Detroit Pistons Rumors & News
Mehmet Okur blossomed into first-rate player at Utah
Detroit Free Press — After the 2004 championship season, the Pistons had to make a tough decision: keep Mehmet Okur, a second-round pick (No. 38) from the previous year, who was starting to become a solid player; or keep veteran Rasheed Wallace, a cornerstone of the championship squad.
6 hours agoRodney Stuckey unsure what his future holds
Detroit News — Rodney Stuckey was at Pistons practice Tuesday looking and feeling fine, but it isn't known when Stuckey will resume his basketball career.
8 hours agoIf nothing's wrong, there's no point in keeping Pistons' Rodney Stuckey on the sidelines
Grand Rapids Press — Either Stuckey is healthy enough to return to his career as an NBA player, or he’s not. If he is, he should come back whenever he feels like it.
13 hours agoPistons' Rodney Stuckey: 'I'm good; everything is good'
Detroit Free Press — Pistons guard Rodney Stuckey spoke to the media today for the first time since collapsing Friday. He's questionable for Wednesday's game against Utah.
13 hours agoStuckey at practice
Pistons Blog | Detroit News — Rodney Stuckey was back at practice today - he didn't work out - and he looked fine. He said he felt "good". He's going to wait for the okay from doctors, obviously, but I would expect that to happen soon. The good thing is, doctors haven't found anything wrong at all.
18 hours agoPistons' Rodney Stuckey says he's 'good,' doesn't know when he'll return
Detroit News — "I'm good, everything is good," said Stuckey, who collapsed during Friday's game in Cleveland. "They ran a lot of tests on me and everything came back good."
19 hours agoDetroit Pistons Draft Dreams: Evan Turner
Grand Rapids Press — Our series of potential Pistons draftees continues with a look at Evan Turner, who depending on who's evaluating, is either the first or second best player in this draft.
20 hours agoPistons guard Rodney Stuckey: 'I'm good'
Grand Rapids Press — Stuckey still isn't sure when he'll return to the court for Detroit.
20 hours agoDetroit Pistons Links: Raptors fans are falling into the Amir Johnson trap
Grand Rapids Press — Are Raptors fans starting to think about Amir Johnson's potential the way Pistons fans did?
March 9, 2010Jamie Samuelsen's blog: Rodney Stuckey shouldn't chance a return this season
Detroit Free Press — Stuckey's collapse on the Piston's bench was a scary moment, and with this season a washout for his team, the talented guard should thoroughly assess his health before deciding his next move.
March 9, 2010Next game vs Utah Jazz on Wed, Mar 10 7:30 pm EST
Opponent news and rumors snapshot:
- Jazz's offense rolls against Bulls Salt Lake Tribune
- Jazz: Outrunning of the Bulls Salt Lake Tribune
- A homecoming for Jeffers Salt Lake Tribune
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Jason Maxiell
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Tayshaun Prince
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Ben Wallace
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Richard Hamilton
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| Sat 2/27 | at Golden State | L 88 - 95 | |
| Tue 3/2 | vs Boston | L 100 - 105 | |
| Wed 3/3 | at New York | L 104 - 128 | |
| Fri 3/5 | at Cleveland | L 92 - 99 | |
| Sun 3/7 | vs Houston | W 110 - 107 | |
| Wed 3/10 | vs Utah | 7:30 pm EST | |
| Fri 3/12 | vs Washington | 8:00 pm EST | |
| Sat 3/13 | at Atlanta | 7:00 pm EST |
- Allen's quiet night Bucks Blog | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Just two nights after Ray Allen shot the lights out in a victory over Washington, the Boston Celtics guard did not make a field goal attempt against his former team in the Bucks' 86-84 victory at the Bradley Center on Tuesday.
- Deng to have MRI Northwest Herald CHICAGO – Bulls forward Luol Deng barely had time to recover from flu-like symptoms before he suffered another setback Tuesday.
- Bulls’ ‘D’ gets burned Northwest Herald CHICAGO – The Bulls know they need to play stingy defense to compete against the NBA’s top teams.
- Cavs' Jamison gets OK on knee, plans to play Friday Columbus Dispatch An MRI on forward Antawn Jamison’s left knee yesterday showed no serious problems, and he plans to play in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ next game, Friday at the Philadelphia 76ers.
- Granger suspended 1 game Indianapolis Star The Indiana Pacers knew there would be fallout from Saturday's altercation with the Phoenix Suns. They didn't know forward Danny Granger would be suspended one game for his part in the third-quarter incident.
- Pacers try teamwork in Granger's absence Indianapolis Star The Indiana Pacers knew they couldn't have one player try to make up for the absence of Danny Granger. So instead, they used a team effort to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 107-96 to end a four-game losing streak Tuesday night at Conseco Fieldhouse.
- Tigers lineup for game against Yankees Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. -- Second baseman Scott Sizemore is back in the Tigers lineup today against the Yankees. He took himself out of Tuesday's lineup because he felt weakness in his surgically repaired left ankle.
- Lions' Mayhew scouts DT Gerald McCoy Detroit Free Press The Lions are getting another look at prospects for the No. 2 overall pick in the NFL draft. General manager Martin Mayhew attended Oklahoma's pro day Tuesday with many other NFL officials, including Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo, whose team holds the No. 1 pick.
- CALGARY 4, DETROIT 2: Wings' flat 3rd puts them 9th in West Detroit Free Press On a night when they could have given themselves a little breathing room, the Red Wings instead left themselves gasping.
- Drew Sharp: Wings need more fire to stay in chase Detroit Free Press The calendar suggests otherwise, but the playoff season has started. Hockey urgency in March is an unfamiliar sensation around here, but the rules of such desperation are fairly simple: The more determined gets the two points. Calgary wanted it more Tuesday night at Joe Louis Arena.
- Miikka Kiprusoff slams door on Red Wings Detroit Free Press WHAT HAPPENED: Led by Pavel Datsyuk, Henrik Zetterberg and Nicklas Lidstrom, the Wings had several good scoring opportunities in the first period but were denied by Miikka Kiprusoff. The Flames led, 1-0, on a giveaway by Brad Stuart that led to Ian White hammering a shot from the blue line. The puck caromed off the end boards and skidded to the left circle, where Daymond Langkow arrived just in time to whip a slap shot into the net at 5:18 of the second period. Midway through, Datsyuk's line provided a tie, when Tomas Holmstrom deftly passed to Datsyuk, who bounced a backhand shot over Ki...
- Third-period shakes strike once again Detroit Free Press At a time they're desperately trying to gain a foothold in the playoff standings, the Red Wings have suffered a stretch of bad third periods. They let a lead slip Tuesday night at Joe Louis Arena and lost, 4-2, to the Flames who entered the game a point below Detroit in the Western Conference race and exited a point above after scoring three goals the last 20 minutes.