Ben Wallace News

According to the Detroit Pistons PR department, and our own Benjamin Gulker’s analysis, the Pistons will not use the CBA amnesty provision this summer.

In 2004, the National Basketball Association and sports altogether hit an all-time low.

Ron Artest , Indiana Pacers : The chief culprit in the Malice at the Palace, a 2004 brawl between the Pacers and Pistons that led to nine players being suspended for a total of 146 games.

The Raptors, who have won three of their last four, will once againA be without center Andrea Bargnani and guards Jerryd Bayless and Jose Calderon .

Despite what he said in mid-February, Wallace - who missed Thursday night’s 91-80 loss to Minnesota because of a death in the family - has been noncommittal recently when asked whether this season will be the last.

The Detroit Pistons are a weird team. You could split the roster right down the middle and classify half of the guys as “promising young pieces for the future” and “halfway decent veterans playing just enough to take minutes away from those promising young pieces for the future.” The parts NBA scouts like most about this team are the parts that … (more)

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Nikola Pekovic scored 23 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves ended an 11-game losing streak with a 91-80 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night.

Trying it against Cleveland would’ve been more apt, esp since closer records I define tanking as: a team intentionally attempting to lower its chances of on-court success during the current season in order to achieve other gains.

The Pistons are in Atlanta to take on the playoff bound Hawks tonight in the second of a back-to-back-to-back. Detroit’s lost two of three against Atlanta this year and haven’t beaten the Hawks in Atlanta since before I moved here four years ago .

Cavaliers forward Tristan Thompson grabs a loose ball away from Pistons center Ben Wallace in the first half of Detroit’s 116-77 rout.

Detroit Pistons coach Lawrence Frank plans to look at different combinations, particularly at the two forward slots, in the final six games of the season.

First, whether or not the Detroit Pistons’ Greg Monroe is selected the NBA’s Most Improved Player by the voting panel of sportswriters and broadcasters after this season, his development from year one to year two has been exceptional.

Milwaukee Bucks’ Drew Gooden passes the ball around Detroit Pistons’ Ben Wallace, front, as Walker Russell, left, watches in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game Friday, April 13, 2012, in Detroit.

Milwaukee Bucks’ Drew Gooden passes the ball around Detroit Pistons’ Ben Wallace, front, as Walker Russell, left, watches in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game Friday, April 13, 2012, in Detroit.

Game Overview: The streak of losing has hit 13 and the list of possibly winnable games is quickly dwindling.

Given that Villanueva had played in only four games all season , it was fair to wonder about that after Macklin returned from an impressive D-League stint Sunday at Miami.

Orlando’s Glen Davis attempts a lay-up amid Pistons Charlie Villanueva , Austin Daye and Ben Wallace during the fourth quarter.

That being said, the Pistons are limping towards the end of a tough season, another one which will see the team outside of the playoffs and eagerly anticipating the NBA draft lottery.

Vernon Macklin’s appearance in the Detroit Pistons’ locker room brought hand shakes and man hugs at the sight of their returning teammate Sunday afternoon.

Willie Green fights for a rebound with Pistons Rodney Stuckey and Ben Wallace. / Paul Abell/U.S. PRESSWIRE What happened: The Pistons held a three-point lead with 7:29 left but faltered down the stretch.

The rookie power forward, and second-round draft pick out of Florida, has spent the last month with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA Developmental League, where he has averaged 14.4 points and 15.5 rebounds in eight games.

Another game of which I missed the first half, but I think I managed to see all the good parts.

The game was preceded by Magic coach Stan Van Gundy revealing publicly he had been told by team officials that star player Dwight Howard had asked for Van Gundy to be fired.

Thanks to some outstanding work from Andres Alvarez and Patrick Minton , an incredible Wins Produced data set is available, including game splits that feature Wins Produced, its per minute derivative Wins Produced per 48 minutes, and Points over Par.

Fast forward a few months later, you see Wallace out there during the fourth quarter of close games to the surprise of a few - except Wallace.

Ben Wallace joked that a fan poll could help sway his decision on whether or not to come back next year.

Though a long-time reader of the blog this will serve as only my first fanpost, so please be gentle.

That last category is perhaps the most unappreciated aspect of the NBA . Colorful bow ties, abstractly patterned argyle sweaters and swaggerous kicks - all aspects of the basketball dress code.

Detroit Pistons reserves Jonas Jerebko and Will Bynum provided the fourth-quarter spark in turning a close game through three quarters into a 102-95 victory over the injury-depleted Orlando Magic on Tuesday at The Palace of Auburn Hills.

The power forward and center positions will be no exception. Led by University of Kentucky freshman Anthony Davis, this year’s class of big men could be making an immediate impact at the pro level for years to come.