• The Pistons take on the Blazers in Portland tonight (discuss here), a place they’ve not lost since Rasheed joined the Pistons, and it sounds like Rasheed would have it no other way. Also, if you get a chance, check out the Trailblazers website, it’s pretty sweet.
• Chauncey Billups needs just seven points to reach 10,000 for his career.
• Seen Sheed’s new Air Force 1’s with the big Sheed logo >>>>>>
• Toni Kukoc rips today’s NBA, with the exception of the ‘04 Pistons, I think?
• Pistons are #6 this week on ESPN’s power rankings


  Wouldn’t have expected Detroit to be the Bulls’ first victim. Don’t think the Pistons will dwell on it too much, though, when they’ve lost only once in the midst of opening the season with seven of nine games on the road.

• We’re #3 according to NBA.com
• Look out Billups, Sheed is gunning for the point
• Atlanta’s WNBA team delcines Dennis Rodman’s offer to coach
• Kenny “The Jet” Smith for Yahoo Sports:


  The Detroit Pistons are Boston’s only serious competition.

• DBB makes a case for all the Pistons’ fans jonesing for Amir Johnson
  

  FEAR AMIR! FEAR AMIR! FEAR AMIR! FEAR AMIR!
  

FORMER PISTON hook up:

• Grant Hill wasn’t given a warm welcome upon returning to Orlando for the first time as a member of the Suns


  The national anthem wasn’t even finished when a fan yelled, “Hill, you suck!”

• In other GHill news, he’ll be on Oprah on Wednesday ( that Orlando fan was right )
• Ben Wallace is seeing a lot of crunch time pine with the Bulls

AROUND THE LEAGUE hook up:

• Looks like Stephon Marbury is done in NY, I pray this results in more crazy interviews