~ The San Francisco Chronicle ~
By Janny Hu
As much as the Warriors needed Troy Murphy's rebounding late in Wednesday's game against the Suns, logic suggests they'll need him even more against the smash-mouth Pistons.
Golden State's top two rebounders now are listed as game-time decisions for tonight's anticipated matchup with Detroit. Their tentative status makes an already unpleasant task of guarding the Pistons frontcourt even tougher.
Without Murphy and Foyle, the Warriors would lose a combined 16 rebounds per game and be forced to thrust reserve big men Andris Biedrins and Ike Diogu into greater roles against Ben Wallace and Rasheed Wallace.
~ The Contra Costa Times ~
The NBA's best backcourt? Comparing Warriors' Davis-Richardson to the Pistons' Billups-Hamilton
By Marcus Thompson II
The question: Which is the better backcourt, the Warriors' Baron Davis and Jason Richardson or Detroit's Chauncey Billups and Richard Hamilton.
They face off tonight as the Warriors host the Pistons at 7:30, meaning the two best guard tandems in the league, arguably, will be on display at the Arena.
Richardson and Hamilton are perhaps the two most underrated guards in the game. And the point guards are so respected they're on first-name status: All you need to say is Baron or Chauncey, and praise just pours out.
Warriors are still trailing the elite
By Eric Gilmore
Two nights after losing 118-110 to the reigning Pacific Division champion Suns, the Warriors play the defending Eastern Conference champion Detroit Pistons tonight at the Arena.
New Pistons coach Flip Saunders took the team that Larry Brown built and, remarkably, made it better.
Detroit owns an NBA-best record of 13-2 and is winning at a .867 clip. The Pistons are on pace to finish 71-11.