Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Allen Iverson Gets His First Win As A Piston

Allen Iverson played like himself Tuesday night against the Kings. He had 30 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists. The Pistons beat the Kings 100 - 92.

I'm glad to see that Allen Iverson is getting use to his teammates. He seems to be clicking very well with Tayshaun Prince who knocked down 26 points and had 11 rebounds against the Kings. I'm sure that within a few more games, Rip Hamilton and Rasheed Wallace will start clicking with A.I. as well. The missing piece to the puzzle right now is Antonio Mcdyess. I really hope that he decides to re-sign with the Pistons.

Monday, November 10, 2008

Pistons Fans Hold Your Horses

Yeah last nights game against the Celtics was ugly. The Pistons couldn't make a shot if their lives depended on it, but how many nights are the Pistons are going to have like that? Not too many. Think about it... They were playing in front of their fans for the first time in six years without their captain Chauncey Billups. Clearly their nerves got the best of them. Yeah, it doesn't help when you boo.

Once Allen Iverson gets familiar with the team, he's going to help them out tremendously. Monday nights game against the Celtics was only A.I. second game playing as a Piston. So give 'em a break will ya.

Pistons Fans are so spoiled...

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Rip Hamilton Signs a 3-year Contract Extension

Monday Rip Hamilton signed a 3-year contract extension worth $34 million dollars.

Chauncey Billups Traded For Allen Iverson

I was shocked when I found out that Chauncey Billups along with Antonio Mcdyess and Cheikh Samb was traded to the Denver Nuggets for Allen Iverson. I'm having mixed emotions right now...

I feel sad about Chauncey being traded because I know that he wanted to retire as a Piston and I feel bad for Mcdyess because he desperately wanted to win a championship. My heart goes out to both of them.

On the other hand, I'm little excited about Allen Iverson joining the team. I've always been a fan of A.I. He's a great player and he gets along well with his teammates. Allen Iverson will play in Wednesday nights game against the Raptors.

Monday, November 3, 2008

Walter Herrmann, Great Addition to the Pistons

I've been a fan of Walter Herrmann since he joined the Pistons last season. Anyone who missed his performance against the Wizards Saturday night, should still agree that he's a great addition to the team. What Walter Herrmann showed in the few minutes that he was given last season, with Flip Saunders as the head coach, is that he's good both offensively and defensively. Saturday night with Michael Curry as head coach, Walter showed the same thing. Saturday night, Walter Herrmann made some great plays, played great defense, knocked down some crucial shots and helped build the Pistons lead over the Wizards. He had 16 points. The bench had an impressive 55 points altogether. The Pistons beat the Wizards 117 - 109.

Hopefully the new coach will continue to allow Walter Herrmann to play more minutes this season. I'm really excited about what he brings to the team. Yeah!!!

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Pistons Win First Game Of Season Against Pacers

The Pistons beat the Indiana Pacers 100-94 in Wednesday nights game opener. In the first quarter, the Pacers were on a roll leading the Pistons 12-4, but Tayshaun Prince soon put a stop to that starting with a dunk between two defenders. It was looking good from there. Every time the Pacers tried to make a surge, the Prince was there to stop it.

The second unit had a couple of show stoppers as well. Arron Afflalo and Walter Herrmann forced turnovers with their sticky defense and knocked down some pretty shots. I'm really excited about Arrons offense this season. In game one he fearlessly knocked down shots and wasn't afraid of the 3 point line.

The approach that the Pistons are taking this season is to play like they never won a championship... If only they would have thought of that sooner...