• The newest Chris Webber talk is coming out of Orlando, who previously showed interest in Chris in the offseason
• Arron Afflalo fits the Pistons mold to a T:


  “I loved the fact he could defend as well or better than anybody in the draft,” Dumars said. “But the thing that put him over the top was character. If you’re picking someone late in the first round, it’s not because he’s the most high-flying, fastest-running, freakish-athletic guy.”

• Chauncey was very encouraged by what he seen against the Warriors:


  “It was huge how everybody stepped up when we were so shorthanded ,” Billups said. “I thought Maxey was great starting for ‘Dyess and I thought Flip did a great job running the point and controlling tempo of the game. Seeing them step up to that challenge was huge, man, and it does sort of validate what we’re trying to do here.”

• ESPN’s “The Sports Guy”, Bill Simmons, is as gitty as a schoolgirl about his hometown Celtics (gag me), and pretty much said the Pistons are boring. Like I needed another reason to hate the Celtics? Thanks Bill.

FORMER PISTON hook up:

• 100% Injury Rate digs up Bison Dele, and coincidently enough so does Oklahoma City’s Lee on Keith Langlois‘ Pistons.com mailbag Spooky.
• Ben Wallace to the Bulls: “Why am I here?” (it might have something to do with the $60 mil. contract you signed?)
• Darko Milicic scored 20 pts and grabbed 6 boards in a victory against Yao and the Rockets. and here, of all things, is a video of Darko rubbing his nipples with a sinister look on his face WTF?

AROUND THE LEAGUE hook up:

• Truthaboutit.net has some pretty funny and topical NBA photoshopped pics

Pistons/Lakers tonight. There’s the was or wasn’t there a deal on the table for Kobe subplot, but then there’s the moratorium around here so here’s something better to get you ready for the matchup; NBATV’s top 10 plays from the 2004 NBA Finals when the Pistons demoralized the Lakers in 5!

Roll film…