Tag: Detroit Pistons
While most of the focus throughout the NBA on Wednesday night was on winning, Detroit Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy addressed a different topic — tanking. Van Gundy, whose Pistons wrapped up a 39-43 season with a 119-87 win over the Chicago Bulls, criticized teams for losing on purpose, saying before tipoff that “something needs to change” throughout […]
Detroit forward Blake Griffin was a late scratch for the Pistons’ 103-92 win over the Washington Wizards Thursday with an ankle contusion. The announcement was made about a half-hour before the Pistons moved within 4½ games of the Milwaukee Bucks for the last Eastern Conference playoff spot. Griffin got an MRI on his ankle on […]
Detroit has expressed interest in hiring the former Pistons star Chauncey Billups to work in tandem with Arn Tellem in a totally revamped front office, according to league sources Detroit has expressed interest in hiring the former Pistons star Chauncey Billups to work in tandem with Arn Tellem in a totally revamped front office, according […]
Detroit Pistons head coach Stan Van Gundy has been fined $15,000 for public criticism of the officiating, it was announced today by Kiki VanDeWeghe, Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations. Van Gundy made his comments to the media following the Pistons’ 100-87 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on March 17 at Moda Center. Source: NBA
With a 30-39 record, the Detroit Pistons know what it’s like to lose, but the way in which they lost Saturday night in Portland to the Trail Blazers left head coach Stan Van Gundy fuming. “It’s embarrassing. It’s embarrassing for them and embarrassing for the league,” Van Gundy said of Saturday’s officiating, following a 100-87 […]
David Yapkowitz looks at how the fading Pistons can turn things around moving forward.
Not even Dennis Rodman committed a dirty play worse than one from a high school game in Kansas.
Considering the team’s recent play, Blake Griffin’s contract and other factors, the Pistons face a tough reality moving forward.
After Detroit Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy lit into the NCAA about its latest scandal, the NBA has some soul-searching to do over one-and-done.
Detroit Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy called the NCAA “one of the worst organizations” in sports and criticized the NBA’s one-and-done rule, calling the backlash against high school players wanting to bypass college “racist.” The Pistons coach, who spoke before his team played the Charlotte Hornets, said it’s unfair that the blame seems to be […]
