Pistons are in Flight; Afternoon Delight

In the words of a great song which I fondly remember from a memorable scene in the Will Ferrel classic, "Anchorman;" "when it's right, it's right, why wait until the middle of the cold dark night." Right now, things are right with the Pistons. Even in a new years matinee that saw them without Rip, Dyess, and losing Sheed early on to an ankle injury; the Pistons persisted to a fifth straight win. Iverson stepped up is scoring in the second half to help lead the Pistons. Prince continued to be consistent as did Stuckey. Amir Johnson came in and locked down defensively on Lopez when the Pistons needed it most down the stretch. AA also was a spark off the bench. It's nice to see this team finally stringing some wins together and starting to look more like the Pistons we've known these last few seasons.
The Pistons can look forward to one more home game this Friday against Sacramento before heading out a west for a 4 game trip, and 7 of their next 9 away from the Palace. Let's keep this win streak going and gain momentum for that west coast trip. Go Pistons!

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Finally back in the W Column

The Pistons finally got back on the right track last night against Indiana. This team shouldn't be tough to beat when you look at the Pacers record, but anytime a player on the opposing team goes for 40+, in this case Danny Granger, it can be a long night. Granger has really emerged as a premiere player this season. Especially when he plays against Detroit. He had 33 against us on opening night and went for a carereer high 42 last night.
Rodney Stuckey continued to impress me last night with his all around game. It's ibvious he's been working on his shot as well. He was 4 for 5 from behind the long line. And when he wasn't dropping bombs from downtown, he continued his relentless assault on the rim, driving to the lane and finishing. If we could just get some more consistent defense every night, I think this team will be fine. Hopefully, they are coming out of those growing pains.

3 losses and counting...

I'll say it again, what is happening to this team? Ever since the trade for Iverson, this team has looked nothing short of terrible. The offensive flow is gone, the defense is lax, and the intensiy that was brought by Billups is gone. We have now lost 3 games in a row. They have all come to losing teams in the Eastern Conference. These are teams that the rest of the league is dominating, and we were supposed to be one of those top 5 elite teams. I have never doubted Dumars decision making in the past. I find it very hard to believe this team can contend for a championship. Unless, this move clears the cap space for next season and lands the likes of LeBron James or Amare Stoudemire, you may have taken this teams last chance at championship glory away for many years to come...

A Much Needed Win!

The Pistons got a much needed win on the road against the Spurs last night. It still is very tough to figure this Piston team out. Some nights they look great, other nights, totally out of sorts. The one exciting thing to see is the continued emergence of everyone on the bench. The energy that Stuck, J-Max, AA, and Amir bring to the floor is very exciting to watch. They still have their growing pains moments, but when they get out in transition, you better look out if you are the opponent or you are bound to end up on a poster, and not in a good way. The continued stellar play of Rodney Stuckey has me wondering if maybe he should start and have Iverson come off the bench. I know it probably wouldn't sit well with Iverson, but if he wants to win as badly as he says he does, he'd probably come around to it eventually. He would still get 30-35 minutes a night, but if he was out there with the second unit, it would provide a lot of open looks for those other guys.

On a side note, we are only 4 more days away from the return of Antonio McDyess! I'm sure that Dyess will definitely add a spark back to this team as well.