2009/10 Pistons Schedule

First Month
Wed, Oct 28 Detroit Memphis 8:00 PM ET
Fri, Oct 30 Oklahoma City Detroit 8:00 PM ET
Sat, Oct 31 Detroit Milwaukee 8:30 PM ET
Tue, Nov 03 Orlando Detroit 7:30 PM ET
Wed, Nov 04 Detroit Toronto 7:00 PM ET
Fri, Nov 06 Detroit Orlando 7:00 PM ET
Sun, Nov 08 Philadelphia Detroit 1:00 PM ET
Wed, Nov 11 Charlotte Detroit 7:30 PM ET
Sat, Nov 14 Detroit Washington 7:00 PM ET
Sun, Nov 15 Dallas Detroit 6:00 PM ET
Tue, Nov 17 Detroit L.A. Lakers 10:30 PM ET
Wed, Nov 18 Detroit Portland 10:00 PM ET
Sat, Nov 21 Detroit Utah 9:00 PM ET
Sun, Nov 22 Detroit Phoenix 8:00 PM ET NBATV
Wed, Nov 25 Cleveland Detroit 8:00 PM ET
Fri, Nov 27 L.A. Clippers Detroit 8:00 PM ET
Sun, Nov 29 Atlanta Detroit 1:00 PM ET


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2 meetings with the Magic in the first week of November, at least 2 W are guaranteed. My prediction is 5-0 after the first 5 games.
Seriously though the stretch from the 14th to the 25th is really tough.

November is gonna be tough. I heard we got 23 back-to-backs, but its cool cause we are young. We should be able to run most teams out of the building, like the Cavs, and the Celts.

Month 1

• First Month 10/28 - 11/29
• 17 games
• 9 Away
• 8 Home
• 5 Back to Backs - teams on the backside -Mil/Tor/Dal/Port/Phx)
• 1 Western Trip - Lakers/Portland/Utah/Phoenix
• Finishing 3 games all home - Cleveland/Clips/Atlanta

Looks like a 5-12 month to me...

Thoughts?

Re: Month 1

Pretty tough schedule.

I got 17-0 (possibly 16-1) for the first month.

Fans outside of Detroit have to make a decision if we want to pay the League Pass charge for a mediocre team.

Pistons will only be on national TV only 9 times. 5 NBA-TV appearances, 4 ESPN appearances and no ABC or TNT appearances... It's official, no one thinks we will be competitive so no constructive criticism from Barkley and Kenny the Jet.

Meanwhile the Clippers have at least 13 nationally televised game including 3 on TNT and 5 on ESPN, and the defending champ Lakers will be on the tube 24 times including 8 on TNT, 10 on ESPN and 6 on ABC.

No holiday exposure. We play the [STRIKE]Argonauts[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]Blue Jays[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]Maple Leafs[/STRIKE] Raptors on the 23rd and the 27th of December...Do they celebrate Christmas up in Canada?

Of course. Santa is Canadian.

Re: Month 1

I see 7-9 after the first 16 games. After that, the next 20 or so will test the [strike]plastic[/strike] mettle of this team.

Red and Green are the Christmas colors...

December (Month 2)

Wed, Dec 02 Detroit Chicago 8:00 PM ET
Fri, Dec 04 Milwaukee Detroit 8:00 PM ET
Sun, Dec 06 Washington Detroit 6:00 PM ET NBATV
Wed, Dec 09 Detroit Philadelphia 7:00 PM ET ESPN
Thu, Dec 10 Denver Detroit 7:30 PM ET
Sat, Dec 12 Golden State Detroit 7:30 PM ET
Tue, Dec 15 Detroit Houston 8:30 PM ET
Wed, Dec 16 Detroit New Orleans 8:00 PM ET
Fri, Dec 18 Detroit Oklahoma City 8:00 PM ET
Sun, Dec 20 L.A. Lakers Detroit 6:00 PM ET
Tue, Dec 22 Detroit Charlotte 7:00 PM ET
Wed, Dec 23 Toronto Detroit 7:30 PM ET
Sun, Dec 27 Detroit Toronto 1:00 PM ET
Tue, Dec 29 New York Detroit 7:30 PM ET
Thu, Dec 31 Chicago Detroit 3:00 PM ET

• 15 Games
• 7 Away
• 8 Home
• 3 Back to Back - backside games against Denver/N.Orleans/Toronto

Maybe 8-7 ?

For me it is to early to make any predictions on a team with a new coach, three new parts and 2-3 new rookies. Look how many people predicted 50 wins and the third best record in the league after last years schedule was released.

Let me get back to you after 10 games....afterall Joe might trade Rip four games into the season

Yeah, and those same experts were picking Denver to be 8/9 in the West.

Key information was missing when those predictions were made.

Can we get a public poll up about what the Pistons record will be after the first month so we can weed (mmmmmm weed) out all the haters?

Playing Milwaukee on Haloween!
...gonna be cool to see Amir's Buck costume.

Pistons will be UNDEFEATED after the first month! (October)

I'd handle starting a poll for you Ern but I have no idea how to do it.
I think Roscoe taught me once (...or was it Thee), anyway, - I was pretty baked at the time and...

...what was I sayin?

It will be like the Finals started early opening against Memphis, OKC and Illwaukee. You know the Pistons will be up for those games...........

The Pistons might, might, lose Nov 3rd against Orlando because they'll be due for a let down after opening against the big 3. They'll run the table after that though.

I think the Pistons will lose to a Lakers team looking for revenge (plus with a lot of help from the refs) on Dec 20th. They will go 14-1 for the month for a record of 30-2 to start the new year.