~ The Detroit News ~
'Tis the season to rest the legs
Five-day break gives players time to heal, but they don't want to disrupt momentum.
Chris McCosky
And on the 33rd day of the season, the Pistons rested … and on the 34th day, the 35th day, and all the way through the 40th day they will rest.
In an odd scheduling quirk, for which they will pay with a barrage of games in the final three weeks of this month, the Pistons find themselves with five full days between games. They don't play again until Friday, when they start a tough three-game road trip at Golden State, Los Angeles (Clippers) and Utah.
~ The Detroit Free Press ~
Pistons earn a little rest, relaxation
by Krista Latham
Instead of grinding through another day of practice today, the Pistons will sleep in, relax and clear their minds at home.
Coach Flip Saunders gave the team Sunday and today off, and even with that well-deserved vacation, the team will have three days of practice uninterrupted by games this week.
The Pistons don't play until Friday, when a three-game West coast trip begins at Golden State.
"Training camp begins Tuesday," Saunders joked.
~ Booth Newspapers ~
Davis knows his time with Pistons is coming
By Danny Knobler
Eventually, the Detroit Pistons are going to need Dale Davis.
They know it, he knows it and it's true, even though Davis has scored exactly one point as the Pistons have won 13 of their first 15 games this season. The Pistons haven't needed the 14-year NBA veteran yet, but they will.
"I know I can be of value to this team,'' Davis said the other day.
His chance could be coming. Davis didn't play at all in the Pistons' 92-79 Saturday night win in Chicago, but neither did Darko Milicic, who seems to be falling out of favor with coach Flip Saunders as quickly as he did with former coach Larry Brown.
~ Knight Ridder Newspapers ~
Spurs, Pistons look like elite of NBA
by David Aldrich
One month into the NBA season, what do we think and what do we know?
We think ...
... that the Spurs and Pistons have already separated themselves from the pack in their respective conferences.
San Antonio has a record that’s much better than the Spurs usually post in November. It’s gotten to the point where coach Gregg Popovich isn’t sure whether he should yell at his guys or just let them be.
Detroit doesn’t have a great bench, but its starting five is so good that it doesn’t matter. And with the Pacers and Heat both struggling, the Pistons are primed to get the top record in the East — and any seventh game in the East playoffs on their home floor.