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