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Here’s the Detroit Pistons latest trade rumor…

The Pistons reportedly turned down a trade with the Jazz that would have sent Carlos Boozer to Detroit for Tayshaun Prince.

A league source said that while the Pistons like Boozer, they simply couldn’t let go of Prince.

Via Boston Globe

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Pistons forward Tayshaun Prince said after Tuesday’s loss to the Bulls that the team needs to play perfect basketball in order to win despite all their injuries.

“We really need those guys back, but at the same time we got to figure out a way; obviously with the situation that we have, that we almost got to play perfect basketball,” said Prince.

Detroit has been playing without Allen Iverson, Richard Hamilton and Rasheed Wallace as of late.

The Pistons are just a game ahead of the Bulls for the seventh seed in the East, and three games ahead of Charlotte, who is currently in ninth place.

VIA DETROIT FREE PRESS:

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Preach Pootie Tay!  We need you to take over for the rest of the season!  If you aren’t going to do it we might as well mail in this season.  There is no point of making the playoffs and losing in 5 games in Round 1.  We might as well go fishing!

Peace,

John W. Davis

www.pistonscast.com

What’s Going on World?

John W. Davis here. Here is an experiment that I would like everyone to take.

Think back over this current 3-game winning streak and rank our Detroit Pistons starters from worst to best.

Here are the official Pistonscast Starter Rankings. (Worst to Best)

5. Rodney Stuckey
4. Tayshaun Prince
3. Rasheed Wallace
2. Antonio McDyess
1. Richard Hamilton

Luckily with Stuckey on the bottom of the totem poll we can expect alot of improvement from him.

Rank your Pistons Starters!

Peace,

John W. Davis

www.pistonscast.com

What’s Going on World?

How are you feeling about our Detroit Pistons?

We all know they are talented, but talent alone can only take you so far.  

-Defense wins championships. But to win a championship, you must first win games.

–To win games, you must win specific quarters.

—To win specific quarters, you must win offensive and more importantly defensive possessions.

—-Aggressiveness is the key right now because it just seems our opponents just want it more.  

It’s been a great run for the Pistons 2K Dynasty.  

*Is this end, or only the beginning of a great 2009 season?

Peace,

John W. Davis

www.pistonscast.com

THE "GOLDEN" PRINCE OF THE PALACE

What’s Going On World?

John W. Davis here.  Check out this excerpt from MLIVE:

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AUBURN HILLS — Michael Curry has goals for all his players, including Tayshaun Prince being an all-star this season.

“I expect Tay to be an All-Star,” Curry said following this morning’s practice. “I expect him to be an All-Star, he’s played at that level and I think by taking Dice (Antonio McDyess) out of the starting lineup, that puts more things to be run for Tay.”

Prince’s defense and all-around feel for the game has been on an all-star caliber level for years, but it’s his scoring that has left something to be desired.

He’s never averaged more than 14.7 points in a season. With McDyess back to the bench and Amir Johnson getting few, if any, plays called for him, Prince in theory should average a couple more points per game which would put him in line for a possible all-star berth.

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I dont like that last line from the article.  Should a few more points make you an All-Star?  I expect Kevin Durant to average 23-26 points per game and he certainly is no All-Star yet.  We need to change the valuation of All-Star selections because scoring a few more points does not make you intrinsically better.  True, no McDyess in the starting lineup will give Tayshaun more scoring opportunities but that’s not what Tayshaun’s game is about.

If Tayshaun is going to be an All-Star it’s because of everything else he does on the court.  He was a member of the Beijing Olympic team for a reason.  He is basically already on an All-Star level, we just need more consistency from him.  I think if he can average 14 points, 5 rebounds, and here’s the key: 6 assists, (last year he averaged 3.3 ASTS) that he will get his first All-Star bid.

People around the league know that Tayshaun is not the number one, number two or even the number three scorer on this team, but he can and should be the number one or number two playmaker.  He has respect around the league as a great player and it’s up to Tayshaun to make an impact every night on the game through PLAY-MAKING.

Peace,

John W. Davis

www.pistonscast.com