Among the Pistons’ rookies, Khris Middleton was perhaps the most anonymous. He wasn’t the intriguing Andre Drummond, or the one who reminded fans of Arron Afflalo in Kim English, or the one who spent a year in Spain in Kyle Singler. Middleton was just a second-round pick who needed to get his knee healthy after … Continue Reading →
The Pistons released an update on Mike Abdenour, who experienced an episode on Sunday, resulting in being hospitalized. Without releasing the extent of the health situation, the team said doctors alleviated the situation with a stent procedure and expect a full recovery. He’s back home and resting comfortably. “I’m truly overwhelmed by the phone calls, … Continue Reading →
Saturday, I wrote about the possibility of the last 20 something games being a tryout for Brandon Knight, but I also talked about it being one for Kyle Singler as well. When I saw Lawrence Frank with the quick hook on Singler in the first half (and 2nd half, too) of Sunday night’s massacre against … Continue Reading →
As if the Pistons needed another scorer from the team that waxed them and clowned on them for the better part of 40 minutes on Friday, Pacers scorer Danny Granger will return tonight after a length absence, according to Mike Wells of the Indianapolis Star. Granger hasn’t played at all this season due to recovering … Continue Reading →
Tayshaun Prince has been on winning teams but Austin Daye’s run with the Memphis Grizzlies is a bit of a new thing for him. Prince said he wanted Daye to have a great game against the Pistons more than he wanted to have a good game for himself. Daye hit his first shot but when … Continue Reading →
Seen some good things from Vernon Macklin, the Pistons’ second-round pick from Florida who got some time tonight. He was active, did just about what everyone expected him to, coming off his very strong D-League stint at Fort Wayne. But that was about it. When you’re down by 30 in the first half, there’s nothing … Continue Reading →
Rodney Stuckey was privately looking forward to going against his idol, Dwyane Wade of the Heat. Wade missed the first Pistons-Heat game in January, followed by Stuckey missing their last meeting at the Palace. Turns out Wade will miss this meeting with a sore ankle, and Stuckey won’t get his shot. “The other night he … Continue Reading →
Who knows what set Ben Gordon off for his 45-point explosion against the Nuggets or if it’ll happen again. That was the Gordon everybody thought they were getting when he signed a few years ago. Perhaps that player who scored 20 per game is gone, never to be found again. But you can’t discount the … Continue Reading →
Lawrence Frank’s quote about his team’s “Labor Pains” is precisely what I’ve been saying for the past few games. With all the circumstances at work (lockout, new coach, little practice time), if anyone expected the Pistons to get off to a fast start, they were fooling themselves. Now, I didn’t think they’d start off 2-8 … Continue Reading →
Pistons coach Lawrence Frank announced his starters for tonight’s preseason game against the Cavs: Brandon Knight, Austin Daye, Tayshaun Prince, Jonas Jerebko and Greg Monroe. He also said Charlie Villanueva and Ben Gordon (personal reasons) won’t be available, although there’s a chance Villanueva could make it in time for the game. No, neither one of … Continue Reading →