Less then 2 months ago the Pistons were looking dismal, getting ousted in the first round in four games to the Cavaliers, but it looks like we might not even be seeing the same team next year in the motor city. The departures of Coach Michael Curry, A.I., and "Sheeeeeed", might get the fans to stop saying "boooooooooo".
-ESPN reports the candidates for the job are Avery Johnson and John Kuester.-
Reported in today is that the Pistons are "oiling" the machine and signing Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva both to five year deals. Could this be a push to the finals before we see the storm of a market in the 2010 free agency? The Pistons are the fade away team in the East, they used to be the strong hold team that everyone feared, are they back with this move? The Magic signing Vince Carter and the Cavaliers sign Shaq, and in talks with Ron Artest, the Pistons needed to do something drastic and this could have been it. They might be missing that dominate player, the one who drops 30 points any night he feels like, but then again where was that in 2004?
*Bold Prediction for 2009-2010 season*
The Magic will be good with the addition of Vince but letting Courtney Lee go will hurt them more then they think. The Cavaliers will be a dominate team in the regular season, again, but with the focus on an Old Shaq, there will not be the focus on team oriented basketball. The Celtics, who are in talks with Rasheed Wallace, will be there with a healthy K.G. but they are getting old and yes wisdom does come with age, but so does sore joints. The Pistons lose two of their scorers but are getting two role players that averaged nearly twenty points per game last year. With the starting line-up like they might have and hopeful addition of a big, the Detroit Pistons are making the Eastern Conference finals and are going to give the Cavaliers a run for their money.
Detroit Pistons Starting Line-up for 2009-10
Rodney Stuckey 13.4 ppg
Richard Hamilton 18.3 ppg
Charlie Villanueva 16.2 ppg
Tayshaun Prince 14.2 ppg
Jason Maxiell 5.8 ppg
6th man
Ben Gordon 20.7 ppg
-ESPN reports the candidates for the job are Avery Johnson and John Kuester.-
Reported in today is that the Pistons are "oiling" the machine and signing Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva both to five year deals. Could this be a push to the finals before we see the storm of a market in the 2010 free agency? The Pistons are the fade away team in the East, they used to be the strong hold team that everyone feared, are they back with this move? The Magic signing Vince Carter and the Cavaliers sign Shaq, and in talks with Ron Artest, the Pistons needed to do something drastic and this could have been it. They might be missing that dominate player, the one who drops 30 points any night he feels like, but then again where was that in 2004?
*Bold Prediction for 2009-2010 season*
The Magic will be good with the addition of Vince but letting Courtney Lee go will hurt them more then they think. The Cavaliers will be a dominate team in the regular season, again, but with the focus on an Old Shaq, there will not be the focus on team oriented basketball. The Celtics, who are in talks with Rasheed Wallace, will be there with a healthy K.G. but they are getting old and yes wisdom does come with age, but so does sore joints. The Pistons lose two of their scorers but are getting two role players that averaged nearly twenty points per game last year. With the starting line-up like they might have and hopeful addition of a big, the Detroit Pistons are making the Eastern Conference finals and are going to give the Cavaliers a run for their money.
Detroit Pistons Starting Line-up for 2009-10
Rodney Stuckey 13.4 ppg
Richard Hamilton 18.3 ppg
Charlie Villanueva 16.2 ppg
Tayshaun Prince 14.2 ppg
Jason Maxiell 5.8 ppg
6th man
Ben Gordon 20.7 ppg
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