From Luke Slippywalker @ Pistonforum.com A recurring theme among all the game threads here at Pistonsforum.com is Age. Playing our athletic youngsters; overplaying our aging core; relying on older veterans; matching up with a young opponent; it all boils down to the same thing. So with round one tucked away, I thought it’d be interesting [...]
From Luke Slippywalker @ Pistonforum.com After last years disappointing loss, the Pistons organization declared three goals for this season: reduce the starters minutes, develop its youth, and find a scoring option off the bench. As the starters stayed in games many fans thought they shouldn’t have, it was easy to get the feeling that this [...]
From BillLaimbeer @ Pistonforum.com Much has been made this year about the reduction in minutes for the Piston starters. That got me to thinking… “I wonder how many minutes the starters on recent NBA Championship teams have played?” So, here you have it, the average minutes played for the core guys of the last 10 [...]
This is from Pistonsforum.com, and is a post by webz, a long time Australian member who has been traveling the world, and took in the 2008 Detroit Pistons season ender in Cleveland. His first NBA road game, following his first NBA home game the night before against Minnesota. The following is my account of one [...]
Courtesy of mikhail1973 @ www.pistonsforum.com Season 2006/2007 Record 50-32 The best season in team’s history. No, not really, not that. Maybe the best play-off season in the team’s history. No, still not it. Not the entire play-offs, more likely one series. Maybe even a single game, not a series. And not by a team, but [...]
Courtesy of mikhail1973 @ www.pistonsforum.com Season 2006/2007 Record 28-54 The fortune turned its back on the Bucks. Redd and Villanueva missed a half of the season each. Bucks player of the year in 2005/2006 Bobbie Simmons didn’t even make it onto the court. Milwaukee finished the year with 28th place and 6th draft spot. Offseason [...]
Courtesy of mikhail1973 @ www.pistonsforum.com Season 2006/2007 Record 35-47 Rick Carlisle’s final season with Pacers looked exactly like the previous two. Injuries, arguing, trades, and constant fight with Atlanta for the title of the worst offensive team in the NBA. Offseason Draft No picks Key Trades Acquired: Travis Diener, Careem Rush, Steven Graham. Diener spent [...]
Courtesy of mikhail1973 @ www.pistonsforum.com Season 2006/2007 Record 47-35 Everyone expected surprises from this young Toronto squad, as well as success from Colangelo, just not this quickly. In one year the team transformed from the perennial conference bottom-feeder into a very competitive group. The team has won its division. From the fan’s perspective, for the [...]
Courtesy of mikhail1973 @ www.pistonsforum.com Season 2006/2007 Record 40-42 Team’s season left dual impression. On one hand the team finally made it to the playoffs. However, if you look at making the playoffs as the stepping stone to the future, Magic has disappointed. After showing its best and collecting wins quickly before the New Year, [...]
Courtesy of mikhail1973 @ www.pistonsforum.com Season 2006/2007 Record 41-41 Songaila, Butler, Arenas, and Jamison – all missed parts of the season with Butler and Arenas missing the most important time. The team kind of rolled into the playoffs by virtue of accumulating wins early when most of the core players were healthy and then was [...]
Courtesy of mikhail1973 @ www.pistonsforum.com Season 2006/2007 Record 24-58 Boston’s season went mostly as expected. They lost to everyone and anyone and gave Pierce a chance to recover after his injuries (maybe longer than actually needed), while waiting for Greg Oden, the second coming of Bill Russell. However, the fate demolished Celtics’ castle in the [...]
Courtesy of mikhail1973 @ www.pistonsforum.com Season 2006/2007 Record 33-49 The team didn’t have a single player who would’ve played in at least 80 games. Sean May can’t get any luck with injuries at all. But injuries are a part of NBA long grueling season, and Charlotte will have to deal with them. From the individual [...]