Lindsey Hunter News

Stop the celebrations. Stop running through possible lineups in your head. Amare Stoudemire is not coming to the Pistons in that three-way trade rumor that has Pistons fans buzzing.

Auburn Hills -- Magic Hamilton? That might be overstating it, but Pistons guard Richard Hamilton wants to pass more and get the ball to open teammates like former Lakers and Michigan State star Magic Johnson.

Auburn Hills -- You know things were bad when the usually talkative Charlie Villanueva didn't talk after Wednesday's 99-93 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies at The Palace.

Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol, right, knocks the ball from Detroit Pistons guard Rodney Stuckey.

Jonas Jerebko's play is getting recognized league-wide. Detroit Pistons rookie Jonas Jerebko is among the players selected to play in the NBA's T-Mobile Rookie Challenge at All-Star Weekend in Dallas.

Grant Hill was the prize for a terrible 1993-1994 season. I've linked to Wages of Wins before, with, um ... mixed results .

On Monday evening the Detroit Pistons were blown out by the Chicago Bulls. This was Detroit's 13th consecutive loss, the team's longest losing streak since the 1993-94 season .

When you have a world champion with five starters who played at least five seasons in Detroit, picking an all-decade first team is pretty easy.

The Pistons have two rookies playing key roles for the first time since the pre-Bad Boys era.

Ben Wallace , 35, considered retiring this summer, then decided to re-sign with the Detroit Pistons .

It seemed fitting that Ben Gordon took until the final moments before Wednesday night's game to determine that he would return from missing two games with a sprained left ankle.

"It's not your fault, their minds were poisoned all these years by that blind jackass Neil Funk.

Auburn Hills -- The Pistons took a peek into the future and liked what they saw.

Talk of whether the Bulls can rebound from four straight blowout losses, the matchup Monday of Brandon Jennings vs.

Losing to the Clippers always stings . After all, they are coached by a guy who may have lost the team about three years ago yet stubbornly hangs around and who thinks it's best to start Rasual Butler while keeping franchise cornerstone Eric Gordon on the bench.

Is Ben Gordon a better player than Vinnie Johnson? People love comparisons, and it's especially true with the Bad Boy Era Detroit Pistons.

The Detroit Pistons' Connecticut connection, from left, forward Charlie Villanueva, guard Richard Hamilton and guard Ben Gordon.

Some teams look good on paper. The Bulls sound as though things are shaping up for a strong season.

Everywhere, there are signs that LeBron James has ascended to the mantle of the National Basketball Association's best player.

When your career reaches back to the days of the Bad Boys, you know you're getting up there.