| For eighty-two games last season, the Detroit | | | | is more polished. In his last stint with |
| Pistons were the best team in the NBA. Now, | | | | consistent playing time, Nazr posted 10.9 |
| just a few months later, they find themselves | | | | points per game and 8.1 rebounds a game. |
| on the heels of a disappointing playoff loss | | | | Detroit expects similar results from the |
| to the Miami Heat and without their defensive | | | | former Kentucky Wildcat. |
| anchor, Ben Wallace. | | | | |
| | | | The Pistons bench has the potential to be a |
| The biggest strength of the Pistons is their | | | | very productive group. Veteran Antonio |
| starting guards. Chauncey Billips was fourth | | | | McDyess has been a consistent scoring threat |
| in the league in assists last season with 8.6 | | | | for two straight seasons as a sixth man. |
| per game, while at the same time leading all | | | | Newly signed Ronald "Flip" Murray is another |
| players in assists to turnover ratio at 4.09 | | | | player who can provide a spark off the bench. |
| per game. Shooting guard Richard Hamilton | | | | He averaged 13.5 points in the final 28 games |
| continues to be a constant threat for twenty | | | | when he was traded to Cleveland. Finally, |
| points each game. Hamilton excels at catching | | | | Carlos Delfino is a potential energy player |
| and shooting the ball leaving him as a | | | | who has yet to develop his potential. |
| perfect compliment to Billups. | | | | |
| | | | Patrolling the sidelines will be second-year |
| The starting three and four positions bring | | | | head coach Flip Saunders. Saunders has long |
| familiarity as well, with both Tayshaun | | | | had a reputation of being an excellent |
| Prince and Rasheed Wallace returning for the | | | | regular season coach who can't adjust for the |
| 2006/07 season. Tayshaun averaged just over | | | | playoffs. Entering his second season with the |
| fourteen points a game last season, and will | | | | Pistons after a familiar collapse, Saunders |
| be expected to do even more in his fifth | | | | will be joined by former Bucks head coach |
| season. On the other hand, Rasheed Wallace | | | | Terry Porter, who was hired by Joe Dumars to |
| must do his best to not regress further than | | | | light a fire under the team. |
| he did by last season's end. After playing | | | | |
| well throughout the regular season, Rasheed's | | | | The Pistons have their work cut out for them, |
| mediocre play in the postseason was a major | | | | but they still have enough talent to win |
| factor in the six-game series loss to the | | | | games with a higher dedication to offense. |
| Heat. | | | | |
| | | | The author is a well knowned sportsbetting |
| Replacing the biggest hole on the team will | | | | editor at Sports Betting Basketball. Visit |
| be no easy task for newcomer Nazr Mohammed. | | | | ASB to learn about basketball betting and get |
| While Nazr is nowhere near the defensive | | | | up to the minute odds/scores. |
| predator Ben Wallace was, his offensive game | | | | |