So it’s been a while… Need4Sheed faithfuls know that this is the time I usually take my yearly hiatus. I reflect on the season, take a break and pan out things to come. This season it’s a bit different. We have a new owner, no coach, no real idea of who the Pistons are going [...]
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Looks like Joe Dumars was making good use of his Blackberry today trying to work deals that involved Rip Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince. First the Tayshaun Prince deal. Early Thursday the Pistons turned down a deal that would have sent Tayshaun Prince to Dallas for the expiring contract of injured Caron Butler and a late [...]
With 24 games left in the season the Pistons have to sense some urgency, especially after Tuesday night’s 108-100 loss to the Rockets. Detroit, who started the game right, led by eight points after the first quarter, but made it an uphill battle the rest of the way. Key Points: Can someone, anyone, tell me [...]
I’m not sure if we as this “organizational decision” coming, but the the deactivation of Richard Hamilton was just a formality at this point in the standoff. Will we ever know the real story of how this drama escalated into what it is? I’m not sure, but what I do know is that I’m sure [...]
Like we have talked about this a number of times, with each passing day and game the Rip Hamilton “situation” just keeps getting worse.
Do you blame him? “With all the speculation and the talk, you know what I’m saying, it’s one of them things where you wanted closure to the whole situation and for me, it’s different than everybody else’s situation. So, I just said, ‘Hey, you know what? Try to be the best professional’ and just come [...]
The Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov: “I’m not happy with the way … this deal has gone until now,” Prokhorov said. “It has taken too long. It has been played out in public and it certainly has taken a toll on the players and I believe that it has cost us several games. I think management [...]
The 15-26 Pistons are in Boston to take on the 31-9 Celtics. Both teams will be going for their 4th straight win Wednesday night. Though that’s not a big deal to the Celtics, the Pistons are looking for their first four-game winning streak since a five-game run Dec. 4-12, 2009. Besides the Rip ‘DNP” drama [...]
The Pistons celebrated Martin Luther King day at home with their third straight victory. A feat that unfortunately the Pistons hadn’t accomplished since April of 2009. Despite 32 from Dirk Nowitzki, the Pistons, who shot a season high 57.5% for the game, took the matinee at the Palace 89-103. Key Points: Rodney Stuckey led Detroit [...]
Another game against Chicago with the same outcome. Pistons come out strong, play well, have the lead at half time (55-43) and collapse in the third quarter. The Bulls grabbed the lead midway through the third quarter and no matter how the Pistons tried, they fell short 82-95 losing to the Bulls for the 10th [...]
Amidst the trade talk, the 12-24 Pistons are in Chicago to take on the 24-12 Bulls. The Bulls are on a season-high six-game home win streak and will try to win it’s 10th straight game against Detroit on Monday night. And in case you were wondering, Rip was at the morning shoot around for the [...]
Video interview with @vgoodwill Vincent Goodwill of the Detroit news about the possible Rip Hamilton trade to New Jersey. Get the Flash Player to see this content. Video courtesy of the Detroit Pistons
The deal to send Rip Hamilton out of Detroit could be finished soon. “A three-team deal involving the Detroit Pistons that would include at least 15 players — with Rip Hamilton and Chauncey Billups winding up in New Jersey with Anthony — could be completed as soon as this week, sources said. The primary elements [...]
The trade rumor that really isnt a rumor, but a deal that the Nets are trying to get through just go a little more interesting. We know that the Pistons would love to trade Rip and the 25 million dollars left on his contract. We know that Detroit didn’t want to give up their first [...]
“A trade rumor flying around the Internet on Friday night involving the Pistons, the Nets and the Denver Nuggets left out a few key components, according to a source close to the situation. The Record of Bergen, N.J., cited a source in a story Friday evening who said the proposed trade would have sent forward [...]
In David Aldridge’s NBA.com article chronicleing the ‘Melo saga he threw in this line. “A league source said Denver had made a recent attempt to pry Detroit guard Rip Hamilton from the Pistons without success to show Anthony that the organization could still put talented players around him.” Most Pistons fan would think this was [...]
