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Posted by John Paulsen John Hollinger sure thinks so. Let's look ourselves in the mirror, fellow media members: We've all given the guy a free pass because of his amazing run to six straight conference finals and blithely ignored the fact that he's screwed up a hundred ways from Tuesday since he decided to whack Flip Saunders after the 2008 ...

Luke Ridnour #13 of the Milwaukee Bucks reacts as he returns to the court against the Los Angeles Lakers in a 95-77 loss at Staples Center on January 10, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.

Richard Hamilton was sitting in the corner of the visiting locker room in New Jersey; the only more desolate place in the NBA is the home locker room down the hall.

I'm sorry, typical Pistons fan. You're not going to like this. You already sick of Richard Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince, and this won't make you like them more.

Auburn Hills -- For now, it'll be Jonas Jerebko starting at power forward. But Jerebko shouldn't get comfortable.

Danny Granger #33 of the Indiana Pacers against the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena on October 28, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Richard Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince have seen better days in Detroit. What in the hell was that? Detroit played with no energy and lacked execution on both ends of the court.

New Jersey Nets' Devin Harris, left, goes up with a shot as he gets by Detroit Pistons' Jonas Jerebko, of Sweden, during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb.

Martell Webster scored a career-high 28 points to help the short-handed Portland Trail Blazers beat the Detroit Pistons 97-93 on Saturday night.

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.

In their last two games, the Orlando Magic have taken down two of their top competitors in the Eastern Conference.

Boston Celtics at Detroit Pistons , 7:30 p.m. The Boston Celtics are starting to play like the rest of their Atlantic Division counterparts and will try to get on track Wednesday on the road against the Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills.

Pistons' best free-throw shooters: Ben Gordon -- 83.1 percent Rodney Stuckey -- 83 Richard Hamilton -- 82 Charlie Villanueva -- 82 The worst: Kwame Brown -- 39.7 Ben Wallace -- 44.8 Chris Wilcox -- 54.3 Jason Maxiell -- 62.7 NBA's best free-throw shooting teams: 1. Dallas -- 80.5 2. Okalhoma City -- 79.4 3. Portland -- 78.7 The worst: 30.

A pair of disappointing teams get together Friday evening at The Palace of Auburn Hills, where the Miami Heat will pay a visit to the homestanding Detroit Pistons.

In an earlier article, it appeared that the Detroit Pistons model for success was broken.

Auburn Hills -- Pistons guard Richard Hamilton sat silently at his locker for nearly 30 minutes after Saturday's 97-93 loss to the Trail Blazers.

TV, radio: Fox Sports Tennessee; WRBO-FM Records: Grizzlies, 24-19. Pistons, 15-28. Lineups Pistons: Rodney Stuckey, 6-5, Richard Hamilton, 6-7, Tayshaun Prince, 6-9, Chris Wilcox, 6-9, Ben Wallace 6-7. INSIDE THE NUMBERS Conley leads in the NBA in 3-point shooting accuracy this month.

Ask one fan's opinion, and you never know what you are going to hear. Ask the opinions of thousands of fans and then average them, and you've got something.

Grades are based on how much each person has contributed to the Pistons this season.

After an embarrassing loss Friday night to the Indiana Pacers, coach John Kuester wanted his Detroit Pistons to play with more emotion.