fouling by Croonch. The Good The Pistons demonstrated that they have the ...

matt posted 46 hours ago from detroitbadboys.com

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Cavaliers @ Pistons Game Thread

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:14:14 +0000

Game tips at 8:00 pm ET NBA TV Cleveland: 10-4 (5-2 road) Margin: +4.1 Pistons: 5-9 (3-2 home) Margin:-2.1 Oppo research The Cavaliers are off to a relatively slow start, as the Shaquille O’Neal experiment appears to be extracting a predictable toll on the regular season ...

matt posted 2 days ago from detroitbadboys.com

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Bynum gets love, Stuckey gets none

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:16:42 +0000

And not just any kind of love, but cold, hard, objective love from ESPN stat-guru John Hollinger , who tabbed Bynum his starting point guard on his All-Underrated Team: Fans in Detroit already are wondering why Bynum isn’t starting, which is pretty amazing considering he began the ...

matt posted 2 days ago from detroitbadboys.com

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Pistons are not must-see TV

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:02:54 +0000

Remember when the schedule was released and we were all bummed at how the Pistons would be making only four appearances on national TV? Well, yeah, about that … it’s now down to three. From Dave Pemberton : The NBA announced that Detroit’s game at Philadelphia on Dec. 9 will ...

matt posted 2 days ago from detroitbadboys.com

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Pistons are not must-watch TV

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:02:54 +0000

matt posted 2 days ago from detroitbadboys.com

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Pistons-Suns Game Thread

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:15:44 +0000

Game tips at 8:00 pm ET NBA TV Phoenix: 10-3 (4-0 home) Margin: +3.2 Pistons: 5-8 (2-4 road) Margin:-0.3 Oppo research You could make a case that Phoenix is a championship contender. Their margin of victory is impressive, considering they have played two-thirds of their games on ...

matt posted 5 days ago from detroitbadboys.com

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Belated Pistons - Jazz Game Thread

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:04:13 +0000

Apologies for the communication breakdown amongst us posters– here’s your belated game thread. The Pistons are in Utah against the Jazz, whom our old roster was never able to best. Can we take them tonight with our new firepower? Tune in…

matt posted 5 days ago from detroitbadboys.com

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Plenty of options for literate fans

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:00:33 +0000

I spotted this column today from Sports Illustrated’s Jack McCallum , in which he highlights three worthwhile basketball books recently released: During an interview with the New Yorker’s Avi Zenilman a few months ago, Bill Simmons, an ESPN columnist/author and a man who doubtless ...

matt posted 7 days ago from detroitbadboys.com

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Remembering the brawl from press row

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:05:09 +0000

Today marks the fifth anniversary of the infamous brawl at the Palace, one of those strange events in life that most Pistons fans (and probably NBA fans as a whole) can still remember where exactly they were when they saw it unfold. Dave Hogg, a writer for the Associated Press, re-published his ...

matt posted 8 days ago from detroitbadboys.com

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Bynum or Stuckey?

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:09:41 +0000

Rodney Stuckey is clearly the anointed one in Detroit’s rebuilding, but Will Bynum has proven to be just as (and on some nights, far more) valuable. MLive’s Patrick Hayes does a comprehensive comparison of the two guards. On a semi-related note, Flip Saunders took note of Bynum ...

matt posted 8 days ago from detroitbadboys.com

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Pistons-Blazers Recap

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:29:43 +0000

What Happened Yet another moral victory. Despite trailing by 20 after three quarters, the Pistons never gave up, and came this close to pulling out a stunner on the road by cutting Portland’s lead to one. Sadly, it wasn’t meant to be; Portland hung on for the 87-81 victory . The ...

matt posted 8 days ago from detroitbadboys.com

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Pistons-Blazers Game Thread

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:42:26 +0000

Game tips at 10:00 pm ET Portland: 8-4 (3-2 home) Margin: +7.2 Pistons: 5-6 (2-4 road) Margin: +0.5 Oppo research The Trail Blazers are an interesting team. Only two players, Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge, play more than 30 mpg. By an large, however, this is an ensemble effort. ...

matt posted 9 days ago from detroitbadboys.com

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Pistons-Lakers Game Thread

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:47:34 +0000

Game tips at 9:30 pm ET Los Angeles: 7-3 (5-2 home) Margin: +2.0 Pistons: 5-5 (2-3 road) Margin: +1.8 Oppo research The Lakers are tough to gauge right now. When healthy, they are the best team in the league. When not entirely healthy, they won an NBA championship. At present, they ...

matt posted 10 days ago from detroitbadboys.com

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Tuesday shootaround report

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:02:46 +0000

I’m digging the Pistons’ decision to start posting more video from practices and shootarounds — here’s today’s update from L.A., starting with John Kuester on tonight’s game and finishing with Tayshaun Prince talking about his recovery.

matt posted 10 days ago from detroitbadboys.com

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Maxiell’s gas guzzlers

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:30:12 +0000

Jason Maxiell talks about his rides — including a ‘70 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, a ‘73 Chevy Caprice, an ‘89 Camaro and a Ford F-450 — are featured on MotorTrend.com . Yeah, it’s fluff, but his loyalty to American-made products will likely interest Detroit ...

matt posted 10 days ago from detroitbadboys.com

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Pistons - Mavericks Game Preview

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:18:30 +0000

Coverage at 6:00 pm ET Dallas: 6-3 (3-2 road) Margin: +7.2 Detroit: 5-4 (3-1 home) Margin: +2.6 Oppo research Rather quietly, Dallas is building themselves an impressive season. While teams like LA, Phoenix, Portland and Denver may have the league’s attention, Dallas has the ...

matt posted 12 days ago from detroitbadboys.com

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Pistons - Wizards Game Preview

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:26:08 +0000

Coverage at 7:00 pm ET Detroit: 4-4 (1-3 road) Margin: +2.5 Washington: 2-6 (1-2 home) Margin: -4.9 Oppo research Flip Saunders’ start at the helm of the Washington Wizards has been a bit bumpy, but to no fault of his own. Once again, the Wizards’ greatest enemy ...

matt posted 13 days ago from detroitbadboys.com

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On bandwagon fans

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:15:11 +0000

From MLive’s Patrick Hayes : Anyone who has watched a Pistons home game this year has surely noticed the empty seats at the Palace of Auburn Hills. I have no real data for this post, just a feeling that I’ve long had: Do the Pistons have an inordinate number of bandwagon fans ...

matt posted 14 days ago from detroitbadboys.com

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