Category Archives: Detroit Pistons

Flipped: Pistons Coach Flip Saunders fired

From Pistons.com:
Detroit Pistons President of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars announced today that Flip Saunders will not return next season as the team’s head coach.
“Decisions like this are difficult to make, especially with the success we have had throughout the last three regular-seasons,” Dumars said. “However, at this time, I feel it is necessary to make [...]

The Week for May 26 - June 1, 2008

four tops by bkromer
(Lake Erie Metropark)
The big stories heading into the week are the playoff runs of the Detroit Pistons (Eastern Conference Finals v Celtics) and the Detroit Red Wings (Stanley Cup v the Pittsburgh Penguins). Both teams have won 2 (Pistons @ 2-2 and Wings at 2-0).
Photos in the Absolute Michigan pool on Flickr [...]

Free Amir … and the whole Zoo Crew

Free Amir!
Amir Johnson is just 21. Wikipedia says that on April 19, 2007, Amir Johnson scored a career-high 20 points, grabbed 12 rebounds (6 of them offensive), and recorded four blocks and three steals in 37 minutes against the Boston Celtics. And he can do this.

Amir is also part of the Detroit Piston's most impressive [...]

Detroit Pistons 2008 NBA Playoffs

and i bring you fire by Paul Hitz
More pics in the Detroit Pistons Pool on Flickr
With a final record of 59-23, the Detroit Pistons own the 2nd best record in the NBA (final 2008 NBA Standings) and tied their 3rd best mark.
In their season ending NBA power rankings, ESPN ranked them third while the NBA [...]

Blogs We Dig: Detroit Bad Boys

Detroit Bad Boys is a production of Matt Watson & Ian Cameron (and the occasional guest writer). It features great analysis and in-depth articles from the mainstream media and other blogs ... and they sell T-shirts too. DBB also brings a thoughtful and in-depth perspective to coverage of the Detroit Pistons. It's obvious that they're [...]

Detroit Pistons 2007-2008 Basketball Preview

On Wednesday night the Detroit Pistons played their annual exhibition game at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids. Those who came to the game looking for star power were probably disappointed that most of the familiar faces were in street clothes or sweats for the majority of the game. On the other hand, if you [...]

Photo Friday: Detroit Skyline by Paul Hitz

I think I speak for a lot of people when I say "Wow."
It's probably obvious from this photo that Paul loves his city. If not, a visit to the Detroit Tigers or Detroit Pistons groups he helps to manage might help, and the fact that he stepped in to oversee the complexity of exposure.Detroit should [...]

Piston's Tayshaun Prince to play for USA Basketball

In ESPN's Daily Dime for May 23, Rick Bucher writes:
The lip service USA Basketball has paid to selecting more than a glorified All-Star team to represent the country has finally taken a turn with the addition of Pistons small forward Tayshaun Prince. He, of course, never has been an All-Star. He's simply a winner, [...]

Detroit Pistons / Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Eastern Conference Finals Preview

I was going to scour the web, looking for all the best posts on the NBA Eastern Conference Finals between the Detroit Pistons and the Cleveland Cavaliers which start tonight. Fortunately, my first stop was Matt Watson's Detroit Bad Boys post So, Cleveland, we meet again. Pretty much all I have to do now is [...]

Detroit is top-rated sports city … mostly

The latest issue of ESPN: The Magazine has their "Ultimate Standings" for US sports franchises. It will come as little surprise to learn that Detroit scored three teams in the top 20 for the 2007 rankings. The rankings are a combination of record, ownership/management, coaching, players, affordability, fan relations, stadium experience and "bang for the [...]