• Rip is back at practice and will be ready to play on Wednesday
• As PN reader Nick pointed out, on the ESPN Detroit preview you can listen to Chad Ford (middle right of page) pick the Pistons to win it all citing their depth & experience. The other expert picks range from 1st to 5th in the East.
• Nice write up on Mr. Dee-troit Bas-ket-balll, John Mason
• I never knew Jarvis Hayes had a twin brother?
• Speaking of Jarivs, he’s still really excited about being a Piston
• Lindsey’s going to see some minutes with Stuckey out, but I’m not sure he wants them.
• Chris McCosky helps Flip Saunders out from under Wolves owner’s bus
• Carve yourself a Pistons pumkin
• Matt Watson catches up with A2 (Arron Afflalo) for Hoops World
• First Luke Walton, now C-Webb? What are NBA players appearing in soap operas Alex. (via DBB)
• McCosky again speculates that “Super Dupe” will be the final roster cut leaving Sammy (or ‘Stanley‘ as Rasheed calls him) Mejia on the Pistons Mad Ants roster. Speaking of Ronald Dupree, I was watching a preview for Curb Your Enthusiasm the other day and found Dupree’s celebrity look-a-like…J.B. Smoove. You may recognize him from the Adam Sandler movie Mr. Deeds or SNL


FORMER PISTON hook up:

• Chucky Atkins is expected to miss six to eight weeks after an MRI on Saturday revealed a severe right groin strain.
• Derrick Coleman is sprucing up his westside Detroit neighborhood
• Isiah Thomas got an apology from Rutger’s woman’s basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer for her comments about Zeke’s deposition
• Carlos Delfino scored 18 points and grabbed 9 boards in the Raps preseason win over the Cavs