Indy and the Spurs both lose tonight. Indy loses to Atlanta. I don't know what I'm laughing about, Detroit lost to Washington. At home.

Nice to see that Arroyo's 20 pts (4 pts / 8 Asts) of contribution are trumped by Atkins 24 (20 pts / 2 Asts). No use getting the extra minutes if you're going to come out on the minus side against Chucky Atkins....my god.

carlos arroyo was the one that got the pistons back into the game. chucky atkins just got very hot. it's one of those things you don't expect to happen. you still in love with lb huh. with lb back carlos arroyo never would have hit the court to get our offense rolling anyway.

this game was just a game where both of our backcourt players didn't have the best game. it happens like that sometimes. i just hope tonight's heavy minutes don't impact us tommorow.

Chucky (I shoulda got a ring) Atkins was the key here even though he fouled out an hour before this one was over. A lot od bad tonught, where do I start

Except for the latter part of the third and the opening minutes of the 4th, the defense was in lapse mode. Pistons build a 8 point lead with the help of Arroyo, only to have Chucky torch him for 3 of his 4 threes in a two minute span. Chucky's zone performance and the standing ovation by the Piston faithful gave him when he fouled out, seem to have rob the Pistons of the their offensive run and they seemingly played catchup the rest of the game.

Rip was MIA the whole game. CB should have deferred back to the hot man SHeed during that first OT instead of trying trying to be the hero with his tired threes. (too many of those tonight)

I know it was close game, but it is time to start trusting Maxiel in these type of games.

I didn't see the game, so I won't comment on specifics. Judging for what others had written down, niether Arroyo,CB or anybody else was able to stop Arenas or Chucky. Of course, I should know better: in case you need a scapegoat, blame on the backup PG.

Chauncey isn't doing anyone favours with his perimeter D. Arroyo and crew did bail us out the other night against Denver when the starters weren't exactly playing like world beaters.
How quickly Brown's stuff has been forgotten.

Big fear of mine in the Flip era. Who is in charge? CB? Flip? Is there so much respect for the players that they are above reproach? Soft D is NOT Detroit basketball. And it's becoming a trend.
When LB was here, the defense was held to a higher standard than we are seeing early this season.
FREE THE BRAHMA!

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They are the archetype for dominance. They are the gatekeepers of the conference. They are the Detroit Pistons.

Chuckie was taking very tough shots and Arroyo was in his face the whole time. Billups could not have done any better. It was an incredible shooting display.

Washington had to win sometime. And there were a lot of questionable calls that game. Call the offensive foul when Ben clearly took the charge late in the 4th and the Jamison 3 would never had happened. Pistons would have won right there. Arenas got a few thrown his way. I know Arenas is a Star but I have not seen a whistle like that since Larry Bird.

Please...

There's no way in hades that you are going to get me to believe that we owe 'gross los' a debt of gratitude for getting torched by Atkins all night. Just because you dribble around the arena with glitter and sparklers doesn't make you the player of the game. He gave a semi-solid effort on ONE end of the floor. That is unacceptable to me.

If you want to thank someone, thank Tayshaun & Rasheed. Sheed defended, rebounded, and scored his buttocks off tonight and the rest of these yahoos (coach included) helped us lose tonight. Most plays you can see that Prince is the only one going at 100% and he is visibly frustrated with the lack of effort from the rest of the guys on the defensive end. If you notice, he's the ONLY one concerned with the defensive effort and rebounding when he's interviewed and it shows on the court.

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So called eastern contenders, Pistons, Heat, and Pacers all fall at home, with the Pistons putting up the biggest fight. Spurs fall at home too and surprising Clippers lose on the road.

So this was a Black Friday for the NBA Contenders and Best Buy, Circuit City retailers etc......