Wallace ejection caps ugly opener
by Chris McCosky
The Pistons might or might not be able to survive the absence of one Wallace. But the Milwaukee Bucks showed emphatically Wednesday that they will not survive the absence of two Wallaces.

Guards let defense down
by Chris McCosky
The easiest target for criticism when you team yields 70 points in the lane, as the Pistons did to the Bucks in a 105-97 loss Wednesday, is the frontcourt defenders.


MILWAUKEE 105, DETROIT 97: Pistons fall in bland opening
By Krista Jahnke
It was only one game, a season opener, when jitters are high and the promised land of the playoffs is so far away.
But if the first 48 minutes of the post-Ben Wallace era were indicative of what this season will look like for the Pistons, it will be a long five months.

PISTONS CORNER: Playbook growing every day
By Krista Jahnke
Pistons coach Flip Saunders estimates he used half of his hefty playbook last season.
Now, with the freedom of having an offensive-minded center in Nazr Mohammed and a player who can break down opponents off the dribble in Ronald (Flip) Murray, he's rapidly adding to that percentage.

Mohammed's night full of ups, downs
By Chris Silva
Earlier this week, Nazr Mohammed said his top priority for opening night was to blend in with his new teammates.
That took some time in his first regular-season game as a Piston. And when he did get comfy in his new environment, he was taken right out of it.