1.Boston Celtics (14-4) Center Kendrick Perkins has a higher FG% on the season than FT%. A rarity in this league. Also a complement and an insult at the same time. 2. Orlando Magic (15-4) Everyone talks about the big three of Carter, Howard and Lewis, but the true keys to them winning the conference again lie in Mickael Pietrus and Matt Barnes 3. Atlanta Hawks … [Read more...] about NBA Power Rankings East 12-3
Ben Gordon Signs with Pistons
Ben Gordon gets no Love in Return to Chicago
By Paul M. Banks See the video below to watch Ben Gordon meeting the media following his first game in Chicago as a member of the opposition. Not just any opponent, but the Bulls' biggest rival, the Detroit Pistons. The Chicago crowd was full of boos for Ben Gordon as he returned to where he played his entire career prior to this season. Perhaps those boos were far from … [Read more...] about Ben Gordon gets no Love in Return to Chicago
Bulls-Pistons Tweet at a thon
By Paul M. Banks and H. Jose Bosch It's a Tweet at a thon. not a Tweet a thon, but a Tweet at a each other a thon. It's one of the NBA's greatest rivalries, Bulls-Pistons, always a good time, even when the teams' combined records are 12-20, as they are tonight. So TSB's resident Bulls and Pistons experts are going at it, with only the mediums of Twitter and Wordpress between … [Read more...] about Bulls-Pistons Tweet at a thon
Signings can’t hide Pistons shortcomings
By H. Jose Bosch I’m going to be the first one to admit it: the signings of Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva are working well for the Pistons so far. Over at PistonPowered.com the other day Dan Feldman showed me the light: But in Detroit’s 98-75 win over Charlotte last night, with Richard Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince still out with injuries, Villanueva and Gordon put … [Read more...] about Signings can’t hide Pistons shortcomings
The unscientific, non-expert Detroit Pistons preview
TSB blogger H. Jose Bosch is excited for the start of another NBA season and wonders whether or not the Pistons will repeat as the Eastern Conference No. 8 seed. By H. Jose Bosch If you read the blogosphere … OK if you read two blogs … you get two differing opinions on the upcoming Piston season, which begins tonight. TSB blogger David Kay gave Detroit a failing grade … [Read more...] about The unscientific, non-expert Detroit Pistons preview