You might have heard, but for the sixth consecutive season, the Detroit Pistons once again failed to qualify for the playoffs. On the bright side (grasping at straws here), we’ve been living vicariously through a collection of former Pistons, all making postseason appearances for their decidedly non-Piston ballclubs. Unfortunately, for most exes involved, it hasn’t … Read more
What: Detroit Pistons vs. Boston Celtics When: 7:00 p.m. (ESPN, FSD) Where: The Palace of Auburn Hills What to Watch For: While both teams remain technically alive in the playoff race, it’s the Celtics who find themselves in a more manageable position, standing a half game up on the Miami Heat for the eighth and … Read more
Sometimes a guy just needs a chance.
For Luigi “Gigi” Datome, that chance came on February 19, 2015 when the Detroit Pistons shipped him up to Boston in a package deal for Tayshaun Prince. Now, in a new city with a new role, Datome has quickly approached folk-hero status out east.
Undoubtedly, there was calculated risk involved when the Detroit Pistons agreed to send away a quartet of mainstays in exchange for Reggie Jackson and Tayshaun Prince on the cusp of the NBA’s trade deadline last month.
While the Detroit Pistons made a surprise splash at yesterday’s NBA trade deadline, acquiring both Reggie Jackson and Tayshaun Prince, their moves were just a small piece of a massive league-wide overall Thursday afternoon. In all, 39 players switched teams, and we haven’t even begun to count up all the conditional draft picks. Here’s a … Read more
It was an hour before the 2015 trade deadline, when all through the Palace, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Then Stan Van Gundy and Jeff Bower hopped on the phone and all hell broke loose. Van Gundy wanted playmaker help since the Brandon Jennings injury and he went out and got … Read more
In a deal completed just before Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, the Detroit Pistons re-acquired Tayshaun Prince from the Boston Celtics in exchange for Luigi Datome and Jonas Jerebko. For Gigi and Jonas, I hear RT @ESPNSteinLineHearing Pistons swung trade before the buzzer to reacquire Tayshaun Prince from Boston — VinceEllis (@AlabamaScribe56) February 19, 2015 The Prince, … Read more
Pistons head coach Stan Van Gundy didn’t mince words following Detroit’s 106-96 loss to the Lakers Tuesday night. “We’re really messed up right now, I mean we’re really messed up as a team,” Van Gundy said. “Lot of dilemmas. Lot of guys feeling pressure or whatever. But we’re really not right mentally right now. That’s … Read more
The Detroit Pistons were coming off a loss to the Washington Wizards on Sunday where they couldn’t close the game out and ended up losing by a score of 91-89. They went into the early morning matchup with the Charlotte Hornets and made sure it wasn’t a close game this time. Let’s examine how the … Read more
Joe Dumars has made an international splash by signing Italian League MVP Luigi Datome. Datome has verbally agreed to a 2-year $3.75 million contract. All deals cannot be officially signed until July 10. Datome averaged 16.6 points and 5.8 rebounds last season. He shot 47 percent from the floor and 41 percent from deep. He … Read more
