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NBA Rumors – Washington WIzards Interested in Trade for Greg Monroe
Money and contract situations complicate a simple question – is the player good enough to stay or not? The Detroit Pistons aren’t sure whether or not to give Greg Monroe a big contract extension once this season ends, which might cause of chain of events that eventually lands the center with the very interested Washington Wizards.
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Josh Smith On Those Rare Nights When Everything Works
No one is going to convince Josh Smith that he isn’t a jump shooter and that it’s better for him and his team to stick with close range shots. However, when it works, it’s a thing of beauty, and the Detroit Pistons can actually beat anyone, handing the Indiana Pacers their first home loss of the season with Smith leading the way.
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Detroit Pistons – Can’t Beat Them at Their Own Game
This is what the Detroit Pistons, with their heavy frontcourt of Josh Smith, Andre Drummond and Greg Monroe, have been waiting for; a team that puts on the same limited lineup, without a real small forward. The Chicago Bulls, because of yet another injury to a key player, were forced into it, resulting in a 92-75 win for the Pistons, who lost to the Bulls by 20 points just over a week ago.
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Detroit Pistons: Josh Smith Enjoys Being a Point-Forward
The very intriguing frontline the Detroit Pistons assembled, adding Josh Smith to the duo of Andre Drummond and Greg Monroe, needs some more times before it clicks and runs a lot more smoothly, but they couldn’t have asked for a better start than a season-opening win even without Brandon Jennings getting to play.
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NBA Rumors – Josh Smith & Brandon Jennings Make the Detroit Pistons Interesting Again
For the first time in quite a while, the Detroit Pistons enter a new season with plenty of expectations that don’t include just player development. The frontcourt duo of Greg Monroe and Andre Drummond were joined by Brandon Jennings and Josh Smith this offseason, giving the Pistons, potentially, one of the strongest starting lineups in the Eastern conference.
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Detroit Pistons – Brandon Jennings Might Make Them Into More Than a Borderline Playoff Team
The Detroit Pistons have been looking to upgrade their situation at point guard all offseason, and finally pulled the trigger on one which obviously is an improvement when it comes to his talent and scoring ability, but also has a few risk warnings attached to him. Still, trading for Brandon Jennings probably pushed the expectation level for the Pistons even higher, in what might become more than a simply return-to-the-playoffs season.
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NBA Rumors – Detroit Pistons Willing to Trade Greg Monroe
Is Greg Monroe a valuable piece to the Detroit Pistons? Obviously. But is he untouchable? Probably not, and it seems there’s only one player on the team that the Pistons will turn down any trade offer for.
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Detroit Pistons – Making the Boston Celtics Look Awful
When making the playoffs doesn’t look like a realistic goal, making other teams look awful becomes more than just a bonus. The Detroit Pistons nearly blew an 18-point lead against the surging Boston Celtics, but eventually came through with the 103-88 win led by Andre Drummond off the bench.
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NBA Season Preview: All-Central Division Team
On to the Central division, where the Chicago Bulls won’t be as dominant as in previous seasons as long as Derrick Rose is out injured. There are some talented guards (Rose, Monta Ellis, Brandon Jennings, Kyrie Irving, Paul George) and a long list of above average and potentially better big men like Roy Hibbert, Greg Monroe, Joakim Noah and Anderson Varejao.
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Mid Season Awards – The Top 10 Rookies in the 2010-2011 NBA Season
We’re pretty much half way through the 2010-2011 NBA season, so it’s time to hand out some awards and do some top 10 ranking. Here are the 10 best rookies so far this season.